The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference has called on the John Dramani Mahama-led government to reintroduce the bill on Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, commonly known as the anti-LGBT bill as soon as possible, to ensure its timely passage into law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a meeting with the Bishops on Tuesday, January 14, President Mahama proposed that a government-sponsored bill would be more effective than the current Private Member\u2019s bill, as it would allow for broader consultation and national consensus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The President also emphasised the importance of revising school curriculums to include moral and cultural teachings, reinforcing Ghanaian and African values in children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most Reverend Matthew Gyamfi, President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference said the government should not hesitate in passing the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat we want is that it is made into a law. That does not mean that it cannot be taught in the schools if it is made into a law. Many of our laws are taught in schools through civic education and other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo the fact that it should be taught does not rule out the fact that it should be made into a law. Ghanaians are overwhelmingly in favour of it so we don\u2019t want the use of any technical words to demean what Ghanaians want.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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