SHILLONG: Cabinet Minister and UDP MLA Metbah Lyngdoh urged leaders of the Unitarian Church to be vigilant so that the religious platform is not misused to further political prospects.
Addressing a gathering at a function at the Unitarian Church in Madan Laban on Tuesday, the minister said, “The leaders of the church should not allow the platform to be used by politicians and increase their vote bank for their self-interest.”
The function was on the occasion of the 131st anniversary of the Unitarian Church Meghalaya on the theme ‘Uphold the truth’.
In his sermon, Rev. Derrick P Pariat called the founder of Unitarian Church in Meghalaya, Babu Hajom Kissor Sing, as the “prophet of his time who called the communities to come together, have a pluralistic outlook, not condemning and not claiming to be true and absolute”.
) “Love is the gospel of the Unitarian Church, to love thy God and love the humankind. The Unitarian Church has a set of principles, our creed is to love and serve others,” he said.
Pointing to the Prophet Daniel in the Bible, he threw a challenge to the Unitarians to be like the prophet who stood the test of time by following the will of God challenging the authority of the king.
On the occasion, Unitarians and religious leaders attended Unitarian Day.
