{"id":42408,"date":"2023-03-16T23:36:36","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/dr-nevers-mumba-calls-on-zambians-to-take-a-stand-on-national-values-and-choices"},"modified":"2023-03-16T23:48:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:48:12","slug":"dr-nevers-mumba-calls-on-zambians-to-take-a-stand-on-national-values-and-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/dr-nevers-mumba-calls-on-zambians-to-take-a-stand-on-national-values-and-choices","title":{"rendered":"Dr Nevers Mumba calls on Zambians to take a stand on national values and choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>MMD President and Founder of Victory Ministries, Dr Nevers Mumba, has called on Zambians to take a stand on national values and choices. In a statement released yesterday, Dr Mumba expressed his shock at how many Zambians seem agitated over issues that he and other Christian leaders warned about over 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s shocking to see how the issues we have been warning about for years are now unfolding right in front of our eyes. The Zambian church is facing a powerful global movement that has now gone ten steps ahead, and if we do not act now, we risk losing our Christian heritage and values,\u201d Dr Mumba said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mumba believes that the time has come for Zambians, and believers in particular, to take a stand on national values and choices. He emphasized the need for Christians to be actively involved in legislative positions, such as parliament, to safeguard the country\u2019s Christian heritage and values.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many years, we have said that we must place Christians in legislative positions such as parliament in order to safeguard our Christian heritage and values. At that time, most of us were playing church, and we made our choices. Now, we are facing the consequences of those choices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mumba further lamented the fact that the Zambian church has been weakened, and Christians have convinced themselves that civil matters do not belong to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the years, we have convinced ourselves that the place of a godly man is only the pulpit. We have convinced ourselves that the Christian message is only good enough in the choir and in the pulpit. This has weakened us, and now we are being made to sit quietly and watch as others take center stage in shaping the social direction and moral fabric of Zambia as a nation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mumba also warned that the Zambian church could soon be accused of hate speech and human rights violations if it tries to raise its voice about those who are shouting that it\u2019s their choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must wake up and choose right over wrong at whatever cost. Zambia shall be saved, but we must repent from the evils that are upon us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Mumba\u2019s statement has sparked debate across the nation, with many people expressing their views on the matter. Some have commended him for speaking out, while others have criticized him for what they see as an attempt to impose Christian values on the entire nation.<\/p>\n<p>A Zambian journalist, Brian Malama, believes that Dr Mumba\u2019s statement is timely and highlights the need for Christians to be actively involved in shaping the nation\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Christian, I believe that Dr Mumba\u2019s statement is timely and highlights the need for Christians to be actively involved in shaping the nation\u2019s future. However, we must also respect the rights of others and not impose our beliefs on them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Another Zambian, Samuel Mwila, thinks that Dr Mumba\u2019s statement is divisive and could create more problems than it solves. \u201cI think Dr Mumba\u2019s statement is divisive and could create more problems than it solves. We must learn to coexist and respect each other\u2019s beliefs, even if we do not agree with them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. MMD President and Founder of Victory Ministries, Dr Nevers Mumba, has called on Zambians to take a stand on national values and choices. 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