Botswana needs a sound military doctrine :: Mmegi Online

Doctrine is primarily a religious word that most of us would easily associate ourselves with from the different fellowships. The word seems somewhat out of place when we debate defence issues, but it is not.

Allow me to insult your intelligence a little bit by explaining the application of doctrine in a religious setting, something that will help the reader to have a full grasp of the application of the same in a military setting.

The recent proliferation of churches in Botswana has caused a lot of confusion among the population and government has also been somewhat in a state of confusion in dealing with this matter. The underlying problem with these new churches is that they are operating in the absence of a doctrine. It is rather the wishes of the pastor or prophet that becomes the deciding factor in the way the church is run.

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