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Let's respect the freedom of conscience.
All the so call mission schools are funded by our tax. They are public schools.
Majority of Ghanaian tax payers are non Muslim.
But are they really public schools?That is what the GES needs to well defined. If there are public school then the mission should not have any role which means that there would be no morning devotion or Sunday church service. ...
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Nobody will stop Sunday Church service in any school,the government can go to hell with that nonsense,the schools have been like that before all the officials were born and was like that when they went to school without anybo ...
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I salute u Corney. Can u imagine what would happenned if Traditional faith followers also demanded their wards be made rasta hair, and should also be exempted from morning devotions. THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN THERE SINCE COLONIAL ...
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Keep dreaming
Let's be careful with these people fighting missionary schools. The church should resist any form of dictataship from them. The christian community should understand that Muslims are testing the waters. The little chance they ...
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You're just a dumb IDIOT, is Ghana in Europe. We are talking about issue in Ghana what doesn't have deal with Europe.
You talk of religious rights of Christians whilst your schools are abusing others rights? What are you talking about?
Shame on you.
I AM IN TOTAL SUPPORT OF THE BISHOPS' STAND. THEY SHOULD NOT ALLOW EVEN ANY FORM OF DRESSING DEPICTING ONE'S RELIGIOUS INCLINATION. AND HENCEFORTH THEY SHOULD CLOSE THEIR DOORS TO NON-CHRISTIAN STUDENTS.
This is our schools and this are our laws and those who do not obey our laws should leave our school.We can not be given offering and tiths for our churches to build schools and you come and tell us how to run it???????????
A BIG THANK YOU, MASTER.
Good example,this made you to be more tolerant to other faiths and i expect muslims do same....nothing changes a child to integrate in a school activities....
I perfectly agree with you. You wrote very short comment but powerful. At the time somebody was paying tithe and given offering in the church to build schools, somebody was using his/her money to chew cola, now this very pers ...
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Are you people serious, These schools are funded by tax payers. If you think because its a mission school so everybody needs to worship and engage in your believe then tax money should not go to those schools. You people are ...
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Funded by tax payers you said? then there shouldn't be school fees. The government takes fees with the right hand then give it back to the schools with the left hand. You go to most of the schools and it is PTA which is there ...
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Are u serious,which schools are u talking?
If it's that simple, why wont muslims build schools for the kids and attract government funding and teach them whatever they want? Don't they know what is taught in the mission schools before they decide their kids there? Whi ...
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Why does the government allow schools to be called St Peter, Pope John, Holy Spirit, etc when it is "funded" by government? This tells you government's role is limited.
These schools were solely funded by the missionaries before independence, but Nkrumah thought that was a way of making education available. He quickly built the Ghanases technincal and sectecs all over in addition to existing ...
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Kofi, simply learn the history of these schools and you will be fine.
It is you who is pathetic, do the Christians also pay taxes?.The schools were established within the context of certain defined Christian ethos. Why should they allow others to meddle what they believe is their God-given miss ...
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Max or whatever U call yourself..u don't know what you are talking about , tell which of the mission schools in Ghana were built by your tax. St Augustine, Aquinas, Mfanstipem or Adesadel college. Educative yourself before U ...
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Max, it's very sad that you claimed Mission schools are funded with public taxes. It's a very dangerous claim and ignorance by you because sadly you don't know where and how taxes are spent, not on Mission Schools, hospitals ...
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You are being dishonest. Are you saying that so-called mission schools don't receive State funding??!!
Max check ur records well wai
I cant just understand the stupidity of some Ghanaians. How can the rules in any institution in Ghana be above the constitution of Ghana? Should we be calling for rule of law only when it favors us?
NDC after failing to transform the economy,has now turn to divide us through religion & tribal affiliation.Cheap popularity just to win vote is what's causing this.Christians & Moslems have co-existed in Ghana
That is what I was expecting the Catholic Bishops to do that is, to come and issue statement supporting the mission school authorities not to be intimidate by any threats whatsoever.
Where were the Muslims when the Mission ...
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This is what we expect. Presby and Methodist should follow suit. We cannot allow government to dictate makaratalism into our mission schools. It was such a nonsense from government.
I SUPPORT YOU 100%. NOBODY IS FORCING ANYBODY TO ATTEND A PARTICULAR SCHOOL OR COLLEGE. IF YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND A SCHOOL OR COLLEGE, YOU HAVE TO ABIDE BY THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS. PERIOD.
Everybody wants to challenge the government,if you don't issue this kind of statement and so what?
If your party do the right thing nobody would challenge it,they've failed miserably to lead us as one nation.Does John Mahama consult the Council of State when he wants to talk on state policy at all?
I support you BISHOPS
If the schools succumb to this religious nonsense and threats at that level, there will come a time when for example in NIMA RC Catholic Schools which are populated with Muslims will also ask that, Basic Schools like the one ...
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MORNING DEVOTION IS ALSO A TOOL OF INSTALL DISCIPLINE IN THE GHANAIAN CHILDREN SO WHAT IS WRONG IF MUSLIM STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND MORNING DEVOTIONS.
I think Muslims also stands to pray so what is wrong if Muslims go to the assembly hall and pray to the same God the Christians are praying to. The Muslim brothers should know that the mission schools were not built by the go ...
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I AM EVEN SURPRISE MUSLIMS WANTS TO GO TO MISSIONARIES SCHOOLS, WHAT IS HAPPENING IS WHEN U PUT PEPENI IN GHARGE, THAT IS WHAT U GET PEIORD
Bravo Roy, looks like you are one of the few "thinking outside the box". Thank you
We run a school - Catholic - in one of the northern regions. Everyone, Muslims included, want their children enrolled in my school. They want their children in Catholic schools because schools Catholic schools are special s ...
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I attended Anglican Teacher College from 1975 to 1979 with some few who were Muslims . All students irrespective of their fully participated in all ALL ACTIVITIES including churches services . I still remember one of the s ...
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The government is trying to solve a real issue here -- Muslim children are being forced into Christian worship, and the girls are not being allowed to wear their veils. You guys are the ones politicizing this matter. You are ...
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What votes moslems are just 16.5% including their children. Mahama and ndc are anti christ. They want churches to fellowship public school anymore
Where is that religion tolerance that Christians are admired with throughout the world. Have we, in Ghana, thrown that to the dogs?
This not about intolerance, it is preserving the Christian Values as enunciated by the Lord Jesus Christ and the attempt to guard against being subsumed into something else.
that docile minister of education is sitting aloof. does not bring anything meaningful to the table. first it was sanitary pads. now this.
Hahaha..... Go n read how Christianity spread through out the world
No joe Christians wont to tell the president to stop that shit he and his gorvenment are bringing
THERE SHOULD BE MORE SUPERVISION BY HEADS OF SCHOOLS TO CORRECT ANY FORMS OF MISBEHAVIORS FORM ALL TEACHERS FOR OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FUTURE BACKBONE.
Come out Presby, Methodist and Anglican as h done by the Catholic Bishop Conference. Dont stay behind the docile afraidmen statement from the Christian Council. Mission school will practice as was established and their rules ...
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More grease to our elobws, Bishops.
BRAVO TO THE BISHOPS. How can someone who is not a Christian intimidate you on how you train our children in our mission schools because of their political agenda.Ignore such nonsense and go on with the good training.
NDC IS A TOTAL DISGRACE TO GHANA. IF MAHAMA KNOWS WHAT IS GOOD HE SHOULD QUICKLY LEARN FROM NIGERIA AND ALL THIS ISIS THAT IS GOING ON HE CAN AFFORD TO BE GUARDED BUT THE COMMON MARKET WOMAN IS NOT IF THIS INCITE GETS OUT OF ...
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What kind of nonsense in everything in Ghana today. What has religion got to do with politics, they should keep politics out of it and to let mission school govern by their rules. If you can adhere to their rules choose what ...
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WE BUILT OUR SCHOOLS WITH OUR MONEY THEY SHOULD BUILD THEIR OWN
Hey Mr Bishop stop[ this nonsense, Ghana is a secular state and NO religion holds sway!! All citizens MUST be allowed to practise their OWN religion when and how they chose. You collect the people's money build a school and c ...
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Let Muslims use their Mecca money to build nice schools for Muslims.
You don't know nothing and are not even prepare to learn. Now, listen to this, Ghana is not and i repeat Ghana is not a christian nation, but rather a secular country. Nobody is asking mission schools for any religious favour ...
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Ghana cannot be a secular state. Majority are Christians so how can it be a secular nation?. Christian or mission schools were not built from the sources you have in mind.
Only an ignorant and stupid person like you thinks, feels and makes remarks of this kind. "God bless our homeland Ghana," will soon be taken out of the Anthem, because in your ignorance and stupidity, Ghana is "secular state. ...
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Kodjo, it's good that you know it's people's monies they collect to build the schools and so the manage the schools in trust of those people, not for muslims. Send your children to English-Arabic schools
Who told you they collect peoples money,who are the people you talking about ? Do christians pay their offerings and tithes with you in their churces ? What nonsense is that ?Our schools were built by our missionaries and ...
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What do you mean? Are you the one who declared Ghana a secular state? You stop this nonsense before I find you out. Be careful.
All the good schools are mission schools and the elite Muslims send their children there. Now they are afraid of loosing their children to Christianity. They should establish better schools and stop this nonsense.
Muslims always quote Ghana's Constitution to buttress their fight for freedom of worship but they forget that the same constitution also stipulate that education shall be free and compulsory for all children at school going a ...
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Muslims always quote Ghana's Constitution to buttress their fight for freedom of worship but they forget that the same constitution also stipulates that education shall be free and compulsory for all children at school going ...
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they always wanto take everything by force, a religion which is far from peace, if you don't want christian inductrination, please don't attend mission schools. i now fellowship with presby because i attended presbyterian sch ...
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They don't have schools because all their students fight jihad and blows themselves up
Bravo to the catholic bishops. We are proud of you. Thanks for not disapointing us.
Nobody is stooping Moslems from practicing their faith.Just go to Moslem schools simple.Use tax payer money you talk about to build you schools.Presby,Methodist,Anglican follow example of Catholics
You guys can't think simple. After school, what happens next. Go to mission work place or do business with only Christians or better still go to mission university. Your so call Bishop is just doing politics as usual of some ...
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I love the posture of my Bishops! Government should not be allowed to say anything at all and get away with it.
Catholic Bishops you have done well. Keep it up.
All what you are saying is "NONSENSE"
You just want to promote Homosexuality, that is your hallmark
Muslims are not the custodians of violence. The mere fact that Christians and other native African religious groups have tolerated them does not mean they Muslims are the custodians of violence. If they misbehave, they will s ...
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Point well made. Their intimidation must stop
Oh Bishop, where has all the teaching of Christ on tolerance gone? Do you,as Bishop, have to fuel religious intolerance because you oppose the Government? Please save this country from strife, preach tolerance and co existenc ...
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Let the violence start. What happened in Hohoe is small.
I agree with the Catholic Bishops. I hope other religious bodies like the Methodist, Presbyterian, Anglican would reason with the Catholic Bishops and do the right thing. Please remember what has happen to our schools curricu ...
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When the missionaries in the colonial days established the mission schools, the schools were PRIVATE institutions and they were intended to propagate Christianity. After independence and currently, those schools receive gover ...
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USMAN you have spoken well oo. But your name are you sure your name is truly USMAN?
Thank you, your Excellencies. Please continue to implement Catholic teachings in your schools and improve the moral fibre of our nation.
For those who think differently, well, no one is forcing anyone to attend a Catholic ...
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Many high schools around the country it's a matter of choice. With the laws and regulations.
Enough said.
SIT LAUS DEO PATRI SUMMO CHRISTO DECUS SPIRITUI SANCTO!!! AMEN
Very poor public dictum. If you think nobody should allowed himself to be caw by sanctions from any body, how do you think you can caw down muslem students in your institutions through sanctions. Very sad statement from those ...
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Give unto God whatever is for God, and unto Ceasar whatever is for Ceasar.
I am shocked at the position the government has sought to take on this issue. A mission is called as such because above all things it was established for a MISSION. The choice to attend such schools is voluntary...hence the r ...
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All of you, what does it mean by forcing people to worship in your faith?. It is one most disingeneous act on the part of missionary schools. Remember, when someone attends mission school it doesn't mean the fellow is inter ...
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Do these churches have schools in the country at all?government fund all of them and you think you have control over them still?.Why are they not enforcing their christian believes in their mission universities which they fun ...
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What govt funding are you talking about? Is it the ones where pupils study under trees or pupils with snakes in classrooms?
Where would Ghana have been in the abscence of missionary schools. These leader leader have all benefited and today they talk ninsence talk.
I think my observation right. What were the comments from all these bishops when ex-president Kufuor advocated for no religious education in our schools I think our church leaders have awoken from their sleep. Enough of dream ...
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Correction>
It's unfortunate that your mind is not intelligent, informed and enlightened enough so you make stupid comments like this. Produce evidence to support your comment on taxes to Mission Schools. You're a failure to yourself, fa ...
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I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR SHOCK OF MY INTELLIGENT CHALLENGE! HENCE YOU HAVE TO RESIGN TO INSULT. BUT THAT WULD NOT DETER A PERSON OF MY CALIBRE. IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE. 'wo nto mi taaki'! IT SO APPEARED THAT YOU KNOW N ...
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I hate such comments. Why do u guys always take us back to k4r regime? Are we moving forward or backwards? K4r left 6 years ago, and you still will not let him rest. Even if he said that and the bishops did not talk then, sho ...
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What has boko haram got to do with this issue
diz country has constitution which diz constitution z supreme over any rule or law in diz country as far as far d skull or work place is in d country it has go bye d constitution
When men of wisdom are talking, then people in the likes of Ablakwa and Omane-Boamah should shut up. I attended a catholic school from form one to upper 6 but neither did I become a catholic or a priest. These young politicia ...
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Well said Most Reverend. Keep the faith.Jesus reigns the world all over and there is no power on earth or under,greater than His.Keep the faith burning.God bless you for your stance.
Listen to what a religious leader is saying.what do u know about peace?u are saying this because de president decision is not in ur favour.it is fair to join a religious congregation which u are not in line with?u are de one ...
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By entertaining Muslims, you are building the kingdom of Boko Haram. Be careful, do not sell Ghana to Muslims because of votes.
The Bishop is fighting for what he used his brain to build. He will not clap for you. Be reasonable. You will do the same. Muslims, you cannot have it all the time. You cannot eat your cake and have it. You do not want w ...
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This how they start. First dress code, second how/who slaughters the fowl/cattle for lunch/supper. With time land for mosque, later imams on Christian land. Further they will allege the Christians are a nuisance and from ther ...
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YOU PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE PEACE WE ARE ENJOYING IN GHANA.INSTEAD OF SAYING SOME THING SENSIBLE YOU PEOPLE ARE INSIGHTING VIOLENCE.CAN YOU FORCE SOME ONE TO HAVE THE SAME BELIEVE AS YOU?
iddiot BISHOP.. SO IF ITS A MISSION SCHOOL AND SO WHAT. U HAVE TO FORCE SOMEONE TO DO WHAT HE OR SHE DONT WANT. IS THAT UR GOD TELLS U IN THE BIBLE. IDDIOT.COME TO EUROPE AND SEE.. IDDIOT..
Nobody is forcing you. Go to Makalanta. That is where Muslims belong. When they were using their brains to build you were fighting Holy war, Boko haram, Matastene, ISIS. I thought your religion frowns at Western Education ...
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May the Almighty God forgive you for you do not know what you are doing.
Which part of Europe are you talking about. In the UK the same applies, It is hard to gain admission to Catholic schools unless you are a baptized Ca ...
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Mohammedans should use their money to build good schools like Christians have done instead of using it to travel to Mecca just to fatten the coffers of Saudis.
You're just an ignorant fool, who lives in a fool paradise. When did Ghana become a christian country? Iran, Saudi Arabia etc are Arab nations. Now tell me can you sight a single mosque in vartican? And for your education, th ...
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Mr. Sweden which part if sweden are u? Azzza
HELL BISOHP?? SEE HIS FACE.
. IDDIOT.
So sad!! These are the people who sacrificed their resources for the school you are now trying to destroy. Bishop Osei Bonsu looks better than your blind-like Chief Imam.
Pray your so call Bishop will even make the chief Imam's age, and if he's lucky enough to get that far then you can compare him FOOL
what the Bishop is saying is unthinkable the so call mission schools are no longer mission they manage and control by government but any way if they are calling for book haram in Ghana they will get it
Where is the Christian Council of Ghana? What about the Pentecostal Council. Presbyterian Church of Ghana, The Methodist Union, The Anglicans, Baptist Union... etc. etc. WAKE UP, DON'T BE GRIPPED WITH FEAR FOR OUR GOD HAS NOT ...
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My problem is our president. Who as him to take this school thing to parliament at all. If u want to do every thing for political gain u will alway create a mess
The government's hasty directives and threats are the genesis of all these. If deep thoughts had gone into this we would not be where we are today. Next time Omane Boahmah must reason deeply
Have you forgotten that, about 80% of government appointees are muslems?
ayariga, seidu danaah,fuseini, ras mubarak etc they are fighting for the muslems in disguise. christians should wakeup and fight against this bokoharam ...
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This bishop and all the others spewing nonsense are confused. No one is asking you to stop teaching your catholic or christian faith, all what is being asked is do not force students of other religious sect to worship how you ...
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NDC... I always sees it in my dream that this party is an evil party.. They have a strong mission to do that's bringing war to this country....Eiiiii so Ghana this?????????
Then they shld send their wards to makalanta that place no one will force them to worship Christ, but if they choose mission school they will go to morning devotion
WHO IS MAHAMA TO GIVE ORDER, IDIOT CLUELESS INCOMPETENT SO-CALLED PRESIDENT PERIOD
If you are a Muslim and choose to enroll your ward in a mission school, you obey and follow the principles and practices of that mission. The reverse should also be true. It's been like that for years and so what's the beef ...
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This is pure NDC tactics to divide our dear country for cheap political gain. Christians in Ghana have lived peacefully with our moslem brothers without any rancour but when you have a president and a whole political party st ...
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Bishops, i am proud of you
moslems should attend moslem schools and leave christain school .
Another gorilla lokking ashanti/akan so called bishop of konongo/mampong. Am devout and practioner catholic but i dont endorse the way the bishop through GCBC approuched the situation. They will be held responsible should any ...
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