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Clergy must not be silent on corruption

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  • BBC NEWS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    WHAT?????? WHAT AM I READING OVER HERE?? ISN'T THIS KWABENA AGYAPONG BOY WENT TO THAT REGION DURING THE (EBOLA) OUTBREAK AND DECLARED THAT, THE REGION'S BORDER IS SPREADING (EBOLA) INTO GHANA? AS IF THE REGION IS NOT PART OF ...
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  • Close Observer 9 years ago

    Discrimination starts here:
    ''We have been vice presidents for far too long, it is time you make one of your own president.'' John Mahama
    WHAT ARE THE REST OF US TO JOHN MAHAMA?

    inefficiency and corruption is the hallmar ...
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  • don`t care © !!! 9 years ago

    Hmmm!God call pastors,clergy,etc 2 be a sign post to heaven NOT a sign post to a political party...it seems every part of Ghana societal is losing their "MORAL SENSES to corruption...

  • ELINAM 9 years ago

    Stop the corruption and the church will fall.
    It can not be. The church and corruption is like butter and toast bread or hand and glove.

  • ADUANABA YAW - NEW YORK 9 years ago

    ALL CLERGIES MUST START FIGHTING CORRUPTION FROM THEIR CHURCHES FIRST BECAUSE IT IS THEIR CHURCH MEMBERS WHO HOLDS PUBLIC OFFICE WHERE THE CORRUPTION IS BORN.EVEN IF YOU COMPLET PASTORIAL SCHOOL AND YOU DON'T PAY BRIBE YOU WI ...
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  • Anago Gbemisola 9 years ago

    It is a fact that most of the clergy are mentally corrupt,that is why nobody listens to them.Like the ones in the Methodist and Presby,all they want is the schools so that to have a leverage in society.There were so much abus ...
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  • Anago Gbemisola 9 years ago

    The church been a partner in development also have the obligation to engage its members to desist from corruption and lead decent lives.Most of these corrupt individuals are religious people,who attend church services and don ...
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  • Paul 9 years ago

    These Asante Akyem clergy can hear and see only when NDC is in power. They never talk about corruption when thief kuffour was in power.

  • COOL HEADS 9 years ago

    now we see why ndc have no respect for the clergy....idol worship still abounds in their strongholds...hehaaaaaaa

  • COOL HEADS 9 years ago

    idol worship still abounds in north and volta thats why ndc is capable of launching such vicious attacks on the clergy without any qualms anytime any member of the clergy criticizes the ndc govt...

  • PAPSON 9 years ago

    Hello Paul, you claimed that Right Reverend Quayson is an AshantiAkyem man. That is never true and i advice that you stop supporting your party unjustifiably. For you information Right Reverend Quayson hail from Amenfi West d ...
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  • Mensah 9 years ago

    Rt Rev kindly help to advice church first before the politician because the corruption in Methodist is unbearable look at what happened re-sently at methodist university is not corruption that end us to court for us to pay s ...
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  • Nii Kwankwra 9 years ago

    The Clerics must be ashamed of themselves because all Ghanaians attended religious schools.Everything happening now is due to the kind education we had,the corruption and sexual abuse were common among the teachers.Today,we h ...
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  • PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 9 years ago

    A painter was hired to paint the exterior of a church.
    His practice was to thin the paint so that he could make a larger profit.
    As he was painting the church a torrential rain began to fall and it washed all of the paint ...
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  • Jim wise 9 years ago

    The church in Ghana has been demonized .we have all manner of characters under false pretenses holding the Bible and wearing the cassock and the collar confusing issues . Clearly the church is a bigger part of the problem co ...
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  • Kockola 9 years ago

    Once upon the time Clergy were truly servants of God but these days they are only interested in you have the money.

  • Abeeku Mensah 9 years ago

    No one is asking the so-called men of God to stay silent on issues that affect them and or their congregation. We only ask them to be principled and to not become bought by political parties and or let their loyalties to trib ...
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  • YAW GHANA 9 years ago

    Look at the rampant materialism and extravagance promoted by these "men of God". Money and possessions have become their gods. They accept all corrupt money "no questions asked". These hypocrites must start with themselves.

  • Osei Yao 9 years ago

    YOU GOT IT WRONG. BY DISPLAYING CONSPICIOUS CONSUMTION IN THEIR LIFE STYLES, THE CLERGY ARE ENCOURAGING CORRUPTION. YET THEY ARE VOCIFEROUS IN THEIR CONDEMNATION OF CORRUPTION. WE CONDEMN THE HYPOCRICY. DUNCAN ONCE BOASTED AB ...
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  • YAW GHANA 9 years ago

    The so-called prosperity gospel breeds corruption which benefits churches. What happened to repentance and salvation? Campare the luxurious lifestyles of the clergy vs the humility of Jesus Christ

  • Nanor 9 years ago

    Hypocrisy at it's best.

  • ekow nyame 9 years ago

    Years back when pupils were filling common entrance exam forms, the first choice schools were; Mfanstipim , Achimota, Opoku Ware, Worsley Girls, GSTS, etc. The who entered Teacher's Training Colleges also preferred Osei Tutu, ...
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  • ekow nyame 9 years ago

    Under this Republic Ghana's heads of State have been Presidents; Rawlings, and Kufour both Catholics, Atta Mills, and Mahama also both Christians. All of them too are John. What I don't know is whether their John is that of t ...
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