Panel: RELIGION IN TROUBLED SOCIETIES



1204.3 - CHURCH AND ZANUPFISM IN ZIMBABWE

AUTHORS:
Gift M. (Zimbabwe Open University ~ Harare ~ Zimbabwe)
Text:
The politics in Zimbabwe has seen religion playing a very negative role in national building. Religion is used as an instrument of repression and silenting dissenting views. It is also used as an excuse not to challenge power dynamics that sustain oppression. In this presentation, I seeks to show how ZANU PF has used religion as a weapon to silent enemies and also to create a docile community that does not think beyond the immediate. To develop this theme, i will use slogans, speechs from church leaders and followers that buttress undemocratic practices