Afternoon ladies and gentlemen welcome you all members of the media to this press press Conference for economic development I would like to make introductions of members present here in this Pres conference here is Bishop Mia M from Apostolic Church she’s member a member of the gender the gender office and the other lady over there is Shai from Gospel of God 1932 she’s
Also in the office of the gender and warfare here speaking I’m from the national secretary for women gender and Welfare for for economic development I and sitting in the middle is the national spokesperson for branga who is today going to give a press statement About’s allegations he’s also been M given the Mandate by all the national executive and the aex body to release this press statement over to okay thank you I would like to thank you the members of the press who are here present have told you my name is
I’m the national spokesperson of AP for and I’m happy to see you here present with me here these are the women who represent gender and Welfare meaning to say all the issues relating to women all the issues relating to Children uh boys and girls girl child Boy Child and the
Rights of the women they are the ones who are leading Countrywide uh in terms of the the women and Welfare so I would like to begin the Press statement uh here and for Ed we are releasing a press statement where I’m beginning to say thank you for attending our press
Conference we understand maaba ishma and his followers are facing allegations from sexual abuse of miners abuse of of church members an authorized barrier of church members restricting sex members from accessing mobile Communications excommunicating with relatives of sex of sex members refusing formal education to children and also enslaving minors into child
Labor we have full confidence in our law enforcement agencies and we fully understand the raised issues are being handled mostly professionally therefore we will not comment much on the issues under investigations interrogations and in the hands of the police force and the courts of law however our position
As and Ma for economic development for Ed would like to clearly explain the true position of the Joan Mas religion in regard to the above mentioned allegations to ish who is one of thean prophet our explanation and articulation will help to undo the narrative and the accelerated velocity of terminological
Inexactitude that is being pedal by the N of apostal members whom we have found that some of them are driving a hidden agenda to to discredit Tanish and pain the Countrywide and Ma religion with the same brush I speaking on behalf of Joan Mas chishu leadership my voice today
Represents the voice of the true religious dictates of the Joan Mas which is doted across Zimbabwe with headquarters and shrines in Caola Guan ma to mention a few thean religion on its own it is a religion on its own end it is not a count number one number two it is not a driver of extremism and it will never have extremism agenda or doctrine Joan masan does not fight with the
Government also it does not fight with government agencies or the statutory laws of the land the religious and spiritual dictates of Johan masu restricts its followers in engaging miners into early marriages it restricts child abuse girl child abuse and boy child abuse it restricts sodomy other churches globally they
Allow a boy child abuse where they allow homosexual activities from senior church leaders or senior religious leaders to young boys you can hear it across all media powerhouses globally but Joan Mas restricts that the religion is very strict when it comes to rightousness that is why you always hear the word
Inan all the books are forbidden it is sorry let me come back here it is only the religion that enforces Purity Joan Mas is the only religion that enforces Purity and Sanity by unleashing prophets to tell who is sinful among the seated congregants at every session Joan masu respects and honor the bilateral
Relationships that it enjoys together with the government of Zimbabwe and it does not in any way intend to create stateless people who does not hold National identification documents and the religion does not deprive its people and communities to coexist with other religious religions and people as long as there is no spiritual healthy
Contamination on top of everything Joan masan is a patriotic religion that advances a Pana African narrative and Doctrine why do we call it a religion why do we call Joan Mas a religion would want to explain why is it a religion we call it because their Founding Father Baba Joan showed his first
Step by taking the Bible and put it into ashes of fire then he said to Joan Church on never use this book the Jewish people read their Torah the Muslim sunnis and Shas reads their Quran the Romans and other Christian fraternity reads the Bible in Johan all these books are
Forbidden hence it is a religion on its own which was not imported from overseas and without roots from any book we have found disturbing information and evidence of some non governmental organization NOS that are waging a religious war against apost as a war there are shameful attempts by the
Agents of this organization to penetrate intrude our shrines and sex disguising as people who are seeking spiritual deliverances these n of apost agents are attempting to fabricate false information against churches like Gospel of god shrine in headfield Mar and Gand they are against women who volunteer to refrain from marriages and
Become Sisters For Life the same as what the Roman Catholic sisters do these non-governmental organizations wants to spread a narrative that these women are forced to take this life spiritual decision this life spiritual decision but they have never been seen trying to sneak into Vatican City or diis to understand The Sisterhood and
Brotherhood of them AAR agenda to T thean marang Church in mafa has been noticed have been noticed also the agenda by these n members Church including some various shrines are currently being ped across social media and we have come to know the reason why the tarnishing and discrediting is happening at such
Magnitude the ngo’s in agents are being rolled and funded by Foreign embassies and foreign agencies they are now a con of ding the Countrywide who stands firm together with the Zimbabwean pan africanism agenda and S the self guarding of the gains of the Zimbabwean sovereignity by religion in Zimbabwe this agents are indirectly
Lobing in vain to totally eradicate apost religion in Zimbabwe it is now a fact which cannot be ignored that the multiplying population of aposto and maon sexs and population is now overpowering the religions that came in Zimbabwe from overseas we truly know that rejected the white Colonial British education
System which was designed never to empower the children OFA but today we have a black Zimbabwean government which have all systems in place in education sector those sects and shine who have got unformalized vocational training centers should approach the relevant Ministries to F for further guidance and
Empowerment we know that in the people repu People’s Republic of China there is secondary education which have got two Roots one they have got a route which is the academic secondary education route number two they’ve got a route which is the secondary Ed education vo vocational training
Route today in China the leading global economic Powerhouse and all Economist have agreed that China has attained attained this status because of two things which are industrial production and Manufacturing exports so the government ministries of education and Ministry of vcts are the ones with mandate and professional ability to
Further guide theost sh’s vocational trainings and empowerment colleges it is the religion and doctrine of all Apostle followers to tell their family nonbelievers that once you join chip story you will never be part of the family African traditional cultures and traditional spiritual ceremonies such as such as religion restricts their members
Because the doctr say do not be part of the spiritual ceremonies of the tradition this is welln fact that we are worried that the N narrative sees this as cultism the N narrative sees this as extremism we are giving a w up call to all apost and Ma in Zimbabwe to approach the
Government Ministry of lands and apply for land to build their own schools and Vocational colleges these vapor and Ma religion are not comfortable some of them not all of them but a few we find that they are not comfortable with missionary schools and other schools owned by
Foreign churches but we urge them to send their school children to government schools or construct their own schools or colleges in conclusion if the followers of where authoritatively co under jur to engage in these allegations then we continue to say is should face the full of the law but
If there was no jur or authoritative cion to the members from again we leave the courts of law to decide the people of Zimbabwe should continue to live together in peace and treat maaba isma allegation as a singular case in which he is found in which if he is found guilty we will
Engage the leaders of the national judicial Council of apost to proceed with the religious counseling and religious guidance to the apostal families at Lily farm so that they continue worshiping residing and farming at Lily Farm in line with the rights of religious practices and freedom of religion according to the Constitution
Of Zimbabwe the national judicial Council of apost will make effect finding tour to is shine and align government statut laws in line with the doctrines of vapor and its religious approach and ways we would like to say thank you and also we shall invite questions from all of you if there are
Questions we are here to answer you thank you Any questions yes my question what’s your always okay thank you so much myself I’m not the national spokesperson of Joan marang Church number one but Joan marang Church is part of the apost religion in Zimbabwe the issue that you have asked us we have never heard of so many cases
But only one case which we had I think two years ago of that young lady and it was dealt well with the police it was dealt well with the law enforcement agenes and also I would like to repeat I’m not the national spokesperson of Joan marang
Church but we believe and we trust that they are doing well in terms of religious practices and they are not doing animal practices I once visited that place and I saw they are doing projects and good things and our heads of state our head of state is always
There mean to say it is a good religious uh Church in Zimbabwe thank you another question yes for religious africanism also being patriotic to the ruling government and the ruling party 1932 for for for For Youngs and areen they do not challenges okay thank you we are already in partnership with government agencies government department and also government Ministries what am I trying to say I’m telling you that we support the bilateral relationships between vory and the government the women’s rights the children’s rights and also all the
Religious Mal practice should be eradicated and demolished as I’m speaking right now A delegation of high ranking Bishops we have sent me to make this press conference are already planning to go there and see how best can they induce counseling how best can they Implement further ways so
That can be cleared in terms of religion as we are speaking right currently there are too many questions that need to be answered but what I can tell you is things are in the pipeline to be resolved thank you Zimbabwe a Constitution which is there freedom of con constitution in terms of
Religion there’s constitutional right in terms of religion no one have got the power to close unless it’s a government statutory unless a Parliamentary Act unless it’s the courts of law I myself I don’t have the powers to close a church or to close a SE and I
Don’t advocate for that because on top of everyone there is God and also we cannot paint all the congreg is with one brush that have committed these crimes but okay let’s wait for them to be convicted it’s not only there are other seven members once they are
Convicted the court will give the ruling and next theost Apex body will make the decision in terms of celing and giving a good way forward for this religion thank you for the national fabri of religion should be clean and speak and span thank you [Laughter] For For after SCH schol Foria for for for for forward for foral for
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