Dear Church of Pentecost Leadership,
I write to you today with a heavy heart and a deep sense of concern regarding recent remarks made by a political figure within our nation. Mr. Alan Kyeremanteng, a politician associated with the Movement for Change, utilized your sacred pulpit to propagate sentiments of religious intolerance and bigotry.
As a prominent Christian denomination in Ghana, it is imperative that we address such divisive rhetoric with urgency and clarity.
Mr. Kyeremanteng's assertion that only a Christian leader, specifically one deemed "Christ-like," should hold office, directly undermines the principles of inclusivity and unity that our faith espouses. It is not the role of the Church to endorse political candidates based on their religious affiliation. Such actions risk alienating members of our congregation who may belong to different faith traditions or hold diverse beliefs.
Furthermore, the suggestion that divine guidance should dictate political decisions, particularly in the context of an election, is a dangerous precedent that threatens the secular foundations of our democracy. Our faith should inform our values and principles, but it should never be wielded as a tool for political manipulation or coercion.
I implore the leadership of the Church of Pentecost to repudiate Mr. Kyeremanteng's remarks and reaffirm our commitment to fostering a society where all individuals are valued and respected regardless of their religious beliefs, after all, God is not a respecter of persons according to the scriptures.
Acts 10:34 - 35 ”And Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly and thoroughly I now perceive and understand that God shows no partiality and is no respecter of persons, But in every nation he who venerates and has a reverential fear for God, treating Him with worshipful obedience and living uprightly, is acceptable to Him and sure of being received and welcomed by Him.”
Acts 10:34-35 AMPC
It is imperative that we uphold the values of love, tolerance, and acceptance that lie at the core of our Christian faith. As we approach the upcoming elections, let us strive to promote dialogue, understanding, and mutual respect among all faiths or members of our community.
May our actions be guided by the teachings of Jesus Christ, who embraced all people with compassion and grace.
With heartfelt sincerity,
Emmanuel Yaw Mensah
Deputy Secretary
NPP-USA, INC.
Source: Emmanuel Yaw Mensah Deputy Secretary
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Mr. Secretary, I pray you see my comment. Your write up is not even worth a trash bin until you have first rebuked Bawumia for his religious statements and ask the islamic clergy to dissociate themselves from the many religion inciting statements that Bawumia has uttered. Your kind call yourselves Christians, but you value your stomachs and political parties more, shame on you.
Mr. Emmanuel Yaw Mensah, I can understand your "supposed" frustration but I think what ever you want the church of Pentecost to do are complete misgivings. What is wrong with someone asking a Christian congregation to vote for their own especially when it was Bawumia who first asked Muslim community to vote him because he's their own and he's representing all of them. What did you demand from the Muslim clergy when Bawumia said those things? You people who think you know too much in the name of fostering societal whatever always make Christians the victims and subject of ridicule. We Christians believe that godly men are the needed in leadership according to the scriptures, so we cannot ask for our own to vote godly Christians because that will offend others but it is ok for others to do the same? COP has given more platforms to Bawumia to propagate his so called religious cohesion fallacy, who has rebuked the COP for that? They hypocrisy must end, no one asked you to use buga buga means to make Bawumia your flagbearer, let him rely on the people that believe in his agenda. You can't force him on our neck, we Ghana and not NPP
When a person makes a statement, trying to interrogate the 'statement' without the context is dangerous and that is what can bring about the issues you rather raise. If Mr. Kyeremanteng was speaking to a congregation of Christians, asking them to vote for a Christian leader does not violate any natural order or societal cohesion. You can spin and put your own meanings to the 'statement', but do not start a fire when there is none. I do not want to sound political, but the NPP certainly have made statements regarding Northerners and Moslems voting for the NPP because of Dr. Bawumia. Should that also be interpreted as you try to do to Mr. Kyeremanteng's? Acts 10: 34 -35 does not impact salvation through Jesus Christ to a person. There is a difference between a person been welcome vs salvation through Christ. A Christian, appealed to Christians to support his bide for president. No further interpretation is needed.