Morning devotion must be compulsory in schools - Kor

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Atta Glorious 10 years ago

The message from the GES is confusing. What is compulsory morning devotion and at the same time saying this is where announcements should happen. I think there are two things that they want to declare compulsory: School Assem ...
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The message from the GES is confusing. What is compulsory morning devotion and at the same time saying this is where announcements should happen. I think there are two things that they want to declare compulsory: School Assembly and Morning Devotion. In my days School Assembly was once a week. Morning devotion should then have a set time where different religions go to their places of worship. Give clear directions not garbled doublespeak
Freeman 10 years ago

It's about time this arrogant GES Director be educated on separation of Church and state. Bible Knowledge should not be taught in schools, it belongs in the church.

It's about time this arrogant GES Director be educated on separation of Church and state. Bible Knowledge should not be taught in schools, it belongs in the church.
Prof. Tutankhamun 10 years ago

Mr Kor, you are really arrogant as Freeman says, and I can also see you are VERY ignorantand disrespectful, and more so, VERY IGNORANT of what Ghana is and is about.

I, Prof. Tutankhamun, I am coming to your office today t ...
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Mr Kor, you are really arrogant as Freeman says, and I can also see you are VERY ignorantand disrespectful, and more so, VERY IGNORANT of what Ghana is and is about.

I, Prof. Tutankhamun, I am coming to your office today to request a meeting with you and give you 15mins lecture on:

1. What Ghana is
2. What Ghana stands for
3. Where Ghana is going and not going, or rather should be going
4. What Education is and is not
5. What Religion and Devotion is
and is not
6. What Hijab is and is not
7. Who a Public Servant is and is not
8. And More.

You are really ignorant. And if you have never really met a Professor, prepare to meet one today for a good lecture!!!
Prof. Tutankhamun 10 years ago

GHANA IS A FREE NIGGER STATECONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY, NOT A RELIGIOUS AUTHORITARIAN STATE RULED BY INEXPLAINABLE AND UNPROVABLE CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM BELIEVES.

SPARE OUR COUNTRY OF THESE RELIGIOUS DOGMAS AND DOGMATISMS !

GHANA IS A FREE NIGGER STATECONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY, NOT A RELIGIOUS AUTHORITARIAN STATE RULED BY INEXPLAINABLE AND UNPROVABLE CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM BELIEVES.

SPARE OUR COUNTRY OF THESE RELIGIOUS DOGMAS AND DOGMATISMS !
Okomfo, London 10 years ago

I agree with you 100%.

I agree with you 100%.
kwaku ba 10 years ago

You wonder if anyone has any brains in Ghana at all. What a shit hole of a place.

A supposedly educated education administrator not even knowing the basic constitutional freedoms of Ghanaians.

Announcements? Why do anno ...
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You wonder if anyone has any brains in Ghana at all. What a shit hole of a place.

A supposedly educated education administrator not even knowing the basic constitutional freedoms of Ghanaians.

Announcements? Why do announcements have to be given at a religious ceremony? YOu can call them and give the announcement, no prayers needed.

Ghana is not a religious state like Iran. The constitution guarantees every citizen the freedom to worship and as they please and also gives them the freedom from any worship they are not interested in.

A state official represents everybody and cannot mandate a specific religion in a government school.

Now private school is a different matter. In that one authority is private and can mandate any religion they choose, it will be up to students and parents to decide if they want to attend.

But trying explaining any of this written in plain sight of our constitution to the blockheaded Ghanaians. Ghana is a piece of shit. I get angry when I see such stupidity from so called educated people. So what should the illiterates do.
Good advice. 10 years ago

Where is the arrogance in this?There is much wisdom in what he said.

Where is the arrogance in this?There is much wisdom in what he said.
C.Y. ANDY-K 10 years ago

Much wisdom in that foolish talk? With pple like u as docile recipients of such crass and uncivilised suggestions, what else do we expect?

The uncivilised moron dared quote the Constitution in support of some what he said. ...
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Much wisdom in that foolish talk? With pple like u as docile recipients of such crass and uncivilised suggestions, what else do we expect?

The uncivilised moron dared quote the Constitution in support of some what he said. He failed completely to read that no one can be coerced to follow any religion in Ghana, Ghana being a secular state, not a theocratic state!

I went to a secondary school where there was no morning devotion. However, before lessons begun, a topic dealing with morality or a topical social issue was discussed in each class by a teacher with the students participating. The teachers were revolved and that way, students became acquainted with teachers who were not teaching them. The teachers first debated the topic in their common room.

Then every Friday, a prominent citizen was invited to give us talk/speech on an inspiring topic.

There are therefore ways to good and sound impact moral values in young people without hinging it on superstitious religious beliefs and injunctions who nobody treats with seriousness, thereby producing a nation of morally bankrupt and criminally-minded educated people.

Tai Solarin, for example, has amply demonstrated this with his Mayflower School, a school the elite of Nigeria vied with each other to get their wards in.

The Montessori school system is another.

Andy-K
Mudathir 10 years ago

You are right my brother. it should be made clear. Is it morning devotion or Assembly?
which are they making compulsory

You are right my brother. it should be made clear. Is it morning devotion or Assembly?
which are they making compulsory
a concerned citizen 10 years ago

With the information technology era I suggest communication by ICT would help than the gathering for morning devotion to give announcements someone attended school in the developed world with no physical gathering for announc ...
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With the information technology era I suggest communication by ICT would help than the gathering for morning devotion to give announcements someone attended school in the developed world with no physical gathering for announcement but communication by internet . the proliferation of churches one would suggest has not changed adversely the behaviour of the citizenry. The introduction of ICT in the syllabus of the educational system may be defeated if we can't start practicing such . that is why some foundation schools have introduce school results by viewing by the school intranet.

Ali, Toronto 10 years ago

Who is this guy trying to resurrect a settled matter? Did he just fall down from outer space? This matter was settled and the Christian Council accepted that Muslim students should be exempt from morning devotion. Now what do ...
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Who is this guy trying to resurrect a settled matter? Did he just fall down from outer space? This matter was settled and the Christian Council accepted that Muslim students should be exempt from morning devotion. Now what does this Agent Provocateur want??!! The devil finds work for the idle minds and hands.
Lori 10 years ago

We don't live in a society where there's only one religion that's commonly shared by everyone. It would be virtually impossible to remain neutral & the teachers would inevitably end up corrupting the minds of the students wit ...
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We don't live in a society where there's only one religion that's commonly shared by everyone. It would be virtually impossible to remain neutral & the teachers would inevitably end up corrupting the minds of the students with their own biases. There are many Christian churches with their own beliefs. If parents want their child to learn about God, do so in the church and at home, not in public schools. This is a dumb idea.
concerned ghanaian 10 years ago

Morning devotion is LESS important than CITIZENSHIP training. Just take a look at some of our clergy,their behaviour and the lawlessness in Ghana and you'll understand.

There is nothing wrong with morning worship but here ...
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Morning devotion is LESS important than CITIZENSHIP training. Just take a look at some of our clergy,their behaviour and the lawlessness in Ghana and you'll understand.

There is nothing wrong with morning worship but here are better and more deserving issues for us to consider.
Yamed 10 years ago

During assembly the school authorities pass out information. Devotion is for prayers.

During assembly the school authorities pass out information. Devotion is for prayers.
kwao 10 years ago

The African Traditional Religion, The means through which our ancestors communicated with Nyankopon has been brushed aside by this brainwash

The African Traditional Religion, The means through which our ancestors communicated with Nyankopon has been brushed aside by this brainwash
Poka 10 years ago

Another useless and wasteful idea. The kids are in school to get education not church service. Leave that in the church

Another useless and wasteful idea. The kids are in school to get education not church service. Leave that in the church
Abeeku Mensah 10 years ago

Has our leaders in government, since 1966, not participate in morning devotion at K-12 schools? Ghanaians are religiously faithful and obedient to their God's as a snake is to man or Adam and Eve. It may sound harsh but there ...
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Has our leaders in government, since 1966, not participate in morning devotion at K-12 schools? Ghanaians are religiously faithful and obedient to their God's as a snake is to man or Adam and Eve. It may sound harsh but there is no politician who does not belong to an organized church in Ghana, give tidings freely to church and yet cannot resist the greed that consumes to us all. If morning devotions could be solution to our ills parliament could write up amendment to the constitution asking for prayers than the useless deliberations in parliament that has been determined to be worth their salaries and retirement packages. God knows the hearts of men and knows the incompatibility of a system built on and around riches at all cost; we choose to ignore all warnings because we cannot have faith in what we do not see and earn immediate benefits when it is easier on the eyes to see money and riches mostly attained by foul means.
Prof 10 years ago

Please Check the constitution on religion and worship.It will not work. Will you attend morning devotion for Traditional Africa Religion?.
read Art 20 of the Constitution of Ghana,it is freedom of worship and i think no body ...
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Please Check the constitution on religion and worship.It will not work. Will you attend morning devotion for Traditional Africa Religion?.
read Art 20 of the Constitution of Ghana,it is freedom of worship and i think no body should force any body on which religion to choose period.
OSAMAN BIN KARIM 10 years ago

WHAT CURIOUS LOGIC? "MAKE MORNING DEVOTION COMPULSORY BECAUSE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE THER''. THEN WHY CAII IT "DEVOTION" AND NOT SIMPLY "ASSEMBLY"? WHY COMPEL EVERYONE TO PRETENT DEVOTION? NO WONDER THERE ARE SO MA ...
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WHAT CURIOUS LOGIC? "MAKE MORNING DEVOTION COMPULSORY BECAUSE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE THER''. THEN WHY CAII IT "DEVOTION" AND NOT SIMPLY "ASSEMBLY"? WHY COMPEL EVERYONE TO PRETENT DEVOTION? NO WONDER THERE ARE SO MANY LYING AND FAKE DEVOTEES
,NII 10 years ago

WE WOULD REMOVE THESE DEVILISH OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM FROM GHANA SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEST.

WE WOULD REMOVE THESE DEVILISH OF CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM FROM GHANA SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONEST.

Adolf 10 years ago

ALL STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MUST BE MADE TO WEAR THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM WITHOUT ANY ATTACHMENTS FOR THE SAKE OF DISCIPLINE.RELIGION BASE SCHOOL CAN DETERMINE THEIR UNIFORM CODE AND STATED IN THE ADMISSION PROSPECTUS SO ...
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ALL STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS MUST BE MADE TO WEAR THE PRESCRIBED UNIFORM WITHOUT ANY ATTACHMENTS FOR THE SAKE OF DISCIPLINE.RELIGION BASE SCHOOL CAN DETERMINE THEIR UNIFORM CODE AND STATED IN THE ADMISSION PROSPECTUS SO THAT WHOEVER IS NOT COMFORTABLE WILL NO APPLY TO THAT SCHOOL.
HANS 10 years ago

GHANA IS A SECULAR NATION SO MORNING DEVOTION OR WORSHIP CANNOT BE FORCED THE THROATS OF CITIZENS.

GHANA IS A SECULAR NATION SO MORNING DEVOTION OR WORSHIP CANNOT BE FORCED THE THROATS OF CITIZENS.
Old Man 10 years ago

Did i hear mr Kor say morning devotion should be compulsory for all students or Morning "non-religious" assembly? Ghana is a circular state and so there should not be compulsion in religion my dear Director. freedom of dressi ...
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Did i hear mr Kor say morning devotion should be compulsory for all students or Morning "non-religious" assembly? Ghana is a circular state and so there should not be compulsion in religion my dear Director. freedom of dressing as well is allowed by our constitution. Even in religious schools people are granted those rights under the constitution, the only way religious school can enforce the religious restriction on worship and dressing is to not admit persons who will not obey those rules (which the individuals have rights to under the constitution)
Mr Kor please dont be blinded by religioud biase
thank you
A. M. Nuru 10 years ago

Morning devotion to be compulsory is not fair to the Muslim community of any school. If it is morning assembly, no problem but to force Muslims to partake in Christian programs like morning devotion do not show religious tole ...
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Morning devotion to be compulsory is not fair to the Muslim community of any school. If it is morning assembly, no problem but to force Muslims to partake in Christian programs like morning devotion do not show religious tolerance. Morning devotion is purely a Christian program and Muslims must not be forced to participate in it.
Boss 10 years ago

Read the article again. He is pretty clear that schools should allow and create space for Muslims and other religions to have their own devotions. This is good.

Read the article again. He is pretty clear that schools should allow and create space for Muslims and other religions to have their own devotions. This is good.
evaano 10 years ago

I've come to realize that religious is a very good thing after I traveled out.our good morals of respect, hardworking and taking responsibilities for our families, ourselves and other people; part or majority I will say comes ...
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I've come to realize that religious is a very good thing after I traveled out.our good morals of respect, hardworking and taking responsibilities for our families, ourselves and other people; part or majority I will say comes from this that we were taught from growing up both in schools and at home which other countries luck. Religion cannot be forced but it will be very good if this can be done in a way that can accommodate all.
kofi 10 years ago

Good idea. Too many people are getting wayward n compulsory morning devotion will help reduce it.

Good idea. Too many people are getting wayward n compulsory morning devotion will help reduce it.

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