Daniel_Cheung
10-13-2009, 06:21 PM
Uganda: Church Will Not Accept Marriage And Divorce Bill
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910120988.html
When the Law Reform Commission came up with the Marriage and Divorce Bill, it stirred mixed reactions from different sections of the society. Religious leaders were particularly against the bill, arguing that it threatens the principles of marriage. New Vision talked to Fr. Andrew Kato Kasirye, the judicial vicar (church lawyer) of Kampala Archdiocese, and Prof. John Kakooza, the chairman of the Law Reform Commission ...
Why are you against the Marriage and Divorce Bill?
In the first place, it's a contradiction. They talk about marriage then divorce. Marriage is forever. Marriage is a covenant and agreement to stay together yet divorce is the cutting of the agreement. The first thing they need to do is change the title of the bill so that it doesn't use contradictory terms....
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910120988.html
When the Law Reform Commission came up with the Marriage and Divorce Bill, it stirred mixed reactions from different sections of the society. Religious leaders were particularly against the bill, arguing that it threatens the principles of marriage. New Vision talked to Fr. Andrew Kato Kasirye, the judicial vicar (church lawyer) of Kampala Archdiocese, and Prof. John Kakooza, the chairman of the Law Reform Commission ...
Why are you against the Marriage and Divorce Bill?
In the first place, it's a contradiction. They talk about marriage then divorce. Marriage is forever. Marriage is a covenant and agreement to stay together yet divorce is the cutting of the agreement. The first thing they need to do is change the title of the bill so that it doesn't use contradictory terms....