Kusungulwe Umfelandawonye Wabaholi BaseNingizimu Ne-Afrika Ozolwela Inkululeko Yezenkolo

Intatheli: ngu-Noma Duma

Njengoba ingxoxo yamazwe ngamazwe iqhubeka nokukhula, abaholi nezinhlangano ezingaphezu kwekhulu sezisekele lolu hlelo olusha lwesifunda, njengoba ukukhathazeka ngokuboshwa kukaSihlalo u-Lee Man-hee kuvusa ingxoxo ebanzi ngobulungiswa, isithunzi sobuntu, kanye nenkululeko yenkolo.

EThekwini, eNingizimu Afrika — umfelandawonye osanda kusungulwa obizwa nge-Southern African Leaders Coalition for Faith, Freedom and Justice (SALC-FFJ) usuthole ukwesekwa ngabaholi bezenkolo, abavikeli bamalungelo abantu, ochwepheshe bezomthetho, izifundiswa, kanye nabamele izinhlangano zomphakathi abangaphezu kwekhulu ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje selokhu wasungulwa. Lokhu kubonisa ukukhula kwesasasa esifundeni sokuvikela inkululeko yenkolo, isithunzi sobuntu, kanye nokusebenza kobulungiswa ngendlela efanele nengachemile.

Lo mfelandawonye usungulwe ngenxa yokwanda kwengxoxo yamazwe ngamazwe mayelana nokuboshwa kukaSihlalo u-Lee Man-hee, oneminyaka engu-95 ubudala, ongumholi weShincheonji Church of Jesus eNingizimu Korea. Nakuba lolu daba luqhubeka ezinkantolo zaseNingizimu Korea, amalungu omfelandawonye athi izindaba eziphakanyiswayo zidlulela ngaphesheya kwemingcele yezwe elilodwa noma umphakathi wenkolo owodwa.

I-SALC-FFJ ithi inhloso yayo ukukhuthaza ingxoxo ngezimiso eziyisisekelo ezeseka intando yeningi, okuhlanganisa inkululeko yenkolo noma yokukholwa, ukuvikelwa ngokulinganayo ngaphansi komthetho, ukulandelwa kwenqubo efanele yomthetho (due process), kanye nokuhlonishwa kwesithunzi sobuntu.

“Inkululeko yenkolo ayigcini ngokuvikela umphakathi wenkolo owodwa kuphela,” kusho umfelandawonye esitatimendeni sawo. “Imayelana nokuvikela ilungelo lomuntu ngamunye lokukholelwa nokuphila ngokwenkolo yakhe ngaphandle kokucwaswa, ngesikhathi kuqinisekiswa ukuthi ubulungiswa buyenziwa ngendlela efanele nengakhethi.”

Umfelandawonye uhlanganisa abamele imiphakathi yezenkolo, izinhlangano zamalungelo abantu, ochwepheshe bezomthetho, izifundiswa, kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi ngenhloso yokukhuthaza ukuthula, ingxoxo enempilo, kanye nokusebenziwana ekubhekaneni nezindaba ezithinta inkululeko yenkolo nobulungiswa eNingizimu ne-Afrika.

Uhlelo lokuqala lomphakathi lwe-SALC-FFJ luzoba yingxoxo yochwepheshe (panel discussion) ezosakazwa yi-TBN Africa, lapho kuzoxoxwa khona ngezihloko ezinjengenkululeko yenkolo, isithunzi sobuntu, kanye nokubaluleka kokuqulwa kwamacala ngendlela efanele. Ingxoxo izobandakanya abaholi bamaKristu kanye nabamele umkhakha wamalungelo abantu, ihlole ukuthi imiphakathi ingaphendula kanjani ngendlela eyakhayo lapho kuvela imibuzo ngobulungiswa nenkululeko yenkolo.

Ukunakwa Kwamazwe Ngamazwe Kuyaqhubeka Nokukhula

Ukuboshwa kukaSihlalo u-Lee kudonse ukunaka okwandayo kwezifundiswa zezenkolo, abavikeli bamalungelo abantu, kanye nezinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe.

Engqungqutheleni yesi-9 ye-European Academy of Religion (EuARe) eyayiseRome, e-Italy, izifundiswa zaxoxa ngemithelela ebanzi yalolu daba ngesikhathi seseshini eyayinesihloko esithi “Shincheonji: A Korean New Religion in Global Context.”

Omunye wabaveze ukukhathazeka kwakunguDkt. Massimo Introvigne, umsunguli nomqondisi we-Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR). Wabuza ukuthi ngabe ukuqhubeka nokuboshwa komholi wenkolo oneminyaka engu-95 ebhekene namacala angenabudlova kuyahambisana yini namazinga omhlaba aphathelene nokuphathwa kweziboshwa ezindala, okuhlanganisa i-United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (iMandela Rules).

Ukukhathazeka okufanayo kuvezwe ngu-Eric Roux, uMongameli we-European Interreligious Forum for Religious Freedom (EIFRF), kanye no-Alessandro Amicarelli, uSihlalo we-European Federation for Freedom of Belief (FOB). Bobabili bathi lolu daba luphakamisa imibuzo ebanzi mayelana nenqubo efanele yomthetho, ukuvikelwa kwamalungelo omthethosisekelo, kanye nenkululeko yenkolo.

Lolu daba luphinde lwafakwa phambi kwe-United Nations Human Rights Council, lapho isicelo esibhaliwe esethulwa ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka saveza ukukhathazeka mayelana nenkululeko yenkolo noma yokukholwa, inkululeko yokuhlangana, ukubamba iqhaza ngokulinganayo kwezepolitiki, umgomo wokuthi umuntu ubhekwa njengongenacala kuze kufakazelwe icala, kanye nokungachemi kombuso ezindabeni zezenkolo.

Ingxoxo Ebalulekile ENingizimu Ne-Afrika

Ngokusho kwe-SALC-FFJ, intshisekelo yomfelandawonye ayigcini ngokwenzeka eNingizimu Korea kuphela. Kunalokho, amalungu akholelwa ukuthi lolu daba lunikeza iNingizimu ne-Afrika ithuba lokuqinisekisa kabusha ukubaluleka kwamalungelo omthethosisekelo, ukuthula phakathi kwemiphakathi, kanye nokusetshenziswa kobulungiswa ngendlela efanayo kubo bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki inkolo yabo, iminyaka yabo, noma imvelaphi yabo.

“Yonke imiphakathi iyazuza lapho inkululeko yenkolo, isithunzi sobuntu, kanye nokusebenza kobulungiswa ngendlela efanele kuvikelwa,” kusho umfelandawonye. “Lezi zimiso ziqinisa intando yeningi, zakhe ukwethenjwa komphakathi, futhi zikhuthaza ukuthula phakathi kwemiphakathi.”

Njengoba ingxoxo yamazwe ngamazwe iqhubeka, umfelandawonye uthi unethemba lokusebenza ngokubambisana nemiphakathi yezenkolo, izikhungo zamalungelo abantu, kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi kulo lonke isifunda ukuze kukhuthazwe ingxoxo enolwazi nokubambisana ekubhekaneni nezindaba ezithinta inkululeko yenkolo noma yokukholwa.

Mayelana ne-Southern African Leaders Coalition for Faith, Freedom and Justice (SALC-FFJ)

I-SALC-FFJ ngumfelandawonye wesifunda ohlanganisa abaholi bezenkolo, abavikeli bamalungelo abantu, ochwepheshe bezomthetho, izifundiswa, kanye nabamele izinhlangano zomphakathi azibophezele ekukhuthazeni inkululeko yenkolo noma yokukholwa, isithunzi sobuntu, ubulungiswa obufanele nobungachemile, ukuthula phakathi kwemiphakathi, kanye nengxoxo eyakhayo. Umfelandawonye ukhuthaza ukubambisana ekubhekaneni nezindaba ezithinta imiphakathi yezenkolo futhi usebenzela ukuthuthukisa izixazululo ezisekelwe ebulungisweni, ekuhlonipheni, nasekulinganeni kwesithunzi sawo wonke umuntu.

Mayelana neShincheonji Church of Jesus

IShincheonji Church of Jesus, iThempeli LeTabernakele Lobufakazi, iyibandla lobuKristu elasungulwa eNingizimu Korea futhi elinamabandla emazweni amaningi emhlabeni. Leli bandla lizibophezele ekufundiseni iBhayibheli, ekusebenzeleni umphakathi ngeShincheonji Volunteers, nasekukhuthazeni ukuthula, inkululeko yenkolo, kanye nokuqondana phakathi kwemiphakathi.