Members of Parliament have asked government to consider monitoring street preachers, saying that their preaching may incite religious conflicts among different believers .
The legislators were reacting to the statement made by Kawempe north member of parliament also the parliamentary imam Latif Sebaggala on behalf of other Muslim MPs condemning the people who produced the anti Muslim film in America .
Sebaggala said that the film had angered the Muslim community worldwide because it undermined their religion.
He asked government to restrain any one, group or organization from provoking another by way of hate preaching or undermining other people’s beliefs.
Gen. Moses Ali
The member of parliament for Lubaga north Moses Kasibante said that religious extremism is a creeping disease in Uganda which need to be averted.
He said that Christians and Muslims are demonizing each other’s religion which may spark religious war in the country as it happens in other countries.
The woman member or parliament for oyam district Santa Ogwang said that the inter-Religious council should intervene in such a matter because if it’s neglected it cause religious war.
The 3rd Prime Minister Moses Ali said it’s wrong for people in different religions to insult other people’s religion in relation to issues of religion yet religions are reorganized by the constitution.
He said that such people are the cause of the problems and conflicts in world and he promised to rise to take the matter to cabinet to find a solution.
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