Bishop Urban Murphy (2) - Game Changer
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
There was however, yet another Bishop Murphy who I was to know particularly well and to whom I will always be immensely grateful. This was the Murphy who came to recognise the need for inter-church cooperation.
Murphy had seen no gain in the Catholic Church joining the Botswana Christian Council when it was established in 1963 or the new Trinity Church initiative in Gaborone. But in 1970 Bishop Murphy attended an ecumenical church and development conference in Malawi which greatly influenced his thinking. On his return, he agreed to join the new Christian Service sub-committee of the Christian council of which he immediately became Chairman.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...