Bishop Charles Agyinasare, the Founder of Perez Chapel has described the statement issued by the Police announcing that they were analyzing prophecies from the 31st watch night church services as an attempt to legislate prophecy.
He has therefore admonished them not to waste their scarce resources in analyzing prophecies but rather leave that to spiritual people.
He was of the view that if care was not taken, the Police would soon analyze the sermons of prophets and determine what they should preach.
The Ghana Police Service says it has begun analyzing public prophecies of some Christian leaders during their respective 31st December services.
According to the Service, its attention was drawn to a number of views of such prophesies and it will be looking at the videos to ascertain if they breached the law in any way.
“Multiple video footages have come to our attention regarding the communication of prophecies on the night of 31st December 2021. Police have begun analyzing these videos to ascertain whether any of them Is In breach of the laws of the country and anybody found culpable will be put before the court,” a police statement on Thursday, January 6, 2022, said.
The statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Supt. Alexander Obeng said all religious leaders and the public must be minded that its December 2021 caution is not limited to 31st December prophesies but permanently stands.
“We would like to caution that, the law on publication of Information including Prophecies that have the tendency to cause fear and panic or put people’s lives in danger, is not limited to 31st December only, but should be adhered to on a daily basis,” it said.
The Ghana Police Service, while commending all religious leaders and the public for cooperating with them with respect to its security arrangements and New Year prophesies, noted that it is not against the manifestation of any religious belief but will take action when public manifestations undermine the security of the state.
But reacting, Bishop Agyinasare admonished them to tread cautiously since they lack what it takes to analyze prophecies.
“So the Police administration having admonished us to be careful about prophecies that will cause fear etc, by and large, 31st night, the church complied. They should not use their scarce resources in trying to analyze our prophecies. If we are not careful, very soon, they would be analyzing our sermons and telling us what to preach.”
“And so I want to admonish the Police Administration that they have done their best. Yes, they’ve told us we should be careful about prophecies that would cause danger and fear, and panic. By and large, the church copied. They should have not been wanting to legislate prophecies because they do not have what it takes to legislate prophecy. They should leave that to spiritual people. We promise them that we will make sure that there would not be confusion,” he added.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
