PNG Council of Churches

The government is considering death penalty in response to this.

But it is still an area they will work closely with the churches to see through, says Minister for ICT and Energy, Sam Basil.

In an event with the PNG Council of Churches yesterday, Minister Basil touched on the need to include churches in addressing these issues.

The Archbishop of Port Moresby, Sir John Cardinal Ribat, said the churches are ready to confront this issue in a common effort.

This partnership was led yesterday by the Minister for IT, Communication and Energy, Sam Basil.

Basil said the idea is to reach the 1.5 million subscribers yet to be registered.

The Government will use the extensive network of the churches to fast track the registration process, with a due date set for April 30.

PNGCC comprises of seven mainline churches with over 6.3 million members nationwide and growing.

PNGCC also includes 15 associate members.

This provides a very extensive and effective network right down to the LLGs.

PNG Council of Churches (PNGCC) general secretary Rev. Roger Joseph said those actively participating in the Church have to be very careful of how they use their emotions as it leads to their decisions and actions. 

In quoting the bible, he said those that caused the Cross to happen were either religious leaders or followers of Jesus, making reference to Peter and Judas.

He added that Christians also have to be very careful in the way they use church money.

“Money can easily corrupt our minds and rob our integrity.

Easter brings a turning point to our lives: Reverend

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Easter brings a turning point to our lifestyles and mindsets, says the PNG Council of Churches General Secretary Rev. Roger Joseph.

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Rev. Joseph, in his Easter message said that while the object of focus is often on the rugged Cross at Easter, we must focus on the characters before, during and after the Cross.

Some of the characters are that of Peter, Judas, King Harod, Pilate, Simon of Cyrene and Joseph of Arimathea and the crowd.

Rev. Joseph said these characters contributed one way or the other to the Cross.

He explained that the Cross is where we see the love of Christ fully demonstrated, though without sin, giving up his life to save the world.

The PNG Council of Churches has seven main line churches and 16 affiliated bodies.

Minister for National Planning Charles Abel thanks all the churches on behalf of the Government as the churches represent the number one partner for Government particularly in education and health.

Abel stressed that the Government relies heavily on churches through education and health which is a fantastic partnership and they’re working to improve this engagement.