THE latest burglaries involving a group of men, mostly unemployed youths, who stole from the Anglican and Seventh Day Adventist churches in Gizo, Western Province, indicates a sick society with fast declining moral values.
It is very disheartening to see thugs now targeting churches, the last place any person in his or her right mind would think of stealing from.
The separate incidents of burglary to the Anglican Church and SDA Church in the Western Provincial Capital are not the first such incidents to happen there. Many other churches have also fallen victim to this criminal act.
This only goes to show that some people cannot distinguish the right from the wrong and vice-versa because they have evil intentions to satisfy their desire for money.
Evil is the work of the Devil who continues to work against God by instilling evil in the hearts of men to destroy others and whatever that is good.
It is important for Solomon Islanders to acknowledge the important work of churches in the nation and that whatever money a church owns is purposely for its operation and its mission to expand the work of God in the country.
With the monies from offering and tithes, a church can support missionary work in the locality it services and even in other parts of the country. When monies for such purpose are stolen, it is a a major setback for the church.
Churches play an important role in our society, giving spiritual guidance to people and fosters a culture of peace and harmonious co-existence amongst people through advocating the Christian virtues lived and taught by Christ.
The disrespect shown to churches is a wake-up call for parents and the churches to work together to instill moral values in children at home and in church. It is also a wake-up call for churches to proactively reach out to the lost to bring them to the light.
It was claimed the suspects in this recent spate of burglaries are church-goers. There are many such cases happening around the country which go unreported and it is time for a self-reflection by churches and church members to see the loopholes that the Devil is using to destroy families and churches.
These shocking burglary attacks on the churches should also be a reminder to the National Government to look at policies that will address the country’s high unemployment programme, increasing rate of alcohol consumption and drug use. The suspects in the church burglaries are unemployed men and drug addicts so these are problems that the National Government must take the lead in addressing to ensure domestic peace and security.
