'No student should be compelled to abandon their faith' – President Mahama

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Kwame 2 months ago

This is the problem I have with this type of call my president has made.Parents and guardians make choices for THEIR WARDS.They know what pertains in the schools they choose,why will SOME FEW students be allowed to rock the b ...
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This is the problem I have with this type of call my president has made.Parents and guardians make choices for THEIR WARDS.They know what pertains in the schools they choose,why will SOME FEW students be allowed to rock the boat?Once you make that choice,it means you are ready to go by rules and regulations in that school for that period.Why will a Pentecostal be allowed below tongues and engage in dawn preaching in TI Amass in Ksi?
Thomas 2 months ago

Going by the rules has nothing to do with religion. If we can all abide by laws of the country irrespective of religion a school should hinder someone's faith. Being at church service is a rule and the Muslim students obey th ...
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Going by the rules has nothing to do with religion. If we can all abide by laws of the country irrespective of religion a school should hinder someone's faith. Being at church service is a rule and the Muslim students obey that, should that stop them from practicing their faith outside of church service, No. We have families where part are Christians, Muslims and even Hindus but they have lived in peace. If we cannot coexist in our educational institutions how then do we do that at work and in society at large. Should mission schools refuse employment to teachers who are Muslims simply because of their faith and vice versa? The problem is how we are programmed. If you put children from different faiths in a room they see only their brothers and sisters, not faith, tribe or colour until society begins to program them.
TORTOISE 2 months ago

A PERSON WHO ATTENDS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS A CHRISTIAN NAME AND GIVES ARABIC MUSLIM NAMES TO HIS CHILDREN.

FAITH can be complex and complicated yet it is Simple.

A PERSON WHO ATTENDS A CHRISTIAN CHURCH HAS A CHRISTIAN NAME AND GIVES ARABIC MUSLIM NAMES TO HIS CHILDREN.

FAITH can be complex and complicated yet it is Simple.
TORTOISE, THAT IS FAKE CHRISTIAN JOHN MAHAMA FOR YOU 2 months ago

We know he’s a Muslim in disguise.

We know he’s a Muslim in disguise.
Osman Bangaham 2 months ago

Out of the 45 or so comments, your comments are the most sensible and peaceful. Many thanks for sharing a sensible approach to a divisive Ghanaian issue. May God bless you and your family.

Out of the 45 or so comments, your comments are the most sensible and peaceful. Many thanks for sharing a sensible approach to a divisive Ghanaian issue. May God bless you and your family.
Osman Bangaham 2 months ago

For Thomas..

For Thomas..
Jack 2 months ago

Muslim students should choose and attend their Muslim schools and stop worrying people.Stop those hypocrites and allow people have their peace. They go about preaching virtues but practicing vices.Who are you always deceiving ...
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Muslim students should choose and attend their Muslim schools and stop worrying people.Stop those hypocrites and allow people have their peace. They go about preaching virtues but practicing vices.Who are you always deceiving?
THE ENTIRE GHANAS' LEADERS SALARIES & ALLOWANCES PAYOUTS MUST BE PERFORMANCE-BASED, STARTING WITH THE PRESIDENTS AS HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT. 2 months ago

THE ENTIRE GHANAS' LEADERS SALARIES & ALLOWANCES PAYOUTS MUST BE PERFORMANCE-BASED, STARTING WITH THE PRESIDENTS AS HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT.

BLAME THE CHEW POUR AND PASS EDUCATION OF GHANA'S ENTIRE LEADERS, ...
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THE ENTIRE GHANAS' LEADERS SALARIES & ALLOWANCES PAYOUTS MUST BE PERFORMANCE-BASED, STARTING WITH THE PRESIDENTS AS HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE ARM OF GOVERNMENT.

BLAME THE CHEW POUR AND PASS EDUCATION OF GHANA'S ENTIRE LEADERS, NOT ONLY THE JUDGE. BANKRUPT GHANA IS SUFERING FOR THAT.

BANKRUPT HIGHLY-ENDOWED HOPELESS GHANA IS RICHLY ENDOWED WITH COUNTLESS NATIONAL RESOURCES NAMELY FREQUENT/SEASONAL RAINFALL AVERAGING OVER 12" AND ARABLE/FERTILE AGRICULTURAL SOIL, CRUDE OIL RESERVES, GOLD, DIAMONDS, BAUXITE, MANGANESE, LITHIUM, COCOA, LUMBER/TIMBER, URANIUM AND PLUTONIUM ALONG THE GULF OF GUINEA AND BECAUSE OF WHICH NKRUMAH CONSTRUCTED THE NOW DISUSED NUCLEAR REACTORS AT KWABENYA.

ADDITIONALLY, GHANA ALREADY HAS A DYSFUNCTIONAL TEMA OIL REFINERY CRYING OUT FOR RETRO-FITTING AND EXPANSION, ETC, BUT DESPITE ALL OF THESE, GHANA'S FUCKING LAZY THIEVING LEADERS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING AROUND WITH CALABASHES IN THEIR HANDS DOING "LALASULALA" BEGGING THE IMF/WORLD BANK AND OTHERS FOR LOANS AND DEBTS FORGIVENESS, ETC.

AT THE END OF ALL THIS SHIT, THEY (GHANA'S LEADERS) DUMP ALL THOSE LOANS ON THE ORDINARY GHANAIAN FOR FORK OUT IN HIGH KILLER TAXES, WHILE THEY AND THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILY MEMBERS SWIM IN WEALTH AND A PLETHORA OF POOR TAXPAYER-FUNDED RETIREMENT SALARIES AND OTHER BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOMPETENT PERFORMANCE WHILE IN OFFICE.

GHANA WILL NEVER GROW IF WE CONTINUE TO ENTERTAIN THIS HISTORICAL NONSENSE OF SUCCESSIVE GHANA LEADERS, WHICH ARE ALL NOT PERFORMANCE-BASED.

THIS WILL END THE MASSIVE STATUTORY ECONOMIC LEAKAGES YEAR-ON-YEAR AND STOP GHANA'S ETERNAL DEPENDENCE ON LOANS AND HANDOUTS.
Mega 2 months ago

This only happens when the location has a christian-majority population....

..let it be the other way round....

...and the society itself will feel the effect of such a decision!!

Go and make this law in Mogadishu !! ...
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This only happens when the location has a christian-majority population....

..let it be the other way round....

...and the society itself will feel the effect of such a decision!!

Go and make this law in Mogadishu !!!
Ogyam 2 months ago

This president isn't serious at all. Hmmmm

This president isn't serious at all. Hmmmm
Paa Rasta 2 months ago

Iam a Christian, ii also believe that education shouldn't be based on faith. Religion can confuse the kids. We however wouldn't be having this conversation if Ghana was a predominantly a Muslim nation.

Iam a Christian, ii also believe that education shouldn't be based on faith. Religion can confuse the kids. We however wouldn't be having this conversation if Ghana was a predominantly a Muslim nation.
K. Bells 2 months ago

Do the Muslims want to build mosque on the land of Christian mission schools? Then, the imams should also allow churches to be built in Islamic schools since there's freedom of worship

Do the Muslims want to build mosque on the land of Christian mission schools? Then, the imams should also allow churches to be built in Islamic schools since there's freedom of worship
King 2 months ago

Indeed! Just ignore these hypocrites and go on with your lives.You claim your Muslim system is the best. Why don't you send your children to your Muslim schools or public schools and stop worrying people with your hypocrisy?T ...
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Indeed! Just ignore these hypocrites and go on with your lives.You claim your Muslim system is the best. Why don't you send your children to your Muslim schools or public schools and stop worrying people with your hypocrisy?They can't pinpoint anything good about that their system too.Just ask one to mention two good things about that religion and they start fumbling.Hive people space to pass.
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USA No. 1 2 months ago

I am in love with this Muslim girl as does she but we can't get married because the medieval religion followers say no to a Christian male marrying a Muslim female but okays the reverse. Go figure the religion of peace. For w ...
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I am in love with this Muslim girl as does she but we can't get married because the medieval religion followers say no to a Christian male marrying a Muslim female but okays the reverse. Go figure the religion of peace. For where!?
Acku 2 months ago

Masa keep enjoying your thing and ignore them.That's how they behave all over.Their ladies just ignore their ignorance and enjoy their lives with people going places. These are people who can kill for god.How do you ever get ...
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Masa keep enjoying your thing and ignore them.That's how they behave all over.Their ladies just ignore their ignorance and enjoy their lives with people going places. These are people who can kill for god.How do you ever get understanding from this level of ignorance?
TORTOISE 2 months ago

JUST ASKING
Is it an adherence to faith or abandonment of faith when a Christian with a Christian first name gives Arabic Muslim names to his children?

JUST ASKING
Is it an adherence to faith or abandonment of faith when a Christian with a Christian first name gives Arabic Muslim names to his children?
Free Radicals 2 months ago

Mr president are you sure of what you’re saying that “ No student should be compelled to abandon their faith”Then why compelled IGP to arrest Abronye DC to abandon his faith true intimidation and violence and brutality.

Mr president are you sure of what you’re saying that “ No student should be compelled to abandon their faith”Then why compelled IGP to arrest Abronye DC to abandon his faith true intimidation and violence and brutality.
Akwasi Addai 2 months ago

I have all along held the notion that Nana Akomea is wise, not knowing that he has sunk into the stupidity of the NPP.

I have all along held the notion that Nana Akomea is wise, not knowing that he has sunk into the stupidity of the NPP.
Menz 2 months ago

You hear religious tolerance in the vocabulary of Muslims only where they are a minority. Show me one Islamic country where there is religious tolerance.

You hear religious tolerance in the vocabulary of Muslims only where they are a minority. Show me one Islamic country where there is religious tolerance.
Acku 2 months ago

Very well said! They expect the whole world to agree to marry children of mine years and to go fighting for a weak god without asking questions.No tolerance at all.Give the smart ones the freedom to choose and Islam will be g ...
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Very well said! They expect the whole world to agree to marry children of mine years and to go fighting for a weak god without asking questions.No tolerance at all.Give the smart ones the freedom to choose and Islam will be gone except those hard liners, who pretend to see some good in that funny religion.Google and Follow Sam Shamoan and free yourself from this system deceiving the world.Boko Haram in mind.
Kwame 2 months ago

Why go to a Christian based school and demand to practice your religion there? You have a choice, go to a Muslim based school and freely practice your religion there.
In most schools ESTABLISHED by Christians , the students ...
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Why go to a Christian based school and demand to practice your religion there? You have a choice, go to a Muslim based school and freely practice your religion there.
In most schools ESTABLISHED by Christians , the students are expected to be in the churches on Sunday mornings. It’s is part of the school regulations . If there are Muslim students there and they decide to draw in the dormitories whilst the Christian students are in churches, guess who will be the main suspects if a Christian students finds out some of his property has been stolen whilst he was at church. To avoid this unnecessary problems everyone must choose a school of his faith. “You do as the Romans do when you go to Rome”
Ozymandias 2 months ago

In the same breath reputatio, no Primary School pupil or JSS student should be forced to learn any language of the region where they reside with their parents.

In the same breath reputatio, no Primary School pupil or JSS student should be forced to learn any language of the region where they reside with their parents.

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