'No one is undermining your right to religious views, Chief Justice'

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Nwabisa Makunga | 'The problem is that the chief Justice chose to opine on the matter in the first place, knowing how deeply divisive it is in our own country. This is why he should apologise.'

In his book All Rise: A Judicial Memoir, former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke tells an awkward anecdote about chief justice Mogoeng Mogoeng. It was shortly after Mogoeng was appointed to lead the judiciary. Justices of the Constitutional Court, including Moseneke, were still trying to establish rapport with the new head of the court.

Moseneke writes that as was standard practice, lunches in the judges’ common room were safe spaces of casual conversation, even banter about topics of shared interests. Conversations about weekend sport were seemingly a favourite. But there were no-go areas — sex, politics and religion. Until one day, when justice Zak Yacoob had something to say about how Mogoeng usually signed off his e-mails with “God bless you” ...If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.

 

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Which biblical text did he quote? It was probably quoted out of context. The original Israelites were blacks. This ashkenazi Jews occupying Israel are converts. Pls read the 13th Tribe by Arthur Koesler who Mossad killed in 1978 for exposing the lie.

We don’t need Jesus Christ stupidity

It is well known that he is a pastor, he narrated a biblical verse that urges all believers to support Israel, there is nothing wrong and nothing to apologise for.

You are talking nonsense! He mustn't apologize!

You must

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