A historical past textbook meant for colleges in Ghana has come beneath criticism from dad and mom and an training minister for the way it describes the influence of Christian missionary work within the nation.

Referred to as the Historical past of Ghana for Fundamental Colleges, Learners E-book 4, it singles out what it claims are the adverse results of Christian missionary actions.

It says “Christianity has led to a rise in poverty” and that “Some spiritual doctrines introduced by missionaries create a way of worry or timidity.”

The Ghana Nationwide Affiliation of Authors and Publishers has apologised for the ebook. A committee is to be set as much as assess all different books in colleges printed by its members.

Of explicit competition on the checklist of claims was the suggestion that “Faith is a serious reason for bodily battle .. .world wide” and that “Most spiritual teams discriminate in opposition to ladies in so some ways.”

The nation’s deputy training minister, Ntim Fordjour, described the ebook as “obnoxious”, saying it had been “smuggled into the marketplace for unsuspecting learners”.

He added “The content material is appalling and misconceived” and that “Ghana is most peaceable for a cause, and the necessary place of faith can’t be undermined.”

However some classes for learners may carry some sympathy past colleges, with such claims as “Faith creates an avenue for a lot of tricksters or charlatans to parade as males of God”.

The textbook additionally teaches “Many politicians in Ghana use faith as a car to trigger disaffection amongst folks in a bid to advance their political curiosity.”

The Nationwide Council for Curriculum and Evaluation (Nacca) has demanded the rapid recall of the ebook from the market.

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