National parliament is not a church

 PLEASE do not use Christianity as a shield against critics. 

The Bible speaks clearlythat: Thou shall make no graven images or bow down and worship them. 

If the speaker is a true Christian, then he should emphasise on worshipping god in spirit and in truth, then belief on earthly artefacts such as the totem pole which is said to have haunted our leaders for decades and the removal of this pole will carry our country forward. 

This sounds like a fairy tale told to kindergarten or early childhood learners. 

The  speaker  created an environment where most people tended to think that the Parliament House had  been  possessed  by the spirits or cultures of an individual group of people and thus created war fare between his supporters and those opposing the move.  

Parliament is the house of common where leaders of  all  beliefs, tribes, clans, districts and province  came together to share one common understanding. 

I suggest not removing the artefacts but creating artifacts for the other 20 provinces that thought that they were being neglected through their cultural legacy. 

The artefacts must be branding each province’s traditions. Like the totem pole, it is just a decoration in parliament and the creation of the others can give the true meaning of “unity in diversity”.

It is unjust to remove what has been known as a pillar of history for PNG. 

I salute all those who go for the removal of totem pole but be reminded you are branded as cultural terrorist. 

Roger Nava

Lae