The church is not doing enough to address our social issues – Rev. Tugi

No, we are not doing enough, but we have the best platform to address these social issues.

This is the sentiment shared by the General Secretary of Fiji Evangelical Fellowship and Fiji Council of Churches Board member, Reverend Simione Tugi while responding to a question on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan if the church is doing enough to tackle the social issues facing the country.

He says Fiji proclaims itself as a faith nation, but this does not connect well because our social issues are really bad.

Reverend Tugi says he partly blames himself and questions whether the church is relevant because if our spirituality goes up, our social issues must go down.

He adds church leaders should be trained to attain knowledge on these social issues so they can address them on the pulpit.

When questioned if the churches in communities are failing, such as the community at Mead Road Housing in Nabua which is known now for the peddling of methamphetamine openly, Reverend Tugi says unfortunately, if people attend a church service, they will not hear any social issues being preached by the minister.