President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on March 6, 2017, indicated that his government will build a national Cathedral to aid Christian activities in the country.
The President disclosed this during Ghana's 60th anniversary which was held at the independence square in Accra.
Addressing the President's quest to establish a Cathedral in the country, NPP activist and lawyer John Kumah complimented the President on Peace FM's Kokrokoo for his great initiative.
According to him, the Cathedral will serve as a resort center for all Christians in the nation and a place where they would converge to undertake a common activity for the peace of the country.
Earlier, last week, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Attah during the presentation of the 2017 budget, made some references to quotations in the Bible, the Holy book of Christians.
He said: “Mr Speaker, I see our nation with this overwhelming election mandate as all having decided to withdraw in unison like Jesus to a remote place, Mr. Speaker, only to discover that we have five loaves of bread and two fishes to feed our 25 million plus fellow citizens. But herein lies the genius of the Ghanaian for we are God’s handiwork created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do. As you can see, Mr. Speaker, with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, President Akufo-Addo’s budget has tackled the five structural pillars of revenue, expenditure, earmarked funds, labour and our debt.”
But the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt held that no one religion holds sway over the other in Ghana and cautioned against ay attempt to impose Christian rights on the nation.
Expressing his chagrin, he emphatically stated that "if it’s even three people in Ghana who don’t believe in God, they have a right to their beliefs. If it’s three people who are Atheists in Ghana, they’re entitled to their right. That’s something we must live with. It must show.”
To Mr. Pratt, Christianity should not take precedence over other religions.
“Judaism, as a religion, it doesn’t accept the new testament. That’s the basis of the religion. So, if someone doesn’t believe in Jesus; the person has not breached the law. And if there’s someone who believes in Jesus, the person has also not infringed on the law. That’s why the national constitution is a secular constitution. So, sometimes when we’re talking and we say that Christians are many than Muslims; it’s problematic. The fact that if it’s even true that Christians are numerous than Muslims, it doesn’t mean that Christian rights can be imposed on the nation," he said on Kokrokoo.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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No wonder he's an NDC member, they tempered with nurses uniform, allowing people to wear hijab on their uniforms to work, are we Arabians? Let the Ashanti wear duku on her uniform, people like Kwasi Pratt will go on air and speak ***barred word***. Devil.
Kwesi were you in this country when government set up Haj Board, Builds Haj Village and actually sponsors Haj trips????
Now i know this Pratt guy don't think right. We were in this country when a government came and banned a traditional liberation in occasions like independent day and this Pratt guy see absolutely nothing wrong with it. But here we are, a government came and say everybody must have the freedom to associate and also worship, and for that matter i am going to build a nondenominational cathedral for worship, and Pratt is raising a red flag. ***barred word***
this guy will die out of jealousy and hatred. nobody is preventing anyone from believing in what he/she chooses to. if the president decides to do so its becos majority of the population will benefit from it. it will be built and u can go burn the sea. ed1ot
Stop that ***barred word*** and grow. ***barred word***! Stop smoking low grade in the afternoons. It's still affecting your sense of judgement.
This story is badly written. The substance of the story has been buried uner a load of background information. Again the headline is far removed from the neat of the story. Please you can do better.
KWESI PRAT'S FOO-UU-OOUULISH TALK
I attended the same Secondary school with Kwesi Rat and in those days, he argued where there was no argument and it looks as if till today he has not grown out of it. Currently he is not relevant in any aspect of our political dispensation and I can only suggest he is trying to be relevant since his party the NDC are out of office. He no longer has pay masters.
Does this guy know that a national mosque is being built? Massa let our ears rest and stop your too know. This Pratt man is becoming a devil.Repent if not u will perish.
Mr. Prat, even the United States that are champions of democracy and have clearly separated state from the church have a national cathedral. So, what is wrong if Ghana builds one? And please why have you not commented on the Hajj committee that the president just instituted. The Ghanaian government spends our money to aid in a successful annual pilgrimage to Mecca and surprisingly no Ghanaian including yourself has ever complained. Please leave Ghana to enjoy the peace God has blessed us with. You are becoming a nuisance to the national agenda!