Reverend Emmanuel Atami addressing the media
The Upper Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana has asked government to firmly reject homosexuality and promote the country’s culture.
The Upper Presbytery believes that there is a plan by some foreign powers to get the government of Ghana and other agencies in the country to gradually uphold the rights of homosexuals.
“Ghana has witnessed an upsurge in gay practices and related issues in recent times. There appears to be contemplation as to whether the laws of our country should be re-examined to accommodate these practices, which are alien to our society. Similarly, the craving for tattoos, especially among the youth in our country, is also fast becoming a threat that can erode our cultural values and norms. As a presbytery, we urge government and other stakeholders to pay attention to our values and cultures, and jealously guard against the intrusion of foreign dogma under the guise of human rights.”
These were contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the 8th Presbytery Session of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at the C.B. Bot Memorial Chapel at Garu in the Garu District of the Upper East Region.
Throwing more light on the communiqué, the Chairman of the Upper Presbytery, Reverend Emmanuel Atami, called on Ghanaians to be watchful and discourage the crave for tattoos and other foreign negative cultures.
“These are ways in the foreign powers intend to break the cultural values and gradually get Ghanaians, especially the youth, to accept foreign cultures, as well as some abominable activities.
The Annual Presbytery Session offers the leadership of the church across the Presbytery, comprising West Mamprusi, Upper East and Upper West regions, the opportunity to take stock of its activities and growth and also make projections for the church in the coming years.
This year’s session was under the theme, “Let the Earth Hear; Equipping the Proclaimer to go and tell.”
The Presbytery discussed national issues on education, agriculture, security, Christianity, as well as the Ghana-US Military Cooperation.
Touching on the Ghana-US Military Cooperation, the leadership of the Upper Presbytery urged the government not to ignore the public outcry as far as the Ghana-US Military Cooperation is concerned.
“This year’s session is mindful of the fact that Ghana’s Parliament has considered the Ghana-US Military Cooperation Agreement. However, to say that Ghanaians are still very much interested in the military cooperation is to say the least. Civil society groups and political parties have expressed fear and concern over the future consequences of this kind of agreement while the Presbytery appreciates the government’s security intelligence on the matter, alongside future security needs, it’s the opinion of our Presbytery that a careful reflection on the various debates for and against the agreement would be a good thing to do and should be considered. A reflection will allow for the reaching of an agreement that is in the sovereign interest of Ghana,” it stated.
The Upper Presbytery Chairman, Reverend Emmanuel Atami, in his quest to train more evangelists and preachers to spread the Word of God, has called for bicycles and motorbikes to get the preachers to move to all parts of the area to spread the Gospel.
From Ebo Bruce-Quansah, Bolgatanga