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Stop mandatory HIV tests

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  • KK Boyeham 11 years ago

    That is not a proof that they cannot have the virus in the future. Blessing their marriages does not also guarantee that there will be no exposure to the virus after the blessing. These money conscious pastors, too!! They hav ...
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  • Kofi UK 11 years ago

    Pastors have no right to make their own laws. It is only the government who can impose such an act. If couples decide to test that is their choice. Pastors have become too powrtful in Ghana.

  • PROSPER GPANDO 11 years ago

    LET ME TELL YOU A SECRET. THIS IS DONE SO THE PASTOR WILL KNOW WHICH WIFE TO TARGET.CANT YOU GET IT FOLKS?

  • BUABENG, ON EARTH 11 years ago

    I support you 100%. What you are saying is the larger truth. The pastors want to know the HIV negative women to target. Fake pastors. Where in the Bible does it encourage such a practice?

  • THE JACKAL 11 years ago

    WHAT ABOUT GETTING THE HIV VIRUS AFTER MARRIAGE WILL THE PASTOR DISSOLVE THE MARRIAGE?HOW MANY PASTORS TESTED THEIR HIV STATUS BEFORE SLEEPING WITH PEOPLE"S WIVES?NONSENSE

  • Kyewaa of USA 11 years ago

    Leave young couples alone who knows may be the pastor himself may be a HIV positive.He who has no sin shd throw the stone first.

  • Jane 11 years ago

    The program sodenud great, but when I read the article it said only 58 people applied for the opportunity and they had to turn some down because of limited capacity. The university's website says 28,000 students are enrolled ...
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  • GRACE DIVINE JESSON(AMMA BOATENMA) 11 years ago

    WHY SHOULD THEY STOP? EVERYBODY SHOULD BE TESTED BEFORE MARRIAGE.

  • Timur Baruti 11 years ago

    Fisrt there is no such thing as an HIV virus. Please review the Documentary by Gary Null from 2001 ( the 20year retrospective review on AIDS). This has been a huge attempt to DE-POPULATE AFRICA!!!!!!

  • THEOPHILUS ISAAC ARTHUR-U.S.A 11 years ago

    kudos to all those pastors for they have shown a great sense of leadership. They are lo lead them in the right way, though some may be money minded, but i applaud this decision. HIV Commission should bow their heads in shame ...
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  • TK 11 years ago

    Instead of the Director of policy and planning, who should be concern about the spread of the HIV and the reduction of infection he is rather telling the pastors to stop the mandatory HIV testing the Director should advocate ...
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  • USA-KOFI 11 years ago

    Shame on you. Have you ever heard any pastor in USA telling people to do HIV test before he blesses their marriage? The mandetary HIV test for pregant woman in USA is mend to reduce Mother to child transmition. Moreover it i ...
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  • Kofi UK 11 years ago

    Thank you brother. People don't realize that it is the government who makes laws and not pastors

  • Tada 11 years ago

    Being HIV today does not guarantee that you will be negative forever.Same as Gnorhea,being Gnorhea negative today does not guarantee you will never get Gnorhea.One of the worse even more than HIV is Hepatitis B.We just need t ...
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  • Cleotha 11 years ago

    heh man,i hope you can use some of the cash we sent for this trip. i'm stoked for you to be doing this, it will probbaly be a game-changer.take care man, we love you guys. Blue and fam.