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Reconsider ban on church services in classrooms – Opoku-Onyinah tells STMA

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  • asokwa 9 years ago

    Church services in School classrooms are absolutely nonsense tha the Government of Ghana should ban it. Whoever wanted to do church services should build his own church period.

  • Ibrahim Baba 9 years ago

    The classrooms are government property and the churches make millions. So they should pay rent for using the classrooms and leave them in good shape.

  • Adjoa 9 years ago

    Are you sure the churches do not pay any rent?

  • Visinary 9 years ago

    Yes they must pay rent and that money must be use to maintain the shools in general.
    Also the education ministry must have an inspection team that visits all schools where churchs are conducted making sure that the furnitur ...
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  • USACANADAUK 9 years ago

    Are classrooms not built to educate students/pupils ? Why not build churches for your worship ? Ghana-Church-Curruption-Ghanna-Church-Curruption. Pathetic !!

  • DABENDA 9 years ago

    Is the Apostle with the opinion that the churches have control over the class rooms instead of the Assembly, and for that matter the assembly has to find the means to dialogue with the church? That statement sounds provocativ ...
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  • BAAFOUR AKOTO 9 years ago

    LISTEN TO OUR APOSTLE I COTE,Dr Opoku-Onyinah has appealed to the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to reconsider its decision to ban churches in the area from holding church services in classrooms. MUST START FRO ...
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  • nunkaawaa 9 years ago

    Has the Apostle any proof that class rooms are used for drinking and other bad things? And by who if I may ask? But it known the church services not only cause destruction of property, but also create NOISE as well.

  • Awurade Kasa 9 years ago

    Dear Dr. Apostle,
    Kindly don't characterize the STMA as one evil entity preventing church services in place of bad things and drinking.
    The reason that made them took that decision is simple Dr......... DESTRUCTION OFSCHOOL ...
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  • OBJECTIVE MIND 9 years ago

    THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CHURCH SERVICES HELD IN CLASSROOMS. A FEW ISOLATED INCIDENTS WHERE PROPERTY ARE DESTROYED DOES NOT MAKE IT A GENERAL PHENOMENON.WHEN DID CHURCH SERVICES IN CLASSROOMS BECOME HARMFUL? IT IS BETTER F ...
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  • me 9 years ago

    fuck off.what do u mean by reduction in deviant activities.was it not in those same churches that women wear mini skirt and reveal their unders while preaching is ongoing,if those things cannot be pached against then u have n ...
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  • wisdom 9 years ago

    brother let me make one thing clear to ghanaians, watch this world and observe most countries where christianity is not dorminant you only see, strict rules, violent and human degradation. all the western world we desire to e ...
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  • Abdul 9 years ago

    Are you counting United and Europe as Christian states, when did Jerry Adams and his IRA in Ireland stop killing Britons in the name of Christianity. Do you remember Serbia and Bosnia and Hesogovina. what about Catholic cler ...
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  • dennis awah 9 years ago

    wisdom , this your history lesson is typical of a christian apologist, a big lie. The theological age of Europe And america was characterized by ignorance, illiteracy, war, disease, retardation , slavery , burning of human fl ...
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  • BAAFOUR AKOTO 9 years ago

    WORSHIPING IN SCHOOLS, I DON'T SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT IN GHANA. THROUGH OUT THE WORLD MOSTLY GHANAIAN CHURCHES, WORSHIPS IN VARIOUS PLACES INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE HOMES AND OTHER PLACES. APOSTLE SHOULDN'T BE BAND I ...
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  • Abdul 9 years ago

    Not in classrooms Masa. Schools in the US rent out their assemble hall for gatherings which includes religiouse service. You can not however have service everyday in the Hall. The truth is using the school chairs and tables f ...
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  • TRUTH 9 years ago

    STMA well done. They should go and build their own places of worship.

  • C.Y. ANDY-K 9 years ago

    STMA deserves congratulations and support for taking this sane decision. It must be extended across the whole country in order to halt the obscurantist religious craziness that has engulfed the country.

    Andy-K

  • Kojo Billy Duncan 9 years ago

    "religious craziness" of very irreligious evil-doers.

  • USACANADAUK 9 years ago

    Why use classrooms ? Build your own place of worship. There are already a lot of churches people can worchip in. They only start these churches in classrooms to take moneys from innocent desperate Ghanains.

  • me 9 years ago

    where in bible did jesus and his disciples sing,clapped and drummed,and want just one of those songs.also where did the disciples called him God and also worshipped him.this r the critical question christians shud ask themsel ...
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  • Citizen-of-the-world 9 years ago

    White man came to us with the Bible. While we got hooked up on the white man's book, the white man busied himself helping himself with our valuable resources. We end up getting addicted to this Book of the white man while he ...
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  • NANT/ A PILGRIM/ CITIZEN-FROM-ABOVE 9 years ago

    WHITE MAN CAME TO US WITH BIBLE AND EDUCATION AS A (MISSIONARY).SO NOW,HOW CAN YOU WELCOME A STRANGER WITH FOOD WITHOUT WATER? SO INSIDE THE CLASSROOM THERE IS BIBLE AND INSIDE THE CHURCH THERE IS EDUCATION.WHY MORE ADDICTED ...
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  • me 9 years ago

    where in bible did jesus and his disciples sing,clapped and drummed,and want just one of those songs.also where did the disciples called him God and also worshipped him.this r the critical question christians shud ask themsel ...
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  • B-WISE 9 years ago

    Thank God for another day.Please, take your time to follow the scriptures below. 1. With Christ Jesus being called God,check the confessions made by the following disciples: THOMAS-John 20:27-29 Note in vs 26 that he made thi ...
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  • Kweku Boateng 9 years ago

    church in classrooms is the begining of robbing innocent ghanaians by these so called charismatic churches. see them today,the lifestyle of thses pastors,businessmen in behind the pulpit

  • gravr 9 years ago

    As if the so called churces are any better. Are they not the same pastors and so-called men of God who rape or sleep with the female members of the Church? Ban them!

  • USACANADAUK 9 years ago

    Drown in curruption. Ghana's problems are its politicians and clergy.

  • Bechemniiba(Paris) 9 years ago

    Why not the Church of Pentecost share their church houses with those scriptural adultries? They can also help them to steal from innocent and poor ghanaians through tithes and sleeping with other peoples wives. After
    all you ...
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  • Asiwome 9 years ago

    Aren't churches educating people in the word of God? The churches should develop a standardized curriculum and present it to the Education authorities who allow extra curricular activities on their compound.

  • Abdul 9 years ago

    You're right is they will teach abstinence, drug preventive aducation and trade.

  • STAFFORD 9 years ago

    Monies that go around from the people, must come back to the people....stafford. Taxes are meant to reconstruct an maintain the communities and the economy basically. Some Churches)(charities) have enough money, as well as th ...
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  • stephen 9 years ago

    this issue must be practical.because some of these churches have been spoiling our teaching and learning materials.

  • Efo Mawuli 9 years ago

    Interesting comments out there. So majority of critics don't see any value in the suggestion made! No critic talked about condoms in classrooms, wee smoking activities, etc. as against the word of God. It seems the church ...
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  • bob 9 years ago

    Stma must come again what are they saying they should rather apologies for the of ghana

  • abortsi 9 years ago

    With all the tithes and offerings they should put up churches

  • Osei Yao 9 years ago

    GOOD. STMA HAS HAD THE GUT AND COURAGE TO STAND UP TO THESE CREATURES WHO USE CLASSROOMS TO MAKE MONEY BUT DO NOT CONTRIBUTE TO REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. PUT A NATIONAL BAN ON THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO BEHAVE AS PROSTITUTES - RIGHTS ...
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  • kofi adjei 9 years ago

    not every chuch from God and these penticostal pastors are fake man of God and they shouldnt alloow them to use the school for their fake services

  • NANT 9 years ago

    YES!! APOSTLE! YOU HAVE SAID IT RIGHT AT THE RIGHT TIME. GOD BLESS YOU!!

  • Kwabena 9 years ago

    We have enough confusion with Islam and Christianity we don't need it invading our schools anymore than it already has.

  • Abdul 9 years ago

    At least no Mosque conducts its services in a public school property.