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Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo Maafo has expressed worries about the message that church leaders deliver to Christians, particularly in light of the fact that corruption still exists in a country that describes itself as primarily Christian, with 72% of its population practicing Christianity.
“We need to do some introspection and together with the government take certain actions to redeem the nation from corruption,” Mr Osafo Marfo said.
Mr. Maafo questioned the effectiveness of church teachings in changing the mindset of the Christian populace to deter them from engaging in unethical behavior. He asserted that if the church’s message is failing to influence behavior change, then Christianity as a whole may be in trouble.
Mr. Maafo urged religious organizations to reflect while speaking at the 23rd General Meeting of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, which was held at Kwahu Abetifi in the Eastern Region. He urged them to work with the administration to take forceful action against the nation’s pervasive corruption problem.
He underscored that the Christian community has a responsibility to address this issue by drawing attention to the serious level of degradation and corruption in the nation’s political system. He raised concerns about the effectiveness of the moral lessons and teachings being given to this significant segment of the community, which is 72 percent Christian.
The former minister of education questioned whether the church’s doctrine and moral guidance were waning. He emphasized that there might be a problem with the message being delivered if corruption worsens despite the sizeable Christian population.
“Our body politics have reached that level of degeneration and degradation. A role for the Christian community is necessary. In light of the fact that 72% of people in the country identify as Christians, he questioned, “What sort of message do we constantly convey to those people, and what kind of moral lessons are we able to send through such a high percentage?
“Christianity itself has a problem in terms of making our words function if we are unable to do anything to bring about specific changes.
“So I think we need to go back to the drawing board to see what we can do as a Christian group to influence the behaviour of the system.”
He questioned further “Is it that your preaching, your moral lessons are now not effective? We should ask few questions. If 72 percent of the population are Christians and corruption begins to go from bad to worse then there is something wrong with even the message we give to this 72 percent of the population.”
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
