President Yoweri Museveni meeting Albert Taylor, the founder of Scripture Union and his wife at Kololo during the Scripture Union Golden Jubilee celebrations looking on is Bishop Joswa Lwere |
President
Yoweri Museveni has cautioned the youth against sexual promiscuity,
instead exhorting them to make “the fear of God” a cornerstone of their
journey through the storms of life.
Museveni contends that many vices like smoking, binge drinking and
“living a loose life” that tend to ruin many young people, with some
dying well before their time, can be avoided by leading a life of
prayer.
Drawing examples from his own life, a jovial Museveni told hundreds
of youths during the Scripture Union golden jubilee celebration on
Friday how fruitful the fear of God can be to one’s life.
Reminiscing about his formative years at Ntare School where he was a
chairperson of the Scripture Union, Museveni extolled the organisation
for shaping his character and helping him avoid taking on vices that
enslaved and ruined many.
The president likened the fear of God to “an internal policeman who
restrains you from doing evil like greed, selfishness and harming
others.”
“I am grateful that I associated myself with the Scripture Union
which I joined in 1961,” the President said as he admonished youths to
lead “purposeful lives” and avoid “sampling sex” until they are married
upon completion of their studies.
The fete was graced by Albert Taylor – one of the brains behind
Scripture Union’s founding - hundreds of school pupils from 70 schools
and veteran educationist Rhoda Kalema.
Scripture Union in Uganda is a Christian organization that nurtures
children and youth holistically, helping people engage with God through
the Bible so that they may follow Jesus Christ and be instrumental in
transforming Africa.
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