[ad_1]
General News of Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Source: starrfm.com.gh
2019-04-23
Sheikh Dr. Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu exchanging pleasantries with Father Andrew Campbell
Legon, Ben Willie Golo, professor of religious history at the University of Ghana, said that Ghana could further dispel religious tensions by working on measures to unify religions.
The comment comes on the back of the huge eulogy that the Imam National Chief has received for visiting a church as part of his 100th anniversary celebration.
According to the academician, Ghanaians must understand that religion is to promote harmony among peoples and not to divide them.
"By far, I think the Imam leader is very peaceful. He believes in peace and unity and is motivated by his religion that preaches peace. You hardly hear about Shaykh Shaributu in the news for the wrong reasons. When we talk about religion, we are not just talking about religious ideas.
"What we can do to deepen religious coexistence in Ghana today is to ask the state to consciously attempt to unify religions," he told Francis Abban on Tuesday. the morning of Starr.
Reverend Cyril Fayose, president of the Christian Council of Ghana, added that the Christian community was proud of its relations with the Islamic community under the leadership of Sheikh Shaributu.
"On behalf of the Christian Council of Ghana, we wish the National Chief Imam a happy birthday. We ask him for good health and strength. May he live another 100 years.
"We organized peace marches before the elections with the office of the chief imam several times. We must move away from the acrimony and hostility that characterize our country. The Imam leader is a very peaceful man. As Ghanaians, we should walk in peace, just like the chief imam. "
Source link
