Muslim leaders in the country are being urged to consider using text messages to call their members to worship instead of the usual megaphones.
This, according to the Environment, Science, Technology and Innovations Minister, Prof Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, will help reduce noise pollution in the country.
“In the house of worship, why is it that the noise will be limited to the house of worship…and again maybe from the mosque, why is it that time for prayer would not be transmitted with a text message or WhatsApp so the Imam will send WhatsApp message to everybody that the time for prayer is up so appear…,” he suggested.
The Minister who took his turn at the Meet the Press series notes that his recommendation "maybe controversial" but he was sure that it has to be considered. Prof Frimpong Boateng also called on churches to also consider limiting the noise that is generated from their auditoriums during service.
Source: adomonline.com
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This minister is too funny. What did he mean by the mosque should use a text message to info people for prayer.haha, cant thinks far.He thinks religion is something we can change too easily. Mr minister i don't get your argument here.
Hi-tech regime more to come
Why do we choose illiterates to run our country. This ***barred word***, so called Professor, has no clue about the difference in Noise pollution and Environmental pollution. Why would you ask specific religious group to tone down their noise and encourage the loudest noise makers of the country to continuing if you are not bias?
Christians shd do same and stop making unnecessary noise especially in the night
May be the drinking bar operators should also consider sending whatsApp messages to all their customers, and the all night prayers in the churches can also be done by whatsApp messages. come to think of it. To say the churches should limit their noise to the churches, but the Imams should send whatsApp messages to call for prayers is kind of condescending. Isn't it?
Same advise should go to drinking bars