Methodist Church responds to Supreme Court case involving Wesley Girls' High School

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Apo 4 months ago

Thank you, Daddy.

Thank you, Daddy.
FRANKIE 4 months ago

This is precisely what happens when you spend all foreign aid and government largesse gto build mosques and attend Hajj to look for a God/Allah that is supposed to be omniscient, ie everywhere. You can't go to a restaurant an ...
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This is precisely what happens when you spend all foreign aid and government largesse gto build mosques and attend Hajj to look for a God/Allah that is supposed to be omniscient, ie everywhere. You can't go to a restaurant and ask the cook to change the menu. Neither can you rent a room and ask the landlord to change the rules in the house.
For me the best bet is to take religion completely out of our school activities. Even though RME can be studied as a subject.
Dr Mumbi Seraki 4 months ago

Hello people of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine ......... For instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.

Hello people of Ghana. You can take your own life with medicine ......... For instance 15 paracetamol at once. Or combine medicine and akpeteshie or weedicide.
Sam 4 months ago

Foolish fool

Foolish fool
Karikakchar 4 months ago

The school has always been opened to the public without a problem. Why do you think they perform well. It's obviously the structure that they have in place. Why disturb something that has stood the test of time and yields res ...
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The school has always been opened to the public without a problem. Why do you think they perform well. It's obviously the structure that they have in place. Why disturb something that has stood the test of time and yields results?
Kwame 4 months ago

These guys everyday they are seeking funding from Turkey government, Saudi Arabia government, Iranian government, Qatari government, Lebanese government, Moroccan government name it to build mega mega Mosques yet they don ...
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These guys everyday they are seeking funding from Turkey government, Saudi Arabia government, Iranian government, Qatari government, Lebanese government, Moroccan government name it to build mega mega Mosques yet they don't think about using part of those money to build schools for their people. Christians pay offerings and tithes. We use those revenue to build our schools so as to impart Christian values in our young ones. We have the right to do so. You too build more schools, it should
The jealousy of the National Mosque 4 months ago

Is this why your pastors convince the former president to steal from the National coffers to build the National cathedral for the National. At least Muslim did not steal from the nation to build a mosque and we are proud of o ...
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Is this why your pastors convince the former president to steal from the National coffers to build the National cathedral for the National. At least Muslim did not steal from the nation to build a mosque and we are proud of our national mosque
ALOMO DJATA 4 months ago

MUSLIMS STEAL AT NIGHT. EVEN YOUR SO-CALLED PROPHET KILLED AND STOLE PEOPLES' WIVES AND PROPERTY. IS THAT NOT STEALING? YOU MUSLIMS STEAL AND AFTER PRAY TO YOUR "GOD" FOR FORGIVENESS. IS THAT NOT FUNNY?

MUSLIMS STEAL AT NIGHT. EVEN YOUR SO-CALLED PROPHET KILLED AND STOLE PEOPLES' WIVES AND PROPERTY. IS THAT NOT STEALING? YOU MUSLIMS STEAL AND AFTER PRAY TO YOUR "GOD" FOR FORGIVENESS. IS THAT NOT FUNNY?
Kwame 4 months ago

We have Achimota, Tema Secondary School, West African Senoior High, Chemu, Ghana Secondary Technical, Tamale Secondary, Ghana National College etc which are purely public or government schools, send your moslem kids there if ...
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We have Achimota, Tema Secondary School, West African Senoior High, Chemu, Ghana Secondary Technical, Tamale Secondary, Ghana National College etc which are purely public or government schools, send your moslem kids there if you don't want christian mission schools to go by their values. As for mission schools like Wesley Girls' High School, Presec, Mfantsipim, St. Augustine, Adisadel, Holy Child, St Roses, Prempeh College, Opoku Ware, Aburi Girls, Mawuli, Ola, Pope John, St. Aquinas, St. Peters, Mantseman, St. Louis, St. Mary's name them are all Christian mission schools established to give our people holistic education grounded in our faith and values. Christians faith missions have the resources to manage their churches so if government wants to create confusion, let's go for our schools
Stop taken money from the state 4 months ago

Ameen take your schools from the government and stop using our tax money to support your bigotry, apartheid, segregationist, intolerant and oppressive institutions. Ones you stop taking government money to fund these schools ...
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Ameen take your schools from the government and stop using our tax money to support your bigotry, apartheid, segregationist, intolerant and oppressive institutions. Ones you stop taking government money to fund these schools we will go elsewhere

ALOMO DJATA 4 months ago

SHAME ON YOU. OUR CHRISTIAN TAXES SPONSORED YOU EDUCATION. NOW YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY THGIS. WHY DID YOU NOT GO TO ISLAMIC SCHOOL (MAKALANTA) TO STUDY THE KORAN AND SEE WGERE YOU WILL END UP. LOOKING FOR JOB IN A MOSQUE. AT ...
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SHAME ON YOU. OUR CHRISTIAN TAXES SPONSORED YOU EDUCATION. NOW YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO SAY THGIS. WHY DID YOU NOT GO TO ISLAMIC SCHOOL (MAKALANTA) TO STUDY THE KORAN AND SEE WGERE YOU WILL END UP. LOOKING FOR JOB IN A MOSQUE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT IS A JOB THAT WILL PROPEL YOUR FUTURE NOT RELIGION. ALAAAHU AKBAR THE MANNA FALLS FROM HEAVEN.
Baaba 4 months ago

Even hajj is been sponsored by government money

Even hajj is been sponsored by government money
Tijani 4 months ago

Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers ...
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Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers are both Muslims and Christians. They cannot receive funding from the government and want to run the schools as their properties.
Zomelo 4 months ago

Do you know govt. is sponsoring about 3000 malams to just instruct makalanta (Arabic) after which they’ll not be useful in any government establishment?

Do you know govt. is sponsoring about 3000 malams to just instruct makalanta (Arabic) after which they’ll not be useful in any government establishment?
ALOMO DJATA 4 months ago

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF GOING TO PRAY TO A CERTAING "GOD" WHO TELLS YOU TO KILL OR HATE OR TAX PEOPLE WHO ARE NNOT YOUR FAITH. WE HAVE OUR TRADIONS WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AKAN, EWE, GA, AND SOME NORTHERN CULTU ...
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YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF GOING TO PRAY TO A CERTAING "GOD" WHO TELLS YOU TO KILL OR HATE OR TAX PEOPLE WHO ARE NNOT YOUR FAITH. WE HAVE OUR TRADIONS WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AKAN, EWE, GA, AND SOME NORTHERN CULTURES. YOU PEOPLE HAVE GONE TO COPY A CULTURE THAT STILL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST BLACK AND AFRICAN PEOPLE. YOU FOLLOWER OS ISLAM REFUSE TO MKINGLE WITH CHRISTIANS WHEREAS WE THE TRADITIONAÑS(AFRICAN CULTURE) DON'T MIND BEING WITH ANY KIND OF FAITH.
Tijani 3 months ago

Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers ...
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Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers are both Muslims and Christians. They cannot receive funding from the government and want to run the schools as their properties.
Tijani 3 months ago

Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers ...
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Well, these missions schools should stop taking money money from the government. The schools have been funded by the government. The government is using taxpayers money to pay the teachers salaries and costs . The taxpayers are both Muslims and Christians. They cannot receive funding from the government and want to run the schools as their properties.
Thou shall not bear false witness against thou neighbour 4 months ago

WG use not to be like this. The truth is that they have introduced more draconian rules, in recent times, to oppress and traumatise Muslim girls in the school with the hope of forcibly converting them to Christianity. One typ ...
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WG use not to be like this. The truth is that they have introduced more draconian rules, in recent times, to oppress and traumatise Muslim girls in the school with the hope of forcibly converting them to Christianity. One typical example is the institution of the so called power nights, where Muslim students are targeted for special prayers led by a teacher pastor to cast out the “devilish” religion in the teenage Muslim girls. Even the God that you worship—Jesus Christ will not accept that
Who b you? 4 months ago

Lies.....

Lies.....
Kojo 4 months ago

The court will definitely advise all of them to differentiate clearly between a worship place and a school open to the public. The church can build social amenities like toilets, clinics, playgrounds but it is illegal to say ...
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The court will definitely advise all of them to differentiate clearly between a worship place and a school open to the public. The church can build social amenities like toilets, clinics, playgrounds but it is illegal to say those places are open to only those belonging to their faith. In your worship places you can say you will only admit those willing to worship with you but not the toilet or clinics. The same applies to the Muslims. We have gone past the Stone Age.

Cocoa Kraachi 4 months ago

Do you know what you are saying at all? The school admits everyone but when you come, you must adhere to the Methodist principles. If you go the Islamic University, can you pray in tongues there? No. This is no discrimination ...
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Do you know what you are saying at all? The school admits everyone but when you come, you must adhere to the Methodist principles. If you go the Islamic University, can you pray in tongues there? No. This is no discrimination. It is simply maintaining the identity of the School. You can go out to Mosque and worship and come back.
Alhaji Moro 4 months ago

This behavior of muslims is what Aruna Idrisu is forcing Christians schools to accept. Tell them to attend muslims schools where all things are allowed. Look at a muslim showing people how to take their own life .

This behavior of muslims is what Aruna Idrisu is forcing Christians schools to accept. Tell them to attend muslims schools where all things are allowed. Look at a muslim showing people how to take their own life .
Obrempong Frimpong Emmanuel 4 months ago

Religious established schools will soon be taken by the Religious bodies. The church will take back its schools!
We will see how many government established schools will be left

Religious established schools will soon be taken by the Religious bodies. The church will take back its schools!
We will see how many government established schools will be left
Johnny,Oyarifa -Madina 4 months ago

Muslims shd blame themselves, they stole and diverted all the funds and resources from their benefactors meant to establish World Class high schools. Now they want to use paataapaa to control Wesley Girls to get admission for ...
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Muslims shd blame themselves, they stole and diverted all the funds and resources from their benefactors meant to establish World Class high schools. Now they want to use paataapaa to control Wesley Girls to get admission for their wives (kids).Yes why would kids wear Hijabs to classrooms and sporting fields?It's bcoz some Muslims men see kids as young as 15 or 16yrs as marriageable materials. Osama Bin Ladin Afghanistan mentality.
Stop taken money from the state 4 months ago

That will be great. Government will then concentrate its resources in funding schools that are really interested in advancing the cohesiveness and unity of the country

That will be great. Government will then concentrate its resources in funding schools that are really interested in advancing the cohesiveness and unity of the country
ALOMO DJATA 4 months ago

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE COHESIVENESS IN ISLAM. IT'S SUBMISSIVE AND CONTROL OF PETTY FREEDOMS. ISLAM DISCRIMATES MORE THAN ANY FAITH PERIOD

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE COHESIVENESS IN ISLAM. IT'S SUBMISSIVE AND CONTROL OF PETTY FREEDOMS. ISLAM DISCRIMATES MORE THAN ANY FAITH PERIOD
Concerned Citizen 4 months ago

Indeed you don't rent a house and ask the land lord or the land lady to change the rules that govern all the tenants to suit your act or behaviour in the house. Unfortunately our Moslem brothers are like that and they will go ...
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Indeed you don't rent a house and ask the land lord or the land lady to change the rules that govern all the tenants to suit your act or behaviour in the house. Unfortunately our Moslem brothers are like that and they will go to the extreme to get what they want. Very soon they will demand that mosques are built for them on Missionary school compounds on the basis of freedom of worship. Let all Missionary schools come together to resist this diabolical act. Some of us foresaw this long time ago. I rest my case.
Joko 4 months ago

Well written @concern citizens. You didn't miss a word.

Well written @concern citizens. You didn't miss a word.
Kwaku 4 months ago

The ulterior motive of most Muslims in Ghana and Sub Sahara Africa, is to fight to rise up and control other religious sects behaviour. It's being pushed by those wicked Arabian Islamic clerics, who don't respect human right ...
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The ulterior motive of most Muslims in Ghana and Sub Sahara Africa, is to fight to rise up and control other religious sects behaviour. It's being pushed by those wicked Arabian Islamic clerics, who don't respect human right of other race
Cocoa Kraachi 4 months ago

I dont really care which religion rises and all that shit. If your religion is good for and you enjoy it, keep it. But dont come to a Methodist school and want it to become a mosque for you. Rights have limits. They are lucky ...
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I dont really care which religion rises and all that shit. If your religion is good for and you enjoy it, keep it. But dont come to a Methodist school and want it to become a mosque for you. Rights have limits. They are lucky they are at least admitted.

Tijani 4 months ago

What if you are a landlord and put rules which is against the law. Imagine you are Christian and you are forced to go to a mosque to pray, what would you feel?

What if you are a landlord and put rules which is against the law. Imagine you are Christian and you are forced to go to a mosque to pray, what would you feel?
Kobie 4 months ago

Go to where you can have your freedom and practices. Not all Christians have the same practices but they are not complaining. As a Methodist, I went to Catholic school and attended MASS without complaints. There were Methodis ...
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Go to where you can have your freedom and practices. Not all Christians have the same practices but they are not complaining. As a Methodist, I went to Catholic school and attended MASS without complaints. There were Methodist schools and I chose to go to Catholic School. We need peace in the country let's stop the needless religious struggles
G 4 months ago

Call me pls 0556692107

Call me pls 0556692107
MUMU FOOT SOLDIERS 4 months ago

He would move from the house and go to a place convenient

He would move from the house and go to a place convenient
Benjy 4 months ago

I agree with you totally.
Some of our Muslim brothers think their religion should be above all religions.
Should a non muslim enter your mosque with a footwear, what do you think will be done to that person?? And so If the ...
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I agree with you totally.
Some of our Muslim brothers think their religion should be above all religions.
Should a non muslim enter your mosque with a footwear, what do you think will be done to that person?? And so If the man's daughter is being asked to obey our Methodist doctrine and he feels it is not right, he should just expel his daughter from the school and send her to an islamic school.
Otherwise he should just shut up. The school is not a muslim school. Even the Chief Imam will not agree to get a christian related school to be turned into an Islamic school because of one's parochial or religious interest.
Hijack 4 months ago

The attempted to build one at Prempeh college. That’s all they are aiming at. Taking over the school, building mosques and taking pictures to solicit donations from the arab world and use same to marry four and three under ...
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The attempted to build one at Prempeh college. That’s all they are aiming at. Taking over the school, building mosques and taking pictures to solicit donations from the arab world and use same to marry four and three under aged girls
nkramofuo nkoa na mo pe twe? 4 months ago

Muslims use their money to marry 8 wives 7 wives minimum 5 wives ADEN MO NKOA NA MO TWE? Stop the numerous AMARIA and contribute to build schools. That is what the Christians did, they can take back their schools from governm ...
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Muslims use their money to marry 8 wives 7 wives minimum 5 wives ADEN MO NKOA NA MO TWE? Stop the numerous AMARIA and contribute to build schools. That is what the Christians did, they can take back their schools from government anytime because they are not afraid of contributions and fund raising.SO WHAT DO MUSLIMS GAIN FROM GOING TO HAJJ IF THEY NEED GOOD SCHOOLS?
Sul 4 months ago

I CAN TELL U ARE MORE STUPID THAN YOUR PARENTS

I CAN TELL U ARE MORE STUPID THAN YOUR PARENTS
TRUTH BE TOLD 4 months ago

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
,"Attempted school abduction foiled by Kogi vigilantes"

THE ABOVE NEWS JUST CAME IN FROM NIGERIA.

THIS THE ISLAMIC GRAND AGENDA IN NIGERIA AND MINORITY MUSLIMS HERE IN GHANA WANTS TO ENFORCE SIMILA ...
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BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
,"Attempted school abduction foiled by Kogi vigilantes"

THE ABOVE NEWS JUST CAME IN FROM NIGERIA.

THIS THE ISLAMIC GRAND AGENDA IN NIGERIA AND MINORITY MUSLIMS HERE IN GHANA WANTS TO ENFORCE SIMILAR AGENDA HERE. THIS WILL NOT WORK.
Let's treat moslems like the way Isreal does 4 months ago

This is how moslems behave they just want to control everyother religion can never live in peace with other religions this is why Isreal deals with them harshly those Arab countries are behind what is going on but this time r ...
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This is how moslems behave they just want to control everyother religion can never live in peace with other religions this is why Isreal deals with them harshly those Arab countries are behind what is going on but this time round they will loss 100 percent
Blue Pen 4 months ago

There is always talk about how Ghana is peaceful and has religious tolerance. But the question is if the population dynamics had been different from what we have now, for instance, if it had been 40% Christians 55% muslims, 5 ...
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There is always talk about how Ghana is peaceful and has religious tolerance. But the question is if the population dynamics had been different from what we have now, for instance, if it had been 40% Christians 55% muslims, 5% others, would there is be religious tolerance and interfaith peace in Ghana?
Benjy 4 months ago

Certainly not.
At least what is happening in northern Nigeria is a clear example.

Certainly not.
At least what is happening in northern Nigeria is a clear example.
Blue Pen 4 months ago

It seems the Methodist Church has taken too long to react. They should have applied to join the suit loong time ago. But, better late than never. The Christian Council and the Bishops Conference's statement brought much clari ...
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It seems the Methodist Church has taken too long to react. They should have applied to join the suit loong time ago. But, better late than never. The Christian Council and the Bishops Conference's statement brought much clarity to the issue. That is, the Mission schools still belong to the Missions but the state is only assisting. The state has not taken over.
GNL 4 months ago

Please note that the Methodist Church is part of the Christian Council, so they were involved in the statement issued by the Council.
I agree with you that they should apply to join the lawsuit.

Please note that the Methodist Church is part of the Christian Council, so they were involved in the statement issued by the Council.
I agree with you that they should apply to join the lawsuit.
Rawlings started by giving them a holiday 4 months ago

Growing up in ghana moslems had no public holiday but Rawlings out of political mischief and to gain support from moslems gave the holiday and now hypocrite mahama is also considering giving the more national holidays u blame ...
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Growing up in ghana moslems had no public holiday but Rawlings out of political mischief and to gain support from moslems gave the holiday and now hypocrite mahama is also considering giving the more national holidays u blame Rawlings n subsequent leaders
Accra 4 months ago

Very true. A Christian president whose kids bear only Muslim names!? Ghanaian Christians beware of that man .

Very true. A Christian president whose kids bear only Muslim names!? Ghanaian Christians beware of that man .
Stoning themselves to death 4 months ago

Moslems gather money instead of building hospitals and schools they buy ticket fly to mecca and stone themselves to death what a tragedy meanwhile their relatives will be living in filth in the zongos

Moslems gather money instead of building hospitals and schools they buy ticket fly to mecca and stone themselves to death what a tragedy meanwhile their relatives will be living in filth in the zongos
Kwasi Addai 4 months ago

What do Muslim girls need in schools? After all they are forced to mary old men at a tender age. Their purpose in life is to marry and produce children. They are only children producing factories.

What do Muslim girls need in schools? After all they are forced to mary old men at a tender age. Their purpose in life is to marry and produce children. They are only children producing factories.
FRANKIE 4 months ago

This is precisely what happens when you spend all foreign aid and government largesse go build mosques and attend Hajj to look for a God/Allah that is supposed to be omniscient, ie everywhere. You can't go to a restaurant and ...
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This is precisely what happens when you spend all foreign aid and government largesse go build mosques and attend Hajj to look for a God/Allah that is supposed to be omniscient, ie everywhere. You can't go to a restaurant and ask the cook to change the menu. Neither can you rent a room and ask the landlord to change the rules in the house.
Nene Sackitey 4 months ago

When did Ghanaians become so timid to give into all these demands to change our set values that make us who we are from those who are unwilling to compromise themselves? There is no such thing as melting pot society. We lea ...
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When did Ghanaians become so timid to give into all these demands to change our set values that make us who we are from those who are unwilling to compromise themselves? There is no such thing as melting pot society. We learn to coexist mindful and respectful of each other’s values not to over run another. If Christianity borders you, enroll your ward in government assisted Muslim schools and practice your faith.
Seth 4 months ago

My question are that did the Wesley school refuse admission requirements for non christians?
If not why the court case here, the school is a mission institution all students my accept and fellow the rules of the school. I be ...
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My question are that did the Wesley school refuse admission requirements for non christians?
If not why the court case here, the school is a mission institution all students my accept and fellow the rules of the school. I believe that any of the mission institution had force any individuals to accept their doctrine. Whiles you can't insist to practice your religion in another Faith or it way of rules. Can any mosques allowed non Muslim to walk in with their footwear inside because you wear it inside your room or church building. Please they should give us break.
Nana 4 months ago

Haruna Iddrisu and NDC brought this suit to make Dr Mahamudu Bawumia unpopular. Bawumia an economist and someone who has spent many years in Canada & UK would never support this suit.

Haruna Iddrisu and NDC brought this suit to make Dr Mahamudu Bawumia unpopular. Bawumia an economist and someone who has spent many years in Canada & UK would never support this suit.
EMP 4 months ago

Question..if one's 'established framework" is incompatible with a provision of the National Constitution ,what is that position of the law? Does article 1(2) matter in this case? Pls I need some answers..

Question..if one's 'established framework" is incompatible with a provision of the National Constitution ,what is that position of the law? Does article 1(2) matter in this case? Pls I need some answers..
Obrempong Frimpong Emmanuel 4 months ago

What does article 1 (2) imply? There is freedom of association. If choose to join a group, you can't change their way of life. The mission schools are not violating article 1 (2). If Muslim were in majority as Christians in ...
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What does article 1 (2) imply? There is freedom of association. If choose to join a group, you can't change their way of life. The mission schools are not violating article 1 (2). If Muslim were in majority as Christians in Ghana, they would have used sharia law to govern in Ghana. Muslim should appreciate the highest tolerance the church has accorded them and should not push us further. We know how our money is use to finance Hajj board. How government sometimes subsidised Hajj attendees
Yaw 4 months ago

Applause

Applause
H. T. K. 4 months ago

@Obrempong, please schools are not associations or groups. They are institutions and within institutions we find associations or groups. For example, in an institution you may find Catholics, Anglicans, Muslims, Science club, ...
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@Obrempong, please schools are not associations or groups. They are institutions and within institutions we find associations or groups. For example, in an institution you may find Catholics, Anglicans, Muslims, Science club, Mathematics club etc, which I can choose to belong to or otherwise. And all of them are in that institution for a common objective (e.g in a school for academic purposes).
A 4 months ago

If Christians can cooperate and understand Islamic principles why can't it be the otherwise.? Are they being pushed by some elements outside the boundaries of Ghana to undermine our peaceful coexistence?

If Christians can cooperate and understand Islamic principles why can't it be the otherwise.? Are they being pushed by some elements outside the boundaries of Ghana to undermine our peaceful coexistence?
Nene Sackitey 4 months ago

What was the foundation of the Christian school that government came to assist? An association of a sect of religious people known as Christian (Methodist practice) RIFHT? This whole thing is abuse of the Ghanaian’s toler ...
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What was the foundation of the Christian school that government came to assist? An association of a sect of religious people known as Christian (Methodist practice) RIFHT? This whole thing is abuse of the Ghanaian’s tolerance which is being tested by agents of external radicals to create destabilization to exploit. Unfortunately some people think this is the chance to be recognized and they are making waves selfishly for their radical masters. No gratitude for using Christian majority tax payers money to support the hajj for the sake of brotherhood.
Benjy 4 months ago

If you choose to go to Rome, you do what the Romans do not what you have brought from somewhere.
The man who sued Wesley Girls' should bow down his head in shame. His daughter is minor and under the control of the school aut ...
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If you choose to go to Rome, you do what the Romans do not what you have brought from somewhere.
The man who sued Wesley Girls' should bow down his head in shame. His daughter is minor and under the control of the school authorities. If he thinks his daughter is too big to be under that authority, what stops him from sending her to school where he will be comfortable with?

Wesley Girls is for Methodist and so shall it be till thy kingdom come. Next time if muslim students are denied admission into the school, no one should blame the authorities but that hollow minded parent who thinks everything should be islamised for him and his family.
Kwame Amoah 4 months ago

It serves the Methodist Church right. The church should stop the stealing of people's land. Just give them a parcel of land on temporal basis Methodist church will turn around to claim the land as their property. The church i ...
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It serves the Methodist Church right. The church should stop the stealing of people's land. Just give them a parcel of land on temporal basis Methodist church will turn around to claim the land as their property. The church is going through a lot of litigation in the western region about stolen lands. Karma will always get to the church
Concerned Citizen 4 months ago

Mr. Amoah what has your article or contribution got to do with the subject matter under discussion. Don't be naive, you have no idea what these people are aiming at - do you remember the story of the donkey and the owner at t ...
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Mr. Amoah what has your article or contribution got to do with the subject matter under discussion. Don't be naive, you have no idea what these people are aiming at - do you remember the story of the donkey and the owner at the desert???
The missionary schools will resist their diabolical plan.
Abdul-Aziz 4 months ago

I thought you would have said you will use the constitution to stop their diabolical agenda. Speak sense a bit.

I thought you would have said you will use the constitution to stop their diabolical agenda. Speak sense a bit.
Benjy 4 months ago

I think he has spoken sense except that your low IQ makes it difficult for you to understand him.
Resisting does not only mean standing in the way of someone or something irrationally. The use of the legal process which is ...
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I think he has spoken sense except that your low IQ makes it difficult for you to understand him.
Resisting does not only mean standing in the way of someone or something irrationally. The use of the legal process which is certainly led by the application of the Constitution is also a form of resistance.
He does not need to mention the constitution to explain what resistance is.

Be rational for once.
Kwame Amoah 4 months ago

Methodist foo y3 aweefooo

Methodist foo y3 aweefooo
Yaw 4 months ago

Look at somebody.

Look at somebody.
Joko 4 months ago

@kwame Amoah are OK???

@kwame Amoah are OK???
Joko 4 months ago

@kwame Amoah are you OK?

@kwame Amoah are you OK?
Efo 4 months ago

What country being governed by NDC. It is becoming too many baseless and useless manipulation of this NDC activist hiding behind power to do what they want. One day silent rule and it is not far off.

What country being governed by NDC. It is becoming too many baseless and useless manipulation of this NDC activist hiding behind power to do what they want. One day silent rule and it is not far off.
Obrempong Frimpong Emmanuel 4 months ago

The Church in Ghana can Never Be Taken For Granted!
The constitution of 1992 guarantee freedom of worship and association. The Methodist educational institutions are a form of association. No one is coerced to join! You ca ...
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The Church in Ghana can Never Be Taken For Granted!
The constitution of 1992 guarantee freedom of worship and association. The Methodist educational institutions are a form of association. No one is coerced to join! You can't freely join an established faith based group and later turn to oppose their system of operation. If the kitchen becomes too hot for you after you voluntarily went there, you simply walk out! You don't demand the fire be quenched so you can stay.
The presence of Muslims students in our religious institutions is even threat to our children's faith and yet we are silent. Muslims form less tha10% of Ghanas population. They cannot dictate for us! Let the minister of education hear this, he can never and would never be allowed to impose his Islamic faith on our schools.
We know what Muslims do in nations where they are in a majority! The church has kept quiet for far long, but same will not be repeated this time! We are watching closely, Muslims should not provoke the church! They argue blindly that governments sponsor the church with their tax. I ask them who sponsor Hajj board? A totally religious body. Yet governments of Ghana sponsor Hajj board with our tax for only Muslims. When government sponsor mission schools all Ghanaians including Muslims benefits. I call on the Christian Council, the Catholic conference, the pentecostal Council of Ghana and all Christians to rise and defend our cherished FAITH
Helen 4 months ago

The truth is that if the supreme court rules in favour of the litigant, I will also ask the supreme court to rule that, ANYBODY can become a Headteacher of Mission Schools as it is discriminatory under the same construction f ...
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The truth is that if the supreme court rules in favour of the litigant, I will also ask the supreme court to rule that, ANYBODY can become a Headteacher of Mission Schools as it is discriminatory under the same construction for only members of the Church to head such Schools. And Moslems will head Wesley Girls High School.
Tuuuba 4 months ago

@ Helen. Heads don't come to head schools by force. If they say for example The Boys Brigade man has failed a competitive interview, is he going to throw the Boys Brigade band on their faces?

@ Helen. Heads don't come to head schools by force. If they say for example The Boys Brigade man has failed a competitive interview, is he going to throw the Boys Brigade band on their faces?
Totoo 4 months ago

@ Tuuba Twe Ba. No matter how many noises you make, the school is the church

@ Tuuba Twe Ba. No matter how many noises you make, the school is the church
Kwaku 4 months ago

@ Helen calm down we know their motives. They are scheming to control Sub Sahara Africa, which is predominantly Christian. President John Mahama did not exercise good judgment in giving them 2 Days holidays. They are now dem ...
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@ Helen calm down we know their motives. They are scheming to control Sub Sahara Africa, which is predominantly Christian. President John Mahama did not exercise good judgment in giving them 2 Days holidays. They are now demanding what's not due them.
Abdul-Aziz 4 months ago

There's a transformer within your vacinity. Kindly go and hang on it if you are pained.

There's a transformer within your vacinity. Kindly go and hang on it if you are pained.
G 4 months ago

Pls call me 0556692107

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Sappey Agboh 4 months ago

Am I missing something here? Where in the suit was the Methodist Church of Ghana mentioned as a party? If the church wasn't specifically mentioned in the suit, what locus do they have in responding? Wesley Girls SHS had been ...
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Am I missing something here? Where in the suit was the Methodist Church of Ghana mentioned as a party? If the church wasn't specifically mentioned in the suit, what locus do they have in responding? Wesley Girls SHS had been served and it's the school that the Supreme Court has asked to respond. Unless I am wrong.
Totoo 4 months ago

@ Agbor. No matter how many noises you make, the school is the church
reply

@ Agbor. No matter how many noises you make, the school is the church
reply
Concerned Citizen 4 months ago

Mr. Agboh the school did not establish itself, but it was some body who established the school period.

Mr. Agboh the school did not establish itself, but it was some body who established the school period.
Sycamore 4 months ago

You're stupid so you wouldn't know that you're severally wrong

You're stupid so you wouldn't know that you're severally wrong
GOLDEN 4 months ago

GHANA IS A PEACEFUL CHRISTAN COUNTRY,AND IT SHOULD STAY LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SEPERATE SCHOOLS FOR CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS,WHO ARE THOSE DEVILS TRYING TO DICTATE TO GHANAIANS TO CHANGE THIS???????????????
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GHANA IS A PEACEFUL CHRISTAN COUNTRY,AND IT SHOULD STAY LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SEPERATE SCHOOLS FOR CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS,WHO ARE THOSE DEVILS TRYING TO DICTATE TO GHANAIANS TO CHANGE THIS???????????????
MUSLIMS WHO CANNOT ABIDE WITH THE RULES SHOULD LEAVE GHANA ASAP,PERIOD!!!
Sycamore 4 months ago

It is only in a stupid country that school children dictates to school authorities as to how they should be schooled. You cannot go to Rome and tell the Romans how to live. Several nations that have tolerated these terrorists ...
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It is only in a stupid country that school children dictates to school authorities as to how they should be schooled. You cannot go to Rome and tell the Romans how to live. Several nations that have tolerated these terrorists parading themselves as Muslims are now greatly regretting. You entertain these backwards people at your own peril. And as for the education minister Haruna Iddrisu the least said about him the better.
OSAFO KANTANKA 4 months ago

I don’t really get it. These Muslims should just Shut up and stop moaning. Let them Bloody Build their own Schools if they don’t like the Christian religion. Building Mosques without schools is a bit silly for my thinki ...
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I don’t really get it. These Muslims should just Shut up and stop moaning. Let them Bloody Build their own Schools if they don’t like the Christian religion. Building Mosques without schools is a bit silly for my thinking. A really serious religious sect should be able to build their own religious schools.
Peter k 4 months ago

, please take the school from government and manage it, let the people who think they are discriminating against them go to wherever they want to go.

, please take the school from government and manage it, let the people who think they are discriminating against them go to wherever they want to go.
Musah 4 months ago

Tg they will not with schools laid down rules sack them.

Tg they will not with schools laid down rules sack them.
NYANSABA 4 months ago

I WATCHED THE SHOW OF EKUONABA WITH A CLERGY MUSLEM AND A PASTOR AND THE WAY THAT MUSLEM MAN WAS DEBATING I ASKED MYSELF DIDNT THEY SAY ISLAMIC MEANS PEACE....CAN SOMEONE DECRIBE WHAT PEACE LOOKS LI-KE,MOUSLEMS PLEASE RE-VALU ...
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I WATCHED THE SHOW OF EKUONABA WITH A CLERGY MUSLEM AND A PASTOR AND THE WAY THAT MUSLEM MAN WAS DEBATING I ASKED MYSELF DIDNT THEY SAY ISLAMIC MEANS PEACE....CAN SOMEONE DECRIBE WHAT PEACE LOOKS LI-KE,MOUSLEMS PLEASE RE-VALUATE WHAT PEACE IS.
Ina 4 months ago

Really. The Methodist Church is not discriminatory in their schools?
Good to know

Really. The Methodist Church is not discriminatory in their schools?
Good to know
Kwame Nkrumah 4 months ago

Let the children pray in their faith and own language. Methodism is universal. Be a Methodist not an unmethodist

Let the children pray in their faith and own language. Methodism is universal. Be a Methodist not an unmethodist
Navapio 4 months ago

The minister should be sacked now

The minister should be sacked now
Bawumia Afghanistan 4 months ago

Your father should be sacked. Idiot.

Your father should be sacked. Idiot.
Kofi I 4 months ago

Why have you resorted to insults, I’ve read three contributors to this debate and all the do is to write insults. Why are Muslims so violent and radical even in this twenty first century

Why have you resorted to insults, I’ve read three contributors to this debate and all the do is to write insults. Why are Muslims so violent and radical even in this twenty first century
Kenneth 4 months ago

If its true then there will be no case in court.just allow muslims or others who aint christians or believe in the beliefs of the methodist church to practice what they believe in.

If its true then there will be no case in court.just allow muslims or others who aint christians or believe in the beliefs of the methodist church to practice what they believe in.
Yawa 4 months ago

Our Saviour Jesus Christ said, he will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. We are ready to take the mission schools from the government to sponsor it even if ot means donating our properties to ...
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Our Saviour Jesus Christ said, he will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. We are ready to take the mission schools from the government to sponsor it even if ot means donating our properties to advance the gospel. The Moslems should take their children their Islamic schools
William kofi 4 months ago

We are going to pig farming in all the Ahamadia SHSs

We are going to pig farming in all the Ahamadia SHSs
Nana 4 months ago

Make it a private SHS and get these Inutile people from your noble school.

Make it a private SHS and get these Inutile people from your noble school.
Thomas 4 months ago

It's time for the mission schools to show government the exit and take full control of their schools. This has never been an issue up until now. Muslims have attended these schools since their inception and have not had issue ...
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It's time for the mission schools to show government the exit and take full control of their schools. This has never been an issue up until now. Muslims have attended these schools since their inception and have not had issues. No one student is bigger that the institution.
An3lka 4 months ago

Sack all those stupid muslims from your school. You have money to go to saudi arabia and stone one idiot called allah. Use that money to build schools and develop ur stinking communities. Animals

Sack all those stupid muslims from your school. You have money to go to saudi arabia and stone one idiot called allah. Use that money to build schools and develop ur stinking communities. Animals
Sack them immediately 4 months ago

I agree bro, the head master must dismiss any student with Islamic names and block same who seeks admission to the school in future. The insolence of these barbaric cult religion. Do those stupid churlish looking rats think t ...
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I agree bro, the head master must dismiss any student with Islamic names and block same who seeks admission to the school in future. The insolence of these barbaric cult religion. Do those stupid churlish looking rats think they change the school rules or bigger than the school rules code and ethics. Nobody told them to apply for Christian school whilst they can go practice whatever evil worship in their Islamic schools. these idiotic fools you know you don't go to an institution to change their laws you either abide or quit silently
ALLOW MISSION SCHOOLS TO DO THEIR WORK 4 months ago

There is no way they can win the case at supreme court. Even if it slightly turn in their favour, the missions schools will harden its stands OR better still mission schools will go private and force government to also stop f ...
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There is no way they can win the case at supreme court. Even if it slightly turn in their favour, the missions schools will harden its stands OR better still mission schools will go private and force government to also stop financing Hajj. At the end who suffers. Ghanaians judge.....
123 4 months ago

Some people are of the view that John Mahama is the one urging the Moslems on. I can't confirm though.

Some people are of the view that John Mahama is the one urging the Moslems on. I can't confirm though.
Kofi 4 months ago

If other so-called faith cannot adhere to and cooperate with school authorities, they must blame themselves.

If other so-called faith cannot adhere to and cooperate with school authorities, they must blame themselves.
MUMU FOOT SOLDIERS 4 months ago

I wonder these Moslems want to claim anywhere they go, and they don't allowed others to do something they does, why? How many Christians are in Islamic schools? Are they going to allowed Christians to practise their religion ...
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I wonder these Moslems want to claim anywhere they go, and they don't allowed others to do something they does, why? How many Christians are in Islamic schools? Are they going to allowed Christians to practise their religion in Islamic schools? They are doing same things in Europe and anywhere they go. The schools should stands on their grounds
Hmm 4 months ago

They created their god, religion, red crescent, etc etc. Can they be assisted to create their own schools if they can't do it all by themselves? For the sake of peace.

They created their god, religion, red crescent, etc etc. Can they be assisted to create their own schools if they can't do it all by themselves? For the sake of peace.
G 4 months ago

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Louis 4 months ago

Well said, Methodist Church. If you go to Rome, do what the Romans do. If you are a Muslim and you choose to attend a mission school, it is as simple as following the school code of conduct. You can not go to a mission school ...
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Well said, Methodist Church. If you go to Rome, do what the Romans do. If you are a Muslim and you choose to attend a mission school, it is as simple as following the school code of conduct. You can not go to a mission school where the students are even girls and insist on wearing your hijab. That is not the training exercised there. In the same vein, you can not attend a Muslim school as a Christian and refuse to wear the hijab. You will look different. What is it wrong with that lawyer who took the case to court? Why won't he tell his people the truth instead of keeping all of us on edge. If I enter a mosque, I am under obligation to remove my footwear, and if I don't, it's haram. On the other hand, if you enter a church with your hijab, strange eyes will stare at you,
and people will begin to wander whether you haven't missed your way to the mosque. However, the mission schools are very accommodating. They allow these few students who are Muslims to pray, dine, sleep and learn together with their fellow Christians. What else is this lawyer looking for? Your faith is not founded on Jesus Christ but the Methodists have their faith grounded on Jesus Christ. You suddenly found yourself among eagles. What would you do? Will you attack them? Just be like one of them and learn the way they fly so you could also fly and stop this kind of nonsense.
ABREWA 4 months ago

Well said Prof. These few Muslim extremists are just religious hypocrites .
How come Dr. Bawumiah was in a Methodist school, was a Boy Brigade but still maintains his Islamic identity?
Ibn Chambas was in a Catholic schoo ...
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Well said Prof. These few Muslim extremists are just religious hypocrites .
How come Dr. Bawumiah was in a Methodist school, was a Boy Brigade but still maintains his Islamic identity?
Ibn Chambas was in a Catholic school, was even given a Christian name but reverted to his own Muslim name after school.
Even Presbyterians , Methodists and other Christian faiths who attend Catholic Schools are made to learn and practice Catholicism and Vice versa.
So this is no news.
A lot of Muslims go to church., listen to Christian sermons , sing gospels and even go for prayers secretly.
So please stop pretending and let the Christian community help you.
A Salaam Alekum.
Steve 4 months ago

Just don't accept any religion that will give you headaches. Very simple
.

Just don't accept any religion that will give you headaches. Very simple
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God is love 4 months ago

My fellow christians-these hatred U r spewing are U doing it to please God or Ur personal ego, entitlements.
White man came to build their schools mostly using national resources - and government has supported these schools ...
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My fellow christians-these hatred U r spewing are U doing it to please God or Ur personal ego, entitlements.
White man came to build their schools mostly using national resources - and government has supported these schools and in most cases added more infrastructure than the original (GETFUND- etc) from 1960's today U want to deny Ur fellow Ghanaian -tax payer access to such facilities-which is being fully run by government funds..
Lots of Christian fanatics and ignoramus., it is appalling
Amoo 4 months ago

Stupid comment.

Stupid comment.
Buglisongo 4 months ago

They simply go to their muslim schools. Nonsense

They simply go to their muslim schools. Nonsense
Sul 4 months ago

YOU ARE MAKING SENSE THAN THOSE STUPID CATHOLICS AND CHRISTIAN WHATEVER. I THINK THEY ARE THE PROBLEM IN OUR SOCIETY

YOU ARE MAKING SENSE THAN THOSE STUPID CATHOLICS AND CHRISTIAN WHATEVER. I THINK THEY ARE THE PROBLEM IN OUR SOCIETY
Maame 4 months ago

Its about time the churches come together and take back the schools from the state and manage them. They can do it. Afterall they have universities and they are able to pay their lecturers (metjodist university, pentecost uni ...
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Its about time the churches come together and take back the schools from the state and manage them. They can do it. Afterall they have universities and they are able to pay their lecturers (metjodist university, pentecost university, valley view etc). A fraction of the tithes and offering and freewill donation of church members can be allocated to support this cause. Parents whose wards gain admission into the missionary SHS must pay fees or the govt can fulfill its free shs obligation by paying the fees to the school directly or give a rebate to parents after they have paid for their wards who gain admission.
Maame 4 months ago

Personally, I believe this is not the time the mission schools should dilute their ethos, no! Not when indiscipline is at its lowest and our children can send guns and knives and other weapons to campus to cause harm. The cas ...
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Personally, I believe this is not the time the mission schools should dilute their ethos, no! Not when indiscipline is at its lowest and our children can send guns and knives and other weapons to campus to cause harm. The case of Orielly student stabbed to death and other gun firing incidents in our schools are a few example. Whatever these mission schools can do to instill discipline into our children is what we should all be discussing and nothe practice of faith or wearing of hijabs.
Ablorh 4 months ago

There's a simple way out, that's if is the mission schools are strong enough to reject government funds, but as long as the tax payers funds are channeled to the schools, thier independence are compromised, it simple as tha ...
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There's a simple way out, that's if is the mission schools are strong enough to reject government funds, but as long as the tax payers funds are channeled to the schools, thier independence are compromised, it simple as that ,
Abrefa 4 months ago

Ablorh, it is the government that is not allowing the mission schools to reject tax payers money. If the government is bold enough to say that starting from the 2026/2027 academic year, mission schools would have to raise the ...
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Ablorh, it is the government that is not allowing the mission schools to reject tax payers money. If the government is bold enough to say that starting from the 2026/2027 academic year, mission schools would have to raise their own funding to run the schools, including paying salaries, the churches can do that. But the government is too afraid because once that happens government officials cannot get protocol admissions. Already, there are private Christian high schools like Christian High, Christian Vine, Hope College etc. They don't receive any support from government, but they're doing well.
Eben 4 months ago

The Muslims shd start building schools and stop spending money on mosques competition. I learnt Ibrahim Toure told the Saudi government that they need schools not mosques wen they decided to build 200 modern mosques for Burki ...
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The Muslims shd start building schools and stop spending money on mosques competition. I learnt Ibrahim Toure told the Saudi government that they need schools not mosques wen they decided to build 200 modern mosques for Burkina Faso after Toure took over. I was told by a Muslim friend that wen you build a mosque then you have special blessings from Almighty Allah in the Quran.
Amoo 4 months ago

You can go and practice6 that foolish sharia laws anywhere but not in Ghana here

You can go and practice6 that foolish sharia laws anywhere but not in Ghana here
Addom Ye 4 months ago

Let's watch this Islamic lawyer very carefully before he starts radicalizing Muslim youth. That's how they start. They'll go through the court system to camouflage people. Then when the courts rule against them, then they'll ...
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Let's watch this Islamic lawyer very carefully before he starts radicalizing Muslim youth. That's how they start. They'll go through the court system to camouflage people. Then when the courts rule against them, then they'll start radicalizing the Muslim youth on the grounds of discrimination. Let's keep eyes on this young lawyer. He may even already been radicalize.
Mk 4 months ago

These leaders who have gone for aids from
These Arab countries should return it. Also those who are taking money from those Islamic countries to build mosque should use those aid mosque moneys to build roads for Ghana, hosp ...
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These leaders who have gone for aids from
These Arab countries should return it. Also those who are taking money from those Islamic countries to build mosque should use those aid mosque moneys to build roads for Ghana, hospitals and better schools than Wesley Girls so that their envy for Wesley Girls will erase forever. They can’t use their aids money to build mosque all round Ghana with an agender and turn around to use force to hijack a hard earned mission school. Africans are a sad race. People who can allow a race that hate them, discriminate them to Controle them to destroy their country. Look at what is happening in Sudan, recently in Algeria, our own neighbor Nigeria and countless examples on and on and you still are entertaining all this borrowed religion. God save us. Methodist bishops, Christian council and others should stand firm. Many of us are behind them. This nonsense cannot be tolerated in Ghana. If it does not fit, either send back the aid money or tell them to go to hell as Burkina faso did.
Addom Ye 4 months ago

DO MUSLIM WOMEN WEAR THE HIJAB VOLUNTARILY? NO!!! IT'S FORCED ON THEM. HOW CAN YOU BE ASKING THE COURTS TO ENFORCE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WHEN THE VERY FREEDOM YOU'RE DEMANDING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CHOICE BETWEEN WEARING A HIJAB ...
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DO MUSLIM WOMEN WEAR THE HIJAB VOLUNTARILY? NO!!! IT'S FORCED ON THEM. HOW CAN YOU BE ASKING THE COURTS TO ENFORCE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WHEN THE VERY FREEDOM YOU'RE DEMANDING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CHOICE BETWEEN WEARING A HIJAB OR NOT.
Seaman Jane&finch canda 4 months ago

These stupid foolish idiot Muslims can go themselves where ever they go they want to impose their religion on people. Are Christians doing same to them.Can a Christian go to Saudi Arabia and do this in their schools.Ghana i ...
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These stupid foolish idiot Muslims can go themselves where ever they go they want to impose their religion on people. Are Christians doing same to them.Can a Christian go to Saudi Arabia and do this in their schools.Ghana is a fully Christian nation and Christians will never allow this kind of stupidity to happen. Muslims fools. Period.
Time clear this up...Dr Joojo deHeer 4 months ago

Mission schools were founded on certain specific Christian values, mandate and goals with the institutions' own resources. Government later came in to ASSIST and not take over. The reason why they are Govet Assisted Secondary ...
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Mission schools were founded on certain specific Christian values, mandate and goals with the institutions' own resources. Government later came in to ASSIST and not take over. The reason why they are Govet Assisted Secondary Schools speaks to its nature. They are not owned by the state. They are semi autonomous and indeed exist without any government support as other private schools. Non Christians are at liberty to attend other wholly state owned schools where such constraints dont exist. Such denominations have also the right to exercise their freedom of religion within their invested institutions.
Buidam 4 months ago

Why do you want to go for training at your terms? Go to the military with your own rules and see.

Why do you want to go for training at your terms? Go to the military with your own rules and see.
Thou shall not bear false witness against thou neighbour 4 months ago

Dear Presiding Bishop and Chairman of the Wesley Girls' High School Board,

I would have greeted you with the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah (Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh), but since you never believed ...
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Dear Presiding Bishop and Chairman of the Wesley Girls' High School Board,

I would have greeted you with the peace, mercy and blessings of Allah (Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh), but since you never believed in my basic right to freedom of worship, let us just get on with why I am writing this open letter to you today.

For a leader of the board which oversees the school with a motto that says "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong, Follow the King", I find it rather unfortunate and disappointing that you had to actually deny allegations of discrimination against Muslim girls in Wesley Girls' High School. It appears the "Speak True" in your motto is only a joke. From my understanding of "Follow the King", the King in question is Jesus Christ. Would he have orchestrated, supported and condoned the oppression of teenage girls for the mere reason that they were of a different faith?

As an alumna and a Muslim woman myself, I am actually impressed by your attempt to throw dust in the eyes of the general public through your communiqué. In fact, I may have been swayed if only the discrimination in question, which you vehemently deny, was not my lived experience.

What actually triggered this write-up is your claim in the 7th paragraph of your press release that "We recognise and respect the constitutional right of every student to practise her faith or non-faith within the framework of WGHS traditions. However, to create a parallel system where some students of different faith groups eat, sleep, wake, study and live separately would inevitably lead to segregation and undermine the cohesion and collective traditions of the school".

Sir, it seems to me that your only problem is the "students of different faiths" because we all know that WGHS has made and continues to make concessions for different groups of girls to eat, sleep, wake and study separately.

Sir, as the board chairman, I would be very surprised if you claim to not know about the crafted exceptions to your most-cherished parallel system through the granting of special privileges to the following groups of girls. In case you are not aware of these special accommodations, let me list a few that immediately come to mind below:

1. It is no secret that whenever there are preparations towards the inter-colleges and super zonals athletics competitions, WGHS sports girls are allowed to abandon their cleaning duties and prioritize their training sessions. These girls aren't only allowed to be on special tables in the dining hall, but they are also given more nutritious meals and are allowed to wake up earlier than the rest of the school. They even sometimes had their meals reserved for them to eat at a different times than the regular dining hall times.

2. Members of the NSMQ team, popularly referred to as "Brilla Girls", are known to be on special tables (eating special food, of course). In a school where electronic devices are banned, Brilla girls are allowed to have and use laptops these days.

3. While preparing for WGHS' annual speech day celebrations, girls in the cadet are allowed to eat supper at a later time than the rest of the school. Their meals are literally reserved for them! This is something that can be easily replicated for fasting Muslim girls.

With the exception of maybe the Brilla girls, all other groups mentioned above outnumber the school's total population of Muslim girls. So, why has this been made to seem like an insurmountable task?

4. The final group I would like to bring up had the special privilege of worshipping separately. Sir, I am reminding you of the Anglicans and Catholics who were graciously given the honour of organised mass on Sunday mornings. Since the compulsory Wesleyan church service on Sundays in WGHS were almost always held in the evenings, students who professed Catholicism and Anglicanism were allowed to join the morning mass with priests from their churches, who came to the campus to worship with them.

I am reliably informed that those masses ceased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are yet to make a comeback, so I guess we can pretend you forgot about this.

It would have been more credible if you had stuck to your unyielding stance about not allowing Muslims the opportunity to pray in non-disruptive ways (like on our beds and in small corners of our dorms) in your press release, instead of wasting our time with your half-baked story of "recognising and respecting the constitutional right of every student to practice her faith".

WGHS has always done well with managing special situations like those mentioned above. The Ramadan fast lasts for only thirty (30) days, similar to the preparation period for the annual inter-colleges competitions. Sir, you know and I (as well as all other Muslim students -present and past ) know that it is not that WGHS cannot put in place some minor accommodations for Muslims. The undeniable truth is that our beloved school just refuses to do it because Islam is where it draws the line.

You are free to believe what you want to believe about how you respect the Constitution of Ghana as it pertains to the rights guaranteed for Muslim students, but kindly abstain from making claims that we all know are outright mistruths.

I humbly plead with you to follow the motto of the school, which admonishes us to "Live Pure, Speak True, Right Wrong and Follow the King".

Shalom!

Fawziyya Suleman
Class of 2011.
TRUTH BE TOLD 4 months ago

YOUR LONG THESIS IS HOLLOW AND SMELLS OF JIHADIST INTENDS.
YOU ARE SO CRUEL TO WANT TO SEND YOUR MUSLIM CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TO GO AND OBSERVE RAMADAN.(FAST) IS THE SCHOOL A PLACE FOR YOUR STUPID RELIGIOUS PRACTICES???? WHY AR ...
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YOUR LONG THESIS IS HOLLOW AND SMELLS OF JIHADIST INTENDS.
YOU ARE SO CRUEL TO WANT TO SEND YOUR MUSLIM CHILDREN TO SCHOOL TO GO AND OBSERVE RAMADAN.(FAST) IS THE SCHOOL A PLACE FOR YOUR STUPID RELIGIOUS PRACTICES???? WHY ARE YOU MUSLIMS ALWAYS SO DIFFICULT IN UNDERSTANDING SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS??? ANYWAYS I DON'T BLAME YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOUR RELIGION ITSELF IS BASED ON VIOLENCE AND HAS PRODUCED VIOLENCE FOLLOWERS LIKE YOU. WHAT GOOD VAN ONE EXPECT FROM DESCENDANTS OF ISHMAIL, EXCEPT VIOLENCE. TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO YOUR MUSLIMS SCHOOLS AND STOP DISTURBING PUBLIC PEACE.
Trump 4 months ago

There are islamic schools in Ghana where they can practice teachings of their faith why don't they go there instead of going to Christians schools to cause confusion.

There are islamic schools in Ghana where they can practice teachings of their faith why don't they go there instead of going to Christians schools to cause confusion.
Nyamekeh 4 months ago

The minister of education is a hypocrite, when the girls hair cut issue came to the media, He said we would allow it happen in the school because the school has rules. But when this issue came he said school has no right ...
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The minister of education is a hypocrite, when the girls hair cut issue came to the media, He said we would allow it happen in the school because the school has rules. But when this issue came he said school has no right. My question is, is it because he is a Muslim? The so called Christian don't read the Bible and the understanding of the Holy Spirit. According to the Bible teachings a woman should not cut her hair, because the hair is her glory. (1 corinthians 11:1-15) and it also said a woman should not put on dress like a man and man also not like a woman. (Deuteronomy 22:5). Now what do we see in the so called Christian Churches? I have always asked this question, at what time do we see someone is Man or woman? Is it at birth? If so from that time that woman should not cut hair or put no anything like a man. The Same as a man. If I am Judge, my Judgment will be if you are Muslim or Christian and you want to go to missionary schools or Muslim schools then you have to be a day student so that you can practice your faith. I rest my case...
GPS 4 months ago

What about government schools, and our universities? There are many religions in Ghana and the world. For me as a Rastafarian, Jehovah Witnesses will never accept me in their schools. Moslems should go to government schools. ...
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What about government schools, and our universities? There are many religions in Ghana and the world. For me as a Rastafarian, Jehovah Witnesses will never accept me in their schools. Moslems should go to government schools. Even government schools, have some restrictions too. Ghana has many international schools how does it work? Go the same way. Too many religions with too many confusions
Kwabena 4 months ago

We are behind you father don't be afraid the Lord will be with you as we pray for you no evil orchestrated against you shall stand those who preaches equity must cone with clean hands and the one who is calling for the so cal ...
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We are behind you father don't be afraid the Lord will be with you as we pray for you no evil orchestrated against you shall stand those who preaches equity must cone with clean hands and the one who is calling for the so called equity his name alone betrays him
Kilogram 4 months ago

How much did the mission paid for the land.
The stool is an extension of traditional worship.
These missions n Arabs can't do this to our own African.
They should carry the school and leave the land if they want to extend ...
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How much did the mission paid for the land.
The stool is an extension of traditional worship.
These missions n Arabs can't do this to our own African.
They should carry the school and leave the land if they want to extend the conversation.
We worship in mosques and churches yet the intolerance, corruption etc is high.
Who is fooling who.
Abrefa 4 months ago

Wesley Girls, Mfantsipim, Adisadel, Augustines, Holy Child, Aggrey Memorial, Presec, Aburi Girls, St. Mary's, Prempeh, Opoku Ware, St. Louis, St. Roses, St. Peters, name them. These are among the top high schools in Ghana. An ...
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Wesley Girls, Mfantsipim, Adisadel, Augustines, Holy Child, Aggrey Memorial, Presec, Aburi Girls, St. Mary's, Prempeh, Opoku Ware, St. Louis, St. Roses, St. Peters, name them. These are among the top high schools in Ghana. And guess what? These are all schools established by churches. Which are the top Islamic high schools in Ghana, apart from the original T I Amhadyia? The churches have built their schools, Nkrumah decided to support them by paying the teachers. The government should stop any support they give to these schools. These schools will more than survive. The islamization of Christian schools nonsense MUST END.
Alhaji Moro 4 months ago

This Aruna Idrisu must be told of the serious division he wants to bring between Christians and muslims. We know it is a promise he made to muslims but that cannot work. How many Christians attend your Muslim schools? None be ...
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This Aruna Idrisu must be told of the serious division he wants to bring between Christians and muslims. We know it is a promise he made to muslims but that cannot work. How many Christians attend your Muslim schools? None because of the quality of the discriminative behavior of muslims . If he wants , he should take all his muslims to muslims schools and see how useless they will become.
Mt Everest 4 months ago

What sort of confusion mongering is this. This does not make sense at all unless this issue is a calculated attempt to create confusion in our peaceful country. Why would you go to a mission school and dictate to the school t ...
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What sort of confusion mongering is this. This does not make sense at all unless this issue is a calculated attempt to create confusion in our peaceful country. Why would you go to a mission school and dictate to the school to do what you like. This is unacceptable and anyone funning that is just a confusion peddler.
Dr who 4 months ago

The plaintiff, Shafic Osman's evidence undermines the Christian faith accepting his evidence as valid will abolished faith schools of any religion. His sole motives is to saw a division between his own faith and that of th ...
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The plaintiff, Shafic Osman's evidence undermines the Christian faith accepting his evidence as valid will abolished faith schools of any religion. His sole motives is to saw a division between his own faith and that of the school. He should know how to obey rules of any organisation including the rules of the bar
Yaa 3 months ago

Be it Muslim or Methodist, they are both foreign. Let’s respect our culture and traditions and go back to our African Traditional Religion which the Europeans came to condemn and destroy!! Sakora!!!!!!!.

Be it Muslim or Methodist, they are both foreign. Let’s respect our culture and traditions and go back to our African Traditional Religion which the Europeans came to condemn and destroy!! Sakora!!!!!!!.

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