Christians urged to help build the nation on strong ethics

The Most Reverend Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye, Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Kumasi, has urged Christians to help build the nation on the values of decency, integrity and self-discipline.

This, they could do by becoming good examples at the work place, home and community.

Archbishop Anokye was addressing the third national congress of the Catholic Men’s Society at Obuasi.

The three-day meeting was attended by over 1,000 delegates from the Cape Coast, Obuasi, Kumasi, Konongo-Mampong, Goaso, Sefwi-Wiaso, Koforidua and other dioceses.

“The Catholic man as the salt of the earth and light of the world” was the theme.

Archbishop Anokye said as head of their families, the expectation was that they would help to raise children on strong moral principles to prevent them from going wayward.

He said they needed to spend quality time with the young ones to protect them from bad peer influences.

He gave the society high marks for its contribution to the growth of the church and asked that it continued to work to bring salvation to more people through evangelization.

It should also focus on bringing some comfort to the poor, the suffering and the vulnerable in society.

Mr. John Alexandra Ackon, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Obuasi, asked the church to preach peace and tolerance as the struggle for political power in the December elections intensified.

The political parties and their supporters must be assisted to conduct their electioneering campaigns without acrimony.

He called on all registered voters to check their names in the voters roll, now on exhibition.

Mr. Ernest Joe Mensah, immediate past President of the Obuasi Ascension Congregation of the Presbyterian Men’s Fellowship, asked Christians to fearlessly fight corrupt practices and other social ills in the society.

He said they needed to do more to discourage people from drugs, violence and other criminal activities.

Nana Asare Adu Mensah, the Amakomhene, called on the church to help address the growing incidence of broken homes, which he said, was fueling problems of street children, drugs and prostitution.