One man�s holy war on religious commercialization
Friday, November 10, 2017
Pushing back: Mogano's book is expected to spur debate
One such example of a revolutionary is Bino Mogano who has declared war on religious entrepreneurship and indoctrination saying this should be nipped in the bud. Mmegi Staffer BAME PIET sat down with the man and shares excerpts from his book
The mushrooming and influx of foreign churches into Botswana and the growing number of prophets is a source of headache for many, including the authorities. That is the reason why the government recently came up with stringent and controversial regulations to control the emergence of churches. However, after a thorough observation, one man in a million has taken this issue further and declared war on Christian indoctrination of unsuspecting Batswana, some of whom have surrendered to false prophets to run their lives.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...