An Ethical Reflection on Religion as the Voice of the Voiceless in the emerging New World Order in Africa.

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  • Therese Tinkasiimire

Abstract

Religion is becoming the voice of the voiceless in Africa today because it talks about human dignity. It says that human beings were created in the image of God, (Gen. 1:27) therefore, they ought to live in accordance with this. Human beings can only do this if they are guided by religious ethics which deals with things Paul says:

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2013-12-27

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Tinkasiimire, T. (2013). An Ethical Reflection on Religion as the Voice of the Voiceless in the emerging New World Order in Africa. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 7(1), 62–74. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/1338

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2013)

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