Head of Monitoring at the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, has cautioned Ghanaians not to be divided by religion.
He advised that there should be harmony among religious bodies to enhance Ghana's peace.
Speaking on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, Charles Owusu bemoaned the seeming religious intolerance when it comes to a person exercising his or her faith.
''Corona couldn't divide us, why should we allow the Word of God to divide us? . . . Accident didn't divide us, is it God's Word that must divide us? All this malaria and things going on couldn't cause us so much devastation. is it God's Word that we know as Christians and Muslims that should divide us?", he asked.
His comment was in connection with recent controversial debate between Muslims and Christians over a decision by the management of Wesley Girls’ High School not to allow a Muslim student to observe the just-ended Ramadan fast.
Charles Owusu dared any Pastor or religious leader to prove to Ghanaians where God says a Christian mustn't co-exist with a Muslim and vice versa.
"I want a Pastor or Bible scholar in this country who can prove to us where in the bible is written that when you (Christian) see a Muslim, don't talk with him. The God, we serve, says He has opened his arms wide to receive every person. He didn't say some people. And also, when you observe critically, it's our churches that we put under padlock and close it but the mosque is not closed. I don't usually see the doors of a mosque shut. One can enter and sleep in the mosque without anybody sending you away, and also those who are most receptive to strangers are Muslims."
Charles Owusu warned the religious ''extremist'' believers to ''stay home with your belief'' and not disturb Ghana's peace with their religiosity.
Source: Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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@ jojo please stop being ***barred word*** if ***barred word*** your mouth if you have nothing tangible to say. Who told you that there are no suppression in our schools. I give you typical examples go to Suhum sec tech, our mosque Wilhina was build by the Zongo community was converted to class upon stop excuses. Can we do same? Go to TI Ahmediya and see how Christians are treated and compare it with what is happening now. By the way, who told you that moslems student do not fast in our schools since time immemorial? Go round and ask if you don’t know and stop being ***barred word*** How does a student fasting brings indiscipline? And to those who says moslems should go and build their schools, kindly bear in mind that these schools are government schools and that is why our taxes are used in taking care of the school. No moslem will send his child to a seminary school because it is private and highly religious based. Tell the government to make our money ready for us and we will use it to build our schools but until then, boss look smart otherwise these issues wouldn’t end well.
People are getting it all wrong No Christian is stopping anybody from excising his or her faith .I am surprise the Muslims in the country who have attended boarding schools .That it is a regulation in that everybody in there must eat for the purpose of health .If they allow one faith to be practice in schools other will follow later .If the President wants to allow religion to come in then let allow Ramadan fast and others .Then consider from the Christian side twenty - one days fast the beginning of the year ,forty days lent fast before Easter and every Friday all night . I hope this country to be more religious .