NCCN campaigning for Peace, Justice and Religious freedom

After decade long conflict and people’s movement-2, Nepalese people got an opportunity to elect the constituent Assembly members to draft the new constitution of Nepal.  It is the first time in the history of Nepal that people are being involved in the constitution making process. With the participation of people of all class, creed and religion, the election of the constitution assembly held successfully and now the country is heading towards the drafting of new constitution and restructuring of the nation. NCCN, as the representative body of Christians in Nepal, made a great contribution in the overall peace process of Nepal.

Giving more emphasis to its  campaign for the equality, inclusiveness, guarantee of justice  and full religious freedom in the New constitution of Nepal,  NCCN launched a programme  under the theme of  the “Role of religious communities  in the process of making  new constitution and Religious freedom in New constitution”  It was the  need of the time.

Under this theme NCCN has been organizing seminars, conferences and interaction programmes in the different parts of the country.

Some of the major activities carried out recently under this programme are as briefed below;

1.       Church leaders conference on the “Religious Communities’ involvement in the constitution making process and guarantee of full religious freedom in New Constitution of Nepal”,1-2 November 2008, Gorkha 

As planned under its peace and reconciliation programme, NCCN organized a huge conference of church leaders in Gorkha from 1 to 2 November 2008 together with Gorkha district Christian Council on the theme full religious freedom in the new constitution of Nepal and the role to be played by the religious communities.

Participants  discussed on the topics like  biblical perspectives on peace and justice, religious and communal harmony at local level, new constitution and full religious freedom etc.

After  long discussion,  the participants came up with some recommendations for the religious freedom in Nepal which are as written below,

NCCN President, Ps. Simom Gurung, addressing the Conference in Gorkha

More than 200 Pastors and Church Leaders from Gorkha and some representatives from neighboring districts participated in the programme.