I Don't Trust The Supreme Court On Mission Schools

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Nima Boy 9 years ago

Oldman, what are you waiting for if you don't trust the supreme court? You are of no use to this civilize society. Better go jump and spear us all this hate articles.

Oldman, what are you waiting for if you don't trust the supreme court? You are of no use to this civilize society. Better go jump and spear us all this hate articles.
SAM 9 years ago

The mission schools are set up with the goal of training students who are willing to conform to their old age traditions. Nobody is forced to go there and nobody can impose on them who to accept. I the govt thinks that is o ...
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The mission schools are set up with the goal of training students who are willing to conform to their old age traditions. Nobody is forced to go there and nobody can impose on them who to accept. I the govt thinks that is overbearing, they can give the schools back to the missions to fully run their schools. This is a waste of the courts time and generate undue tension in the country. If Ghana is secular does that mean a Methodist can just walk over to a mosque and demand they change their way of operation/worship to accommodate him ???????
USMAN 9 years ago

Muslims should always sow good seeds to bear good fruit. If they invest in Mecca they will only reap titles like Alhaji and Hajia and they would not have enough money to build good quality schools for their children and the e ...
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Muslims should always sow good seeds to bear good fruit. If they invest in Mecca they will only reap titles like Alhaji and Hajia and they would not have enough money to build good quality schools for their children and the end result is that a lot of their youth will end up in prison and a sizeable number will become Kayayes as is currently the case in Ghana. Muslims should also learn to sacrifice a bit to pay their zakat instead of the usual beggarly mentality. I know of a prominent Islamic scholar in West Africa, not Ghana, who vowed never to wear Babanriga( Batakari or parachute apparel) since he claimed it is a waste because the number of yards of fabric that go into one set of Batakari is enough to provide for many needy persons. This is what we call religion from the heart and not that of titles and accolades.
You just consider the Ahmedis, they are a minority of all Muslim sects in Ghana yet they have the highest number of educational and health institutions in Ghana. The question is, why is it so and the answer is simple; Ahmadis don't go to Mecca and so they invest their money into the building of good quality institutions for the general good. This is what the generality of Muslims must learn from and stop trying to reap from where they never sowed.
Nima Boy 9 years ago

We are in agreement on this one. What did you say your name is?

We are in agreement on this one. What did you say your name is?
perscoba 9 years ago

There are real signs of external instigation of these muslims who foolishly want to impose their religion on us all. What nonsense is that? Whycan;t they iopen their own schools and develop their towns?

Ecowas might be f ...
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There are real signs of external instigation of these muslims who foolishly want to impose their religion on us all. What nonsense is that? Whycan;t they iopen their own schools and develop their towns?

Ecowas might be fetering this foolishness.The muslims from nigeria and togland and niger flock to Ghana and they want to behave like isis/boko haram. Whenwas the last time a muslim contributed to the building of any mission schools/ by thewaywhere comesth fromthese fools caled muslims? Where were they when ST PETERS WAS FOUNDED? WHERE WERE HEY WHEN mFANSTIPIM WAS FOUNDED? WHEN aDISCO WAS FOUNDED? WHEN st mary's and opoku ware was founded/ WHAT NONSENSE??--balame boakye gyan/rawlings!!!!
kutsii. 9 years ago

Okoampa, I know u don't trust anybody except the Akyem dwarf kapwepwe. U can pls ur trumulous self. Pls vome to Ghana and help train the NPP foolish and stupid polling agents so that when the dwarf is defrated again u will ...
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Okoampa, I know u don't trust anybody except the Akyem dwarf kapwepwe. U can pls ur trumulous self. Pls vome to Ghana and help train the NPP foolish and stupid polling agents so that when the dwarf is defrated again u will accept the verdict and stop the tribal and religious nonsense. Old fool.
Gideon Atongo 9 years ago

Muslims must first denounce the sharia, the legal component of their religion without which islam is corrupt, to have the moral right to demand for religious freedom. In a sharia court, the testimony of a non muslim is half t ...
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Muslims must first denounce the sharia, the legal component of their religion without which islam is corrupt, to have the moral right to demand for religious freedom. In a sharia court, the testimony of a non muslim is half that of a muslim. A non muslim found guilty of killing a muslim is executed while a muslim guilty of killing a non muslim is given a light sentence. Christians are not allowed to practise their religion openly. Non muslims are required to pay a special tax called jizya, for not being muslims. Those cannot afford the tax are given the option to either convert to islam or be executed. Even muslims themselves are not free under sharia as Allah has commanded the killing of muslims who decide to leave islam.
Sister Abigail Atongo 9 years ago

this time around Christians will not allow moslems to impose their wrong scriptures stolen from the bible to turn around and think theirs is the best. Folks just get a copy of rev. Saint Clair Tisdal (1908) sources of islam ...
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this time around Christians will not allow moslems to impose their wrong scriptures stolen from the bible to turn around and think theirs is the best. Folks just get a copy of rev. Saint Clair Tisdal (1908) sources of islam. You will see wthat religion islam is fake. Oh if its fake but does not hv any negative effect on humanity no problem at all. Your religion shd not harm society. Stop judging pple based on that wicked religion called islam Wait for God's judgement to come. Those in other religions are not lost. or are they disbelievers. Don"t allow wicked arabs to introduce their wickedness in the country please.
Sultan 9 years ago

We know the Koran is food for no thought.For crying out loud! the damn thing was written 600 hundred years after Jesus died.Arab bull crap.The list of their atrocities since 2000-2015 is endless.What is good about this Arabic ...
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We know the Koran is food for no thought.For crying out loud! the damn thing was written 600 hundred years after Jesus died.Arab bull crap.The list of their atrocities since 2000-2015 is endless.What is good about this Arabic doctrine.Nothing!
nanasei 9 years ago

we are a bunch of tribes pretending to be one nation.

we are a bunch of tribes pretending to be one nation.
Imaani 9 years ago

This man is going bonkers. We trust the supreme court made of Christian judgeship but this racoon with PhD still can't trust them
His solution is to ignore the constitution of Ghana and hope it will go away
Talk about Dumb ...
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This man is going bonkers. We trust the supreme court made of Christian judgeship but this racoon with PhD still can't trust them
His solution is to ignore the constitution of Ghana and hope it will go away
Talk about Dumb and Dumber with PhD
USMAN 9 years ago

Mahama(a Gonja) is following the prescriptions of OIC.You remember an MP from Gonjaland declared that adulterous women should be stoned to death. Again Boko Haram in Akyem terrorized Muslim women for buying food from Christia ...
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Mahama(a Gonja) is following the prescriptions of OIC.You remember an MP from Gonjaland declared that adulterous women should be stoned to death. Again Boko Haram in Akyem terrorized Muslim women for buying food from Christians yet the IGP(a Gonja Muslim) kept mute. Muslims burnt down a Christian mission house in Atebubu yet the IGP was again silent. AMA banning churches in classrooms, Northern Regional Minister accusing the Christian clergy of encouraging politicians to be corrupt. These are all plans aimed at suppressing Christianity to please the OIC. These are all indicators that Mahama is feverishly handing over Ghana to the Organisation of Islamic Conference for Money. We should remember Islam is useless without direct state support and so Mahama is providing that support to Muslims to grow in Ghana whilst at the same time suppressing Christians.
Cantin 9 years ago

Christians should have their eyes opened because these Muslims' demand of their rights it is step towards something serious. What is worrying is that they demand their rights but deny non-Muslims their rights in their domain. ...
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Christians should have their eyes opened because these Muslims' demand of their rights it is step towards something serious. What is worrying is that they demand their rights but deny non-Muslims their rights in their domain. Going further afield they always hide behind "Islamic country status" to perpetrate all sorts of atrocities against Christians, which are well documented. Example of such countries are Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey etc. Christians should stand up against this diabolical demands of the Muslims.
Kofi Ata, Cambridge, UK 9 years ago

Prof, though I am not a lawyer let alone a constitutional one, my understanding of the role of the Supreme Court among others, is the proper interpretation of the constitution. If I am right, then, as far as this matter is co ...
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Prof, though I am not a lawyer let alone a constitutional one, my understanding of the role of the Supreme Court among others, is the proper interpretation of the constitution. If I am right, then, as far as this matter is concerned, there is no ambiguity on the right to freedom of religion guaranteed under the 1992 Constitution. No one is disputing that Ghanaian Muslims have the right to practice their faith in Ghana and for that reason, why should the Supreme Court be asked to interpret a constitutional clause that is not in doubt?

What the Muslims are claiming is that they are being denied the right to practice their religion as they see fit and also being forced to practise the Christian faith. If that is the case, then they are being denied the freedom guaranteed to them by the constitution. Therefore, they need a court decision to assert their constitutional right that is allegedly being denied them. The proper place or court to go is the High Court and not the Supreme Court.

I will be surprised if the Supreme Court does not refer the case to a lower (High) court but hears the petition. That would be a waste of precious judicial time.
mirak 9 years ago

This han nothing to do with election petition which itself was an attempt to subvert the will of the people. Mzn get it once and for all you cannot get from the SC what the people did not give you.
People like you are those ...
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This han nothing to do with election petition which itself was an attempt to subvert the will of the people. Mzn get it once and for all you cannot get from the SC what the people did not give you.
People like you are those making the work of npp in the zongos and the north really difficult. Talking crelessly and by heart.

The president dod the right thing. Go to al most all schools in the country, mission and non mission, Public as well as private. Non-christians are forced to worship like christians and it is a source of worry.
If yo haven't been a victim before or yoy don't have fellow feeling keep quiet and let rationale people dis cuss the issue.

May the Almighty Allah guide you aright.
nanasei 9 years ago

do we want a secular democracy or not? Justbbecause something is the norm today does mot mean that b ifnit infringes on the rights of some thatbit should not be changed.

Slave owners fought the abolition of the slave tra ...
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do we want a secular democracy or not? Justbbecause something is the norm today does mot mean that b ifnit infringes on the rights of some thatbit should not be changed.

Slave owners fought the abolition of the slave trafe because it was the norm for them.
I any democratic institution supreme court decisions are usually highly contested and controversial. The reason is that leagal theory is no monolithic. Two qualified honest lawyers often do see have opposing views of the same issue.

Often their colleague judges who write the minority opinion scream the loudest against the majority. LETS WAIT FOR THE SUPRE COURT.
Abdullahi Dangana 9 years ago

Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe why not let us live and enjoy the relative peace we have now. Please allow the sensible peace council to find amicable solution and stop instigating problems living far away from Ghana. The reality is tha ...
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Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe why not let us live and enjoy the relative peace we have now. Please allow the sensible peace council to find amicable solution and stop instigating problems living far away from Ghana. The reality is that Muslims and Christian live together in the country and will continue to do so almost forever. Accept this reality and let find middle ground to live and work together as have been over the years. Dont stir problems and if you dont have nothing helpful and peaceful to say please keep quiet.
my ugly face 9 years ago

Atongo I can see the mark on ugly face is not allowing u read very well. When intellectuals are commenting pls don't plsss. Fooolish boy. U dog eater.

Atongo I can see the mark on ugly face is not allowing u read very well. When intellectuals are commenting pls don't plsss. Fooolish boy. U dog eater.
Haruna N. Dantata 9 years ago

I can't believe my fellow Ghanaians whom I very much believe have pure love for one another as one people with a common destiny to be spewing such hatred against a religion which is Infact one of the pillars that holds this n ...
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I can't believe my fellow Ghanaians whom I very much believe have pure love for one another as one people with a common destiny to be spewing such hatred against a religion which is Infact one of the pillars that holds this nation.
How will it affect the church if Muslims ask for their right of religion in schools. Sure it has been an age old tradition/culture of these missionary institutions to impose the Christian faith on all students, but traditions evolve with time as we have witnessed in a whole lot of events.(it was tradition for our forefathers to pour libations during all events to thank the ancestors, but we don't do that anymore, why?)because civilization is at a boiling point globally.
Christians alike (Mr.charles Wrekko Brobbey)just to name a few attended Islamic mission schools,and they were never subjected to join the Islamic faith because the purpose of the school is to educate in the sciences of development of the nation and student.
These missions schools we are talking about here are funded by government with the tax payers money which Muslims as citizens of this great nation are contributors to and their demand for freedom of worship which our constitution clearly allows cannot be over ignored.
Many people on here and in this country only call themselves Christians by name but i hardly see real christianity or the true teachings of Jesus in them. I don't believe Jesus will oppose religious tolerance, and will like to see his true followers utter such hatred and vile persecution of their fellow human being just because they have different religious beliefs and demand the freedom to worship in their own way.
Let us deepen our religious tolerance,because first we are all Ghanaians before our religious inclinations and we don't have anywhere else to go if the most important aspect of our lives (peace) is destroyed by our quest to dominate each other with religion!
Both Mohammed (S.w.s) and Jesus (R.a) came to preach peace and love for mankind and I don't see how each faith accomplish their quest by HATRED.
Ghana First !
kojo 9 years ago

If you don't believe in anything christian, don't send your ward to christian school.

If you don't believe in anything christian, don't send your ward to christian school.
Kojo @ 9 years ago

go phuck yourself. As much as i want mission schools to belong those who belong to such religion you mix politics with this topic as usaul so fuck off idiot.

go phuck yourself. As much as i want mission schools to belong those who belong to such religion you mix politics with this topic as usaul so fuck off idiot.
ABUBAKR-SADIQ BRAIMAH 9 years ago

A VERY STUPID THING TO SAY FOR SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS HE IS A PROFESSOR.YOU GUYS ALWAYS SAY THE COURT IS THE FINAL ARBITER, BUT THAT IS WHEN IT SUITS YOU. IF YOU ARE ALWAYS SUSPICIOUS OF OTHERS, YOU WILL END UP BEING SUSPICIOUS O ...
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A VERY STUPID THING TO SAY FOR SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS HE IS A PROFESSOR.YOU GUYS ALWAYS SAY THE COURT IS THE FINAL ARBITER, BUT THAT IS WHEN IT SUITS YOU. IF YOU ARE ALWAYS SUSPICIOUS OF OTHERS, YOU WILL END UP BEING SUSPICIOUS OF YOUR OWN SELF.
Karaah Emmanuel 9 years ago

Nima Boy, í agree with you 100%. This Prof. should have caput long since. Í have never enjoyed his articles

Nima Boy, í agree with you 100%. This Prof. should have caput long since. Í have never enjoyed his articles

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