Bishop's Wife Advocates Ban on Unwholesome Films
By George Best Okoroh, Diocesan Communicator, Diocese of Egbu
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August 25, 2005- President of the Diocese of Egbu Mothers' Union, Women's Guild and Girls' Guild, Mrs. Ada Iheagwam has called for the ban on all home video, which have no good morals to teach.
Mrs. Iheagwam, who made the call during a pre-conference briefing in Owerri, noted that home video has negatively influenced the youths generally as many young men go into armed robbery after watching some of these unwholesome films.The Bishop's wife disagreed on the public outcry on child abuse as she attributed the missing of children and even adults to ritualists.
She also foresaw the return of slave trade in the country as people; she observed,were being smuggled out to other countries for labour and sex activities.She frowned at indecent dressing among the women folk and called on parents to check the ugly trend, recalling the resolution of the Bishops' wives in a recent workshop in Lagos calling for a concerted attack on 'nakedness' of the females.
On marriage she also called on parents to lay more emphasis on Church wedding instead of the traditional or 'Igba Nkwu' ceremony, which now enjoyed more prominence.Commenting on broken marriages, Mrs. Iheagwam attributed it to selfishness and advocated for marriages to be based on love, tolerance and patience.She condemned single parenthood both as uncultural and unscriptural and advised men who cannot marry due to financial incapability to meet their in-laws and explain their situation to them instead of using the shortcut.
On her experience as the President of the Mothers' Union, Women's Guild and Girls' Guild since the inception of the Diocese in 1996, she said that through the Grace of God, she has been able to pilot the affairs of the women in the Diocese despite its challenging nature.
She also explained that despite the rural nature of the Diocese, she has through prudent management ensured that some of the infrastructures lacking at the beginning have been provided.
Mrs. Iheagwam said as part of the strategy to be able to meet the financial challenges, the women embarked on a number of revenue yielding projects like the Weaving project at Ihiagwa and the Women's Shopping Complex Egbu,
