adminChurches blast council
Chronicle Reporter
OPEN air churches, a majority of them Apostolic sects, have labelled the resolution by the Bulawayo City Council to accommodate them in beerhalls as “inspired by the devil”.
The churches accused councillors of trying to destroy Christianity and bring devil worship to Bulawayo.
Councillors agreed last week that churches, who believed they should not have a roof over their heads while worshipping God, could use council’s closed beerhalls for their church services.
They argued that the move would remove the churches from the bush where they could spread diseases because there were no ablution facilities.
However, in separate interviews yesterday, a number of the churches said councillors had made the “silliest possible” decision.
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