Dembe FM presenter Aloysius Matovu Joy Junior, has warned self-styled ‘Pastor’ Aloysius Bugingo of Prayers Ministries, to apologise over burning bibles lest he faces the long arm of the law.
In a notice of intention to sue served to Bugingo yesterday by Matovu’s lawyers, Wameli and Co Advocates, they accused the self-styled pastor of ‘mobilizing your flock and/or followers to collect all bibles which have the word ‘Holy Ghost’ and/or the bibles with some ‘missing’ scriptures for burning and/or destroying’.
Bugingo was ordered to apologise to Matovu and any like-minded Christians. He was also given only 5 days to withdraw all the utterances and instructions that he made, ordering his followers to burn and destroy some the versions of the Holy Bible.
“You publish your written withdrawal on your Media houses where you made them and also on all social media platforms like Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, You Tube or other media. That you deliver our clients’ copy of the apology and withdrawal at our address.”
“On or around 16/04/2016 (Easter Sunday), you collected several bibles of different versions and languages and indicated to your flock and/or followers that they were to be burnt or destroyed,” reads the letter of intent to sue.
The letter adds: “Following your mobilization, utterances and advice, several members of your flock collected and burnt and/or destroyed several bibles and it is believed that this burning and destruction is continuing amongst several members of your flock.”
According Matovu, the utterances by Bugingo were intended to injure the religious feelings of believers in ‘Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible’, including himself, by ‘referring to them as Ghost Christians who make Ghost prayers’.
“As a result of your utterances, acts and/or omissions, our clients’ religious feelings and the religious feelings of other like Christians have been and are continuously being wounded. This is to warn that these utterances, acts and/or omission are unlawful, illegal and criminal under the laws of Uganda and our clients holds you liable as such,” the letter adds.
