By NITZ ARANCON Correspondent WHAT if evangelical Christians also sought public funds for their Bible schools and their religious activities? Pastor Alex Eduave of the Celebration International Church and spokesman of the just-concluded Mindanao Evangelical Leaders’ Peace Forum here raised this question as he argued that some provisions in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law are unfair to non-Muslim groups. Eduave said the proposed BBL has provisions aimed at strengthening shariah education and system, and other religious undertakings in the planned Bangsamoro territory, and these are questionable as far as evangelical ministers are concerned. The shariah is a code of religious laws for Muslims. Eduave is among the evangelical ministers from all over Mindanao who met here for two days, and who signed a manifesto against the proposed law being pushed by congressmen led by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez of the city’s 2nd District. Eduave said he and the other ministers were for Mindanao peace but the evangelical leaders have issues with the shariah and other provisions in the proposed BBL that favor only one religion. He argued that the strengthening of the shariah system and under religious undertakings in the proposed Bangsamoro should be funded by Muslims, and not by government. Eduave questioned the proposal for the government to set aside funds to strengthen the shariah education and system which, he said, were purely religious undertakings. He cited the constitutional provision on the separation of Church and State to point out that government should not favor any religion. “Dili ko mosogot nga motabang ang gobyerno pag-propagate sa relihiyoso nga mga bulohaton diha sa usa lamang ka grupo kay what if kon ang mga Christians mangayo usab ug pundo alang sa ilang mga religious activities? Unsa kahay mahitabo, ihatag kaha nila?” Eduave also complained that evangelical leaders in Mindanao were left out in the public hearings on the BBL.