Churches asked to help resolve political differences
Apowa (Western Region) 03 May 2000
The Right Reverend Gabriel K. A. Mantey, Bishop of the Jasikan Diocese of the Catholic Church, has urged churches and societies to try to resolve differences between political leaders in the country.
This is because the socio-economic experience since Independence has generated anger, bitter feeling of hurt and tension, Right Reverend Mantey said on Tuesday at the 19th Annual National Conference of the Association of Heads of Catholic Higher Institutions (AHCHI) at Apowa, which is being held under the theme " Jesus Christ our reconciliation with the father".
He said no government since Independence could claim innocence from manhandling the citizens or affairs of the country and urged political aspirants not to sacrifice the integrity of the nation for any political gains.
Christians and the church should challenge social conventions and not to turn blind eyes to some of the ills that hurt the society.
Bishop Mantey noted that tribalism is an affront to human dignity and must be discarded.
The country's rich resources should be harnessed and channelled to provide the needs of the people, he said and further urged churches and Christians to take the call for national reconciliation seriously.
Mrs Esther Lily Nkansah, Western Regional Minister, called on the heads of political parties to heed the government's call for national reconciliation to enable the society to enjoy peace and tranquillity.
She expressed the government's gratitude to religious bodies for their pioneering role in the development of education in the country and asked them not to relent in their efforts to ensure a fruitful relationship and co-operation with government's in educational sphere.
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Asamankese (Eastern Region) 03 May 2000
Madam Hajirah Korey, National President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Women's Association (AMUWA), has called on all religious institutions in the country to work towards national peace through the divine principle of "love for all, hatred for none."
Madam Korey also appealed to every citizen of the country to work towards peace ''so that we can move forward together with hope and determination into the future.''
At the 23rd annual regional conference of Muslim women at Asamankese in the Eastern Region at the weekend, Madam Korey charged the women to always read the Quran and pray for spiritual strength, saying it is only when we do so fervently that we will have the power to influence society and free it from all social crimes.
The two-day conference, under the theme, "inculcating good morals, role of women in nation building", was attended by more than 200 women drawn from Koforidua, Akim Oda, Nkawkaw, Asamankese and Kibi.
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