X-Mass Message: Ntagali maintains strong stand on sex education, abortion

By Francis Otucu

The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, The Most Rev. Stanley Ntagali has maintained his position on teaching of comprehensive sexuality education and abortion.

In a Christmas message Tuesday, Ntagali said the church has serious issues with UN’s pro-promiscuity, pro-gay, and pro-abortion sexual agenda that are trying to infiltrate Uganda. Such, he said, are sneaking into Uganda through re-writing government policies as well as through UN-funded NGO’s.

“We continue to say “No” to Comprehensive Sexuality Education and fully support UJCC’s efforts to intervene on this matter. We also say “No” to efforts to legalize abortion. There is plenty of evidence that demonstrates that legalizing abortion is not a significant factor in reducing maternal mortality, despite the rhetoric we commonly hear. Abortion is just another form of child sacrifice and our government should not legalize it,” he said.

Other issues deviling the country, he said, are violence, greed, injustice, youth unemployment, and land grabbing.

“So many things in our country could be resolved if corruption disappeared. Fundamentally, Uganda’s problems are spiritual. As I have said before, we have allowed evil to flourish in Uganda at all levels, including our families. This is why we have focused the last three years on the Family and, specifically, on Children. How can greed and corruption and entitlement and violence be driven out of our hearts and our communities? Only when we invite Jesus into our hearts,” he noted.

Ntagali therefore noted, the transformation of Uganda begins when individuals and families recognize their only hope has a name, and it is Jesus.

In his message, he also asked Ugandans to pray for Rev. Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu as the 9th Archbishop ahead of his enthronement.

“Please continue to pray for him as he takes over the leadership of the Church of Uganda,” he said.

In conclusion, he rallied the Church to embrace technology following the recently developed App, Just Good Work.

The App is a free interactive mobile app that aims to promote safe migration and prevent human trafficking and exploitation of migrant workers in labour supply chains by providing informed, safe, transparent pathways to work. Just Good Work gives job-seekers and workers critical information on working abroad in simple, jargon- free, home language.

It provides information and advice on your rights and responsibilities during the recruitment process and at work in your destination country. The app gives workers abroad guidance on accessing help and advice at every stage of their employment, including returning home. It provides insights into life and work in specific countries, on topics such as the weather, local customs and leisure activities.

The goal of the app is to make sure Ugandans have access to safe and decent work that enhances the quality of their lives and is free from exploitation. That they have the information they need to make safe decisions about taking work abroad.

Above all, the app seeks to be a means of informing families and their neighborhoods about migration issues. (This is a tool the Church will use for discipleship and pastoral care of migrants in their Countries of destination). 

Download from www.justgood.work and the Google Play Store for Android. Coming soon for IOS.