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According to him, any attempt of this type would constitute a sacrilege and indicate the statutes of the country.
"…the constitution states that everyone will have freedom of religion, so I do not know how anyone can regulate freedom. You can not legislate on the Holy Ghost,he warned.
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Parliament should review the regulations governing church activities in Ghana, particularly those that exploit public credulity.
On Wednesday, some lawmakers asked the House to consider enacting a law to crack down on these so-called exploitation men and their churches.
In a statement on church activities, the Mfantsiman MP, Ekow Hayford, said it was time for the state to take strong action against pastoralists who violate the rights of people through through legislation and an independent body for the management of the church administration.
Supporting his colleague, Ablekuma Central MP Ebenezer Nartey said some pastors in the country did not deserve to behave as such.
"Mr. Speaker, you are the Reverend Minister, and I firmly believe that you watch our television and radio stations and that we observe all the attitudes and behavior of some pastors and churches.," he said.
Sharing personal experience, he said some pastors were destroying people.
"Sometimes we wonder if it's good about Christianity. Mr. Speaker, you will see a 60-year-old man or woman being asked to carry 50 kilograms of cement in the name of deliverance. Water and bottled water are sold in churches for 2,000, 3,000 ¢ in the name of the rescue. . Meanwhile, the same person can not even get 200 ¢ to see Korle Bu to find out what's wrong with her.
"Mr. President, it is time for this House to decide how we can calm down some of these churches," he stated.
Following the deliberations on the proliferation of churches at the expense of human rights and the use of working time for their activities, Pastor Aaron Michael Oquaye, President, asked the Joint Committees on Youth, Sport and Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, presents its report to the House in one month.
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But speaking of the question on Citi Eyewitness NewsWednesday, Sam Sam George said that there were "charlatans", "the church and religious organizations are already regulated in this country ", and urged Parliament to adopt a more practical solution.
"We have the Christian Council, the Catholic Bishops' Conference and the National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches. What we can do as a state is to work with the leaders of those churches. They even stated that they wanted Parliament to strengthen these organizations and make it mandatory that each church be placed under the auspices of one of these recognized organizations. Parliament and the state should be cautious, because questions of faith can not be legislated, even logically ", he added.
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