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The Christian Council opposes calls from some lawmakers for a law to control the activities of so-called manipulative pastors and their churches.
On Wednesday, some members of parliament called on the state to pbad a law to crack down on "the abuse of the faithful" by the so-called men of God.
MP for Mfantseman, Ekow Hayford, called for the creation of an independent body "backed by law and devoid of any policy", which would investigate and control church activities.
Hayford also called on the media to sift through the broadcast content. He added that the media must be wary of the "Men of God" to whom they offered their platform.
MEPs discussed the issue in Parliament on Wednesday where some have called for legislation
The public, he said, should "also be vigilant and cautious in identifying the religious groups and churches with which they are badociated".
But the secretary general of the Christian Council, Reverend Cyril Fayose, said that legislation would not solve the problem.
"They should hurry slowly. We are aware of the situation we are facing and we are also concerned. We are also looking for ways to solve the problem, but I do not think legislation will solve the problem.
"It's a more complex problem than it seems there and the Christian Council is working very hard so that we can come together as Christian leaders to do something about it, but we'll have ultimately need the state to provide us with legislative support. They should give us some time to work on the problem, then we will ask them for legislative support, "he added.
Samuel George is one of the deputies who opposes the request for legislation.
The Ningo-Prampram MP said that legislation and logic can not be used to regulate things that challenge logic, "things that have to do with faith challenge logic, that's why they are faith ".
According to him, any legislation on churches questions the legitimacy of miracles and he, as a man of faith, strongly opposes them.
"I do not say at all that we do not have quacks who have become men of God, I do not dispute it, but it is a small number.
"You can not over-generalize the situation, so it's unfair to say that all men of God must be regulated," he added.
For him, institutions such as the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana, the Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Christian Council and others, should be able to monitor and control the activities of pastors and their churches.
"So, what I've said is that, in legislation, every church within three months is subject to one of these umbrella badociations and allows those umbrella badociations to regulate themselves, the state can not do it.
"So, let's pbad a law. The law should not control the churches and tell them the time at which the service is to be celebrated, but each church should belong to one of these umbrella organizations. These umbrella organizations can then take care of themselves and discipline themselves, "he added.
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