ghana national cathedral

Written by Koku Mawuli Nenegbe - I ponder over some developments in our country. I am worried about the intended national cathedral. This is a project that most clergy seem not to have a problem with.

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated the need for churches which step out of the charity sphere, education and healthcare to be taxed.

 Conceived as a physical embodiment of unity, harmony and spirituality, the National Cathedral of Ghana will be the nation’s ceremonial landmark where all faiths will be welcomed to gather, worship, and celebrate in spiritual accord.

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that the government will launch a global fundraising campaign to raise funds from the diaspora to construct a 5,000-seater National Cathedral.
The Ghana launch is slated for December 28 this year with another launch also scheduled for February 2019 in the United States of America.

Written By Dr. Abdul Baasit Aziz Bamba - On January 23, 2019, the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision dismissed a case filed by James Kwabena Bomfeh Jr challenging the constitutionality of the government’s involvement in the cathedral project and the operations of Hajj.

Written By Rev. Aidan Kwame Ahaligah, Ph.D. -  Since China reported its first cases of the unexplained low respiratory infections in Wuhan, on December 31, 2019, 197 countries and territories as of the time of writing have recorded more than three million infections of what the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses calls SARS-Cov-2. The disease that SARS-Cov-2 causes is what has been termed COVID-19.

Written By Dr Albert O. A. Tsolu - Never will I be in contradiction to the building of religious houses and in particular, a national cathedral proposed by the present administration, as a staunch Christian and Presbyterian born and trained for that matter.

The President of the GaDangme Council of Wulomɛi (Chief Priests), Numo Blafo III, says the construction of a national shrine is not feasible since traditional worshippers have different forms of worship.

 A disturbing video clip of transportation arrangements being made for a pregnant woman going into labor, somewhere in Ghana, currently making the rounds on the various popular social media sites, Facebook included, has left many Ghanaians perplexed and sad.

Nine justices of the Court of Appeal are to be relocated from their present residential accommodations at Ridge to make way for the construction of the National Cathedral.

The recognition of this social paradox is universally important, i.e., religion and politics are separate entities. Religion is led by faith, not by logic. However, the underlying principle that gives rise to the network of the two entities is law which governs the conducts of people.

Preparatory work for the construction of the National Cathedral has started in earnest.

President Akufo-Addo has made a personal contribution of GH¢100,000 towards the construction of the National Cathedral.

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams who has been spearheading a fundraising campaign for the construction of the National Cathedral has indicated that two of the former presidents Jerry Rawlings and John Mahama have concerns with the decision on the cathedral.

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has in a meeting with Trustees of the National Cathedral, indicated that he will defer his position on the construction of the national edifice to his mother church, the Catholic Church.

Written By Kwaku L. Keddey - The recent “DropthatChamber” campaign in reaction to the proposed 450-seater parliamentary chamber project in Ghana has brought to the fore, pertinent issues centered on procurement irregularities in the design and construction sector.

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Written By Rev. Green Kwame Lawrence - A national cathedral is generally a religious edifice which is usually situated in a city where bishops [p]reside and where they celebrate liturgies on festive occasions sometimes in an omni-doctrinal and multi-jurisdictional manner, as explained by John Meyendorff in Eastern Orthodoxy Christianity.

Ghana is constitutionally not a religious nation. However, socially it is. Christianity dominates, followed by Islam, courtesy of colonialism.

Written By Rev. Solomon Nartery - Since the promotion of my latest book, "Faith and Common Sense for Effective Living", is taking place around the same time that the construction of a national cathedral has become a hotly debated issue, many who have followed me on social media have sought to know what my "Faith and Common Sense" position is.

To understand the mentality of the LATTER DAY SAINTS, who seek to build temples and mosques, for whomever they so desire, you must go back to the time of the slave trade and oppression. You must remember your history.

On November 18, 2018, MyNewsGh.com reported that the government had begun demolishing bungalows housing Court of Appeal Judges to make way for the construction of a National Cathedral.

It was a Saturday morning and I had the privilege of living in the apartment of my childhood classmate from Sunyani Experimental School.