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Students accuse Anglican Bishop of religious intolerance

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  • Queen 9 years ago

    Why would a Moslem attend a Christian school? If a Christian attend a Moslem school & hold a church service there, all hell will break loose. Stop the hypocrisy!

  • Ghanaman 9 years ago

    Shouldn't these students be confronting intolerance within Islam to other faiths. For heavens sake put your house in order before you criticize others.

  • NEMESIS RADAR, UK!! 9 years ago

    That DEMONIC AND SATANIC ISLAMIC TERRORISM IS CREEPING TO GHANA GRADUALLY. THIS IS HOW BOKO RAHAM STARTED IN NIGERIA. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME. I'M WATCHING WITH KEEN INTEREST, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

  • GHANAMAN 9 years ago

    DOES SAUDI ARABIAH TORLERATE THE WORSHIP OF CHRISTIANITY IN ARABIAH? GHANA DOES NOT WANT ANY BOKO HARAM MENACE.GO TO MUSLIM SCHOOL TO PRACTICE ISLAM,NOT IN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

  • OSAMA 9 years ago

    Intolerant bigots, Anglican schools are headed by prolecising goons. Your days are numbered as we re in a free society where you cant harass and go free. We suffered that, we stood our ground and they backed away. I remember ...
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  • KOMFO ANOKYE 9 years ago

    HOW LONG ARE YOU MOSLEMS, CHRISTIANS ETC. GOING TO REALISE THAT ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY WERE FORMED BY HUMAN BEIGN. THE BIBLE, KORAN WERE ALL WRITTEN BY HUMAN HANDS. AAABA IGNORANCE IS NOT A CURSE BUT A SICK. RELIGION IS POLIT ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    Any body who claims that quran is written by a human being; then that person is really suffering from a disease called IGNORANCE.

    And on the day of your death, you will come to know that you are indeed an infidel ; if you ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    ofui who wrote the kuran--a doogone ctrap who had enthusicated with weed and hashshi under a tree....teaching his followers to kill and rape girls and women......INSHA JESUS you will all be sent into the fire!!!!!!!repen ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    And those who believe and do good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they dwell therein forever. (Quran, 2:82)

    But those who die while not believing that “There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger ( ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    where is the record of God sending mohameed to go ask adherents to go rape,kill and destroy? NO mosque on CHRISTIAN CAMPUS,it will be burnt down

  • makamama 9 years ago

    fOOL NOTHING U CAN DO ...WHY NOT START YOUR SCHOOLS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM....Never will we allow book haram in GHANA--nkwaseafo..u try it and we shall see..Mind you this is not NIGERIA...WE ARE I ...
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  • OSAMA 9 years ago

    abua ba.... I feel ashamed and sorry for your mom... you have disgraced her confidence.

  • Ganyobi Aryitey 9 years ago

    Give them inch,they take a yard,and dare give them yard, thet jump onto a mile,in few years back when the Saudi Arabian embassy sponsored the Sixth- form science department of the Tamale Secondary School,it was only moslems r ...
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  • OSAMA 9 years ago

    what will muslim students go and find in Vatican? if the vatican is doing what they are doing for catholic students how will it concern Muslims? so if the SA government is sponsoring Muslims you can take it to the bank, it is ...
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  • Fresh 9 years ago

    Queen u nailed it. Islam will never tolerate others from practicing their faith in their midst.

  • Baba 9 years ago

    Queen u are not factual.christians attending Ahmadia schools do worship and also hold S U meetings.

  • nana 9 years ago

    baba it is true but they use the school already structure the su and co dont put their own structure

  • Dee 9 years ago

    Why are the Muslims complaining about this? That is an Anglican school and the Anglicans should have authority. Why are the executives of the GMSA questioning the authority of the Anglican Church over the school? Would a Mu ...
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  • Bomfaboy 9 years ago

    There is no reason for the school to allow a mosque to be built on the school campus. In Ahmadyia schools, the Christians have never asked to build a church on the compound. If they did they would not be tolerated. It is also ...
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  • Frank Agyena-Karikari 9 years ago

    I REST MY CASE

  • Skeptic 9 years ago

    Why not just start a Muslim High School and move on?!?

  • Charles Turkson 9 years ago

    Tanko, are you very sure of this allegations that you are making? You said for the past 8 years,the authorities have been frustrating your religious practises. How long have you been in that school by the way? In any case, ev ...
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  • waging 9 years ago

    For action there is answer. Give them to pray

  • Edward 9 years ago

    Muslem students who decide to attend mission schools should not espect to be allowed to have their way in the school. they could have their way in a gov't school but not in a mission school. Can the Ahamadiya sec school allow ...
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  • SENEGAL 9 years ago

    GO TO QATAR ,YOU ARE NOT EVEN ALLOW TO HOLD YOUR WIFE,S HAND IN PUBLIC EVEN IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN.STAY HOME AND PRODUCE CHILDREN.I-D-I-O-T-S.

  • Honestman 9 years ago

    You always think that you can have your way thru violence but when people are further by your actions on issues of faith like Islam they react. So Mr author simply advise Muslims to leave the school,this will not happen in a ...
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  • LONE VOICES- PAPA N Mama. 9 years ago

    I dont know the level of maturity of the contributors who commented on this issues that these students complained against tbeir school authrities and the Anglican Church. Why don't we refer the children to put their grievance ...
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  • Cantankerous 9 years ago

    Why don't these kids simply go elsewhere? Surely they did not misread the name of the school which clearly implies it is NOT an Islamic school.I would suggest that the best solution for them is to go somewhere else after all ...
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  • nana 9 years ago

    i know many cristians who have attend muslims school and they allowed to have their cristian activity without any problem we have to be torelant with each other b,cos all the major three religion are abrahamic faith,and it is ...
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  • Obiba J.K 9 years ago

    its true even if you are a christian and you go to those muslim countries and they see you praying or identified you as a christian you will not have a piece of mind,go libya,tunisia,morocco and you will see but this muslim l ...
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  • koo 9 years ago

    Let them go to makaranta. Muslims are so intolerant. When you give them an inch they want a yard. What breed of people are these?

  • no name 9 years ago

    Please this is ghana we are talking about. freedom of worship and association. if muslims are not allowed to attend such schools, then the authorities should just say so rather than allowing them in and frustrating them. go t ...
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  • KM 9 years ago

    Idiot without a name, allow muslims to worship in your bedroom since you are talking about freedom of worship. Go to Tamale Islamic Senior High and see, every student girl covers the head with a veil like a muslim - are they ...
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  • Jay 9 years ago

    Well some are killed from converting to Christianity from Islam. Please spare us.

  • Angel 9 years ago

    Na true, a pregnant Sudanese woman is sentence to death for converting to Christianity. How cruel and barbaric is that!

  • Walewale 9 years ago

    They asked the GMSA group to put pavilion not a permanent structure which is a complete yes for all and sundry.What else do you want.

  • ACHEAMPONG 9 years ago

    BOKO HARAM IN GHANA, FOOLS, WE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU, KWASIFO, NTAFOO.

  • good jugdement 9 years ago

    If you want to practice your religion then go to muslim school

  • Osei Yao 9 years ago

    THE SCHOOL BENEFITS FROM TAXPAYERS -INCLUDING MUSLIMS- MONEY SO THEIR RIGHTS MUST BE RESPECTED. CHRISTIAN ARROGANCE, INTOLERANCE AND SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS BREED "BOKO HARAM". AREADY THAT HAVE CONDEMNED "NSA GUO" AS HERETICAL AND ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    Even if the government gives stipend the SCHOOL REMAINS AN ANGLICAN SCHOOL aaiwth its primary goal of fosterin ANGLICAN TENETS based on western style education and our African heritage. Can we also build catholic church ...
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  • Kwaku Asare 9 years ago

    You all fight over these two religions that has nothing to do with you or your culture.
    These two religions endorsed slavery and the dehumanizations of Africans.
    Yet today,Africans are prepared to fight each other over whic ...
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  • Scratchie 9 years ago

    Well said, Kwaku. I keep wondering how long it will take Africans to emancipate themselves from this kind of mental slavery. Africans continue to have problems even with their own identity.

    With the exception of Africans ...
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  • Jerry Sodeman 9 years ago

    How much tolerance is there for Christianity in an Islamic school? If the Muslims don't like things there, let them go to a Muslim school. What about the "Christians" that are killed, discriminated against and persecuted b ...
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  • Mubarak 9 years ago

    Just as I don't expect a muslim school to allow the construction of a church on its premises, I don't think the construction of a mosque is posible in a Christian school.However, I expect school authorities to ensure that st ...
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  • The Mask 9 years ago

    Some churches are involved in all sorts of philanthropic activities. They bring a lot of foreign currency into the country for these purposes. However there are many churches, especially the Nigerian churches, which don't bri ...
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  • oyemame 9 years ago

    How many Islamic schools will allow churches on their premises? Why do modems think they must have their way every time? What stops them from going to a moslem school? Christians are always compromising their faith to accom ...
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  • Real Muba.Com 9 years ago

    May Allah let the school authorities know the right parth.Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeen.

  • KM 9 years ago

    The right path is definitely not Islam. Establish Islamic schools and practice your martial law there. Right path indeed.

  • johnson 9 years ago

    Rubbish!! Where in the world will a Muslim school allow a christian church built there. Will kumasi Ahmadiya Secondary School allow a catholic church on the campus.

  • Harry, Banjul 9 years ago

    Muslims will never ever allow Christians to that liberty they are requesting for. Let them abide by the laws of the school or they relocate to Islamic schools. If the school makes the mistake to give the one metre they will t ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    it is important for so called Christians who have so far commented on this issue to make good use of their brain and not to peddle lies about the Islam. Find time to read the quran from www.quran.com; and also visit the : www ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    yOUR KORAN TELLS YOU TO RAPE WOMEN-GIRLS,OLDWOMEN and every female.That gutter religion empowers you also to kill, maime others.Let me ask you? willSaudi Arabia ever allow a Christian Church in that accursed Arabic count ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    In fact, you are disgracing yourself by telling lies about the best book, Quran. Why wont you find time and at least the quran for yourself so that you can give references where quran enjoys muslim to do the lies you are tell ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    they all assert authority from doogey damn religion of islam....

  • makamama 9 years ago

    Fools be advised that this an ANGLICAN sCHOOL and you must live by ANGLICAN RULES AND NORMS...the alternate for is to go to your muslim schools...for afterall THIS SCHOOL IS ALSO A WESTERN STYLED EDUCATION,,,,,,,,

    nK ...
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  • JM 9 years ago

    GHANA IS A FREE COUNTRY PEOPLE ARE ALOUD TO PRACTICE THEIR OWN BELIEVES SO DO NOT BRING YOUR STUPID DISCRIMINATION TO CREATE ANY PROBLEMS. ARE YOU NOT AREVEREND TO STEAL CHURCH MONEY, EVERY ONE KNOWS THERE IS A GROWING NUMBER ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    yes free to worship but not free to impose your filthy religion and ideas om the innocent kids. That School is an Anglican school and the norms of Anglican must prevail. No Mosque on that campus....go pray to your evil go ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    A point of Correction> Ghana is not solely for Christians. It is for Muslims, Christians and traditionalist. So, dont compare apples with stones.
    Saudi Arabia is full of Muslims and is run under Sharia. But GHana is run by D ...
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  • makamama 9 years ago

    The tradition of Ghana is ISLAM- that doogey religion that tasks its foolish adherents to rape girls and kill innocent people. islam is satanic cult!!!!

  • makamama 9 years ago

    The tradition of Ghana is NOT ISLAM- that doogey religion that tasks its foolish adherents to rape girls and kill innocent people. islam is satanic cult!!!!

  • Ndoo 9 years ago

    makamama, I can understand your complete ignorance, and your high degree of hatred for islam and muslims. If you care to know islam gives and observes right to people of other faith, and even animals. So rape and sodomy has n ...
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  • KM 9 years ago

    Members of a religion that does not respect the rights of others want others to respect their right, is that not hypocrisy? Christians are not allowed to enter Mecca and Medina, construction of a church is not allowed in Saud ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    A point of Correction> Ghana is not solely for Christians. It is for Muslims, Christians and traditionalist. So, dont compare apples with stones.
    Saudi Arabia is full of Muslims and is run under Sharia. But GHana is run by ...
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  • Muslim 9 years ago

    GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER.
    WE SHOULD PROMOTE RELGIOUS TOLERANCE SO THAT WE CONTINUE TO LIVE IN HARMONY.

  • Abacha 9 years ago

    Instead of putin up schools for our muslim bros n sis to attend, we will rada eat beef and wear big patakari and....the wrong pple in the right religion

  • big Boy weezy 9 years ago

    Join t.i amass

  • Papa 9 years ago

    Encouraging a mosque in any school makes it a rallying point for muslim students. Sooner than any one can imagine u have all sorts of characters flooding e sch. No BOKO HARAM in our schs. Most demos in e sch i teach are led ...
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  • K APPIAH 9 years ago

    this is no problem at all,just allow churches to be built in islamic school campuses and you can also go ahead an build yours.and i know they wont because we christians are much tolerance than they.moreover they know if they ...
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  • Kweku 9 years ago

    There should be no school promoting individual religions in the modern world. They should all be converted to secular institutions and religious education should teach comparative religion not trying to indoctrinate children ...
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  • Baba 9 years ago

    Bishop, keep up with the good work. Allowing muslims the free hand to operate in yr sch is setting the stage 4 kaios... Future generations will blame u 4 making such mistake. Even e Anglican ch does hv a chapel building on ...
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  • MR MAWEGYATA 9 years ago

    TELL YOUR MEMBERS TO STOP GOING TO THAT SCHOOL.GHANA IS NO NIGERIA IF YOU START ANY SHIT IN GHANA THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY MODERATE MUSLIMS OR FUNDAMENTALIST MUSLIMS.GMSA UNDERSTAND THIS MUSLIMS ARE NOT FROM GHANA IF YOU ARE THE ...
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  • isaac Yeboah 9 years ago

    Bishop you are useless man almighty God will punish you severely.

  • isaac Yeboah 9 years ago

    Bishop you are useless man almighty God will punish you severely.

  • Antiochus - London 9 years ago

    The Moslems can piss off to Islamic schools if they feel segregated.

  • TRUTH HURTS 9 years ago

    its all mahama idea to istigate muslims to become violent.

  • ABS 9 years ago

    My muslims friends shd not be bothered abt de structure in de sch. They shd observe as they always do the five daily prayers in de open as they always do and de almighty will charge those infidels who stand in their way.
    Som ...
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