The way forward is extremely complicated
Dear Mr. Hofmann
Your article in the AZ of 7. 10. 2011 surprised and shocked me deeply. I started the proceeding with the reading of Psalm 126 and a short meditation which I am forwarding to you now. I closed the event with a quotation from our Lutheran Burial Liturgy with reference to the Skulls present there: "from the earth you have been taken, to the earth you will return, our Lord Jesus Christ will raise you on the last day." After that I said the Lord's Prayer and closed with the Benediction.
In view of the arrangement that the Skulls will be placed in a Museum, I wanted the Congregation present and listening to have a feeling of a funeral. I do not see anything wrong with that or any conflict with our Christian faith.
Some of us in Namibia are trying to the best of our ability to preach and live peace and reconciliation - often under pressure and suffering - but if those whom we want to be accommodated as Namibians in this peacemaking and reconciliation, discredit us in this way, what is left then? Mr. Hofmann your article singles me out in a very negative way and it is very much discouraging.
With more skulls to be repatriated and discovery of bones of the victims of Colonial suppression, the situation in our country is becoming more volatile with regard to security, peace and reconciliation. What will be then the way forward if I together with my compatriots are made to understand through this kind of articles, that we are just a bunch of people who seem not to know what we want; mixing Christianity with Ancestor Worship and Reparation?
Dear brother you are entitled to your views but I wanted to share with you that the way forward in search of Unity, Peace and Reconciliation, is now being extremely complicated.
Kind regards
Rt. Rev. Dr. Z. Kameeta
Windhoek
Lesen: Sermon, 5th Oktober 2011">
Your article in the AZ of 7. 10. 2011 surprised and shocked me deeply. I started the proceeding with the reading of Psalm 126 and a short meditation which I am forwarding to you now. I closed the event with a quotation from our Lutheran Burial Liturgy with reference to the Skulls present there: "from the earth you have been taken, to the earth you will return, our Lord Jesus Christ will raise you on the last day." After that I said the Lord's Prayer and closed with the Benediction.
In view of the arrangement that the Skulls will be placed in a Museum, I wanted the Congregation present and listening to have a feeling of a funeral. I do not see anything wrong with that or any conflict with our Christian faith.
Some of us in Namibia are trying to the best of our ability to preach and live peace and reconciliation - often under pressure and suffering - but if those whom we want to be accommodated as Namibians in this peacemaking and reconciliation, discredit us in this way, what is left then? Mr. Hofmann your article singles me out in a very negative way and it is very much discouraging.
With more skulls to be repatriated and discovery of bones of the victims of Colonial suppression, the situation in our country is becoming more volatile with regard to security, peace and reconciliation. What will be then the way forward if I together with my compatriots are made to understand through this kind of articles, that we are just a bunch of people who seem not to know what we want; mixing Christianity with Ancestor Worship and Reparation?
Dear brother you are entitled to your views but I wanted to share with you that the way forward in search of Unity, Peace and Reconciliation, is now being extremely complicated.
Kind regards
Rt. Rev. Dr. Z. Kameeta
Windhoek
Lesen: Sermon, 5th Oktober 2011">
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