Religious education

EDUCATION Minister Nick Kuman mentioned that teaching of Christian values and ethics will begin next year and that is very much commended.
This programme was supposed to have started in the early years after independence but it did not. When you look at our Constitution, it is guided by the Word of God. The national anthem mentions God, the national pledge also mentions God and Parliament normally begins every session with a prayer to God.
And recently, the national Parliament embraced the Word of God in the heart of the chamber as the main pillar that holds this nation together.
When you consider all these, it becomes a no-brainer then that the word of God, from where we draw our Christian values and ethics, should be taught as a compulsory subject in schools.
This will help remedy some of the ethical problems faced in schools today like the rise of cults, fighting, drug abuse, and poor discipline.
Papua New Guinea should not pretend that all is well and that it does not need God because it needs God.
The Government’s move to teach religious education in schools is therefore welcome.

Chris Pati
@PNGIPA