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Use religion to engender patriotism - Nana Addo
Nana Addo said, as a democratic state, being patriotic should pose no difficulty to citizens and explained that citizens had duties to ensure the progress of the country.
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According to him, "We should use religion to engender patriotism and love for our nation,".
"The two greatest religious figures of all time, Jesus Christ and the Prophet Mohammed, both teach us that patriotism is as important as fidelity to religious creed".
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"When our Lord Jesus Christ says that we should give unto Caesar what is Caesars and unto God which is God’s, he means that we should commit equally to serving our nation as we commit to serving God," he added.
Addressing Ahmadiyya Muslims at the 85th Annual National Convention held at the Mission’s Farm located at Winneba in the Central region, he said, as a democratic state, being patriotic should pose no difficulty to citizens and explained that citizens had duties to ensure the progress of the country.
"The Prophet Mohammed on the other hand, teaches that our commitment to our nation is a religious virtue. He says we should not withdraw allegiance to the State, even on the account of tyrannical rule."
"We cannot claim to be a religious country when our surroundings are not clean," he noted "Cleanliness is next to godliness. We ought to ask ourselves how a religious people can come to accept that it is tolerable to live in unclean surroundings. Religion is a way of life and we must live it.
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"The ethical foundation of religion must give us the impetus to enjoin rights and forbid wrongs. If Ghanaian citizens really live by their religious creeds, I dare say it will show in our level of development and behaviours in public life," President Nana Addo said.
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