Clergy counsels churches on marriages

JUSTINAH MUKUKA,
JOHN CHAAMBWA
Lusaka
A CLERGYMAN has urged the Church and families to stop rushing marriages of young couples who are inadequately prepared for the lifelong commitment.
United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Riverside congregation minister-in-charge Joseph Chinyanta said this to re-echo President Hakainde Hichilema’s calls for joint efforts in dealing with the moral decay which is now leading to high divorces.
Reverend Chinyanta said the church should stand its ground by ensuring people intending to marry know each other well and undergo necessary teachings to properly equip them with knowledge and wisdom on how to handle marital issues.
“Having read the speech by His Excellency, President Hakainde Hichilema, one major thing he clearly brought out is the fact that most youths have lost their values, they have turned themselves into alcoholics, drug addicts, perpetrators of gender-based violence, and it is people like them wanting to jump into marriages and end up being divorced,” he said…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home