Pastors don’t preach against people

PASTOR Mamando Pain has sent three poorly written opinions to the newspapers recently.
The poor guy must be crazy to be sending these kinds of letters (to the editor).
In his first letter, he was adamant that PNG needed Bougainvillians because PNG cannot do without Bougainville.
He must be mistaken here. PNG is doing very well without Bougainville. If he cannot recognise himself as capable of managing the affairs of PNG, much less the thousands of Engans, Sepiks, Morobeans and Papuans who are proudly running PNG, this is an insult to himself, his family and other proud Papua New Guineans who can do without Bougainvillians.
Definitely, PNG does not need Bougainvillians to manage PNG because it is already demonstrating its capability without the presence of Bougainvillians.
Pain is looking for balance in the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
Herein, he is showing that he must really hate Bougainvillians and doesn’t care about the 20,000 people who died during the Bougainville crisis.
The Bougainville Peace Agreement was signed to halt these deaths because it would have continued unabated without the peace agreement.
The colonial government of Australia, the PNG Government and the CRA (Conzinc Riotinto of Australia) were the aggressors here who without consultation and acceptance, transmitted the deadly cancers on Bougainvillians.
Hence, there was no need for balance in the Bougainville Peace Agreement.
Is Pain a demon in a pastor’s clothing, pretending to be doing well?
If he is a real pastor, he should be positive about what is happening on the Island.
With these opinions, where he is demonstrating his hatred and lack appreciation for the Bougainville Peace Agreement, does he think he may end up in heaven?
Pain should be preaching more about the fourth commandment – about loving his neighbours and thou shall not kill – so that he and his congregation can go to heaven, less they end up in hell if he continues preaching hatred and animosity.

Dominic Eiso,
Christian in Buka