Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Some non secular leaders quote scriptures to aid baby marriage – NGO exhibits

executive Director of Savanah women built-in development company (SWIDA), Alima Saed, has published that some non secular leaders are making the combat against early newborn marriage worse.

A condition, she described as being concerned which must be tackled as promptly as feasible earlier than it gets out of hands.

"all of us know infant marriage is sin below the constitution which the country is fighting to get rid of but now some religious leaders who are in of this unhealthy practice are quoting scriptures to make their factor greater robust" she added.

Alima Saed explained that other than trouble, cultural backgrounds that have been one of the most issues typical to on account of infant marriage is changing because her outfit went to Damango for sensitisation on infant marriage.

It got here to the fore that some non secular leaders had been regarding verses within the Quran and in Bible to explain why their lady baby should give to a man to marry at an early age.

"We do a lot of community works, so sometimes we meet a lot of people, and they will quote verses from both the Quran and the Bible to justify why their woman child who's beneath age may still marry."

The executive Director of SWIDA brought that the remaining time they were in Danmango for a programme some religious leaders, because of their selfish interest, quoted scripture from both the Quran or the Bible to support their claims.

"if you go to such americans with the legislation, it could backfire because it the charter towards faith and cultural believes.

"There should still be a discussion board the place we can get students from each religions to counter them with scriptures to aid contend with the situation."

She said this when World vision Ghana and ladies, not Brides-Ghana, held a forum to undertake records harmonisation on child marriage.

The SWIDA executive Director additional added that besides the fact that a number of CSOs are championing the trigger in opposition t newborn marriage it continues to be a starting to be fashion.

This construction she talked about is because of lack of coordinated figures to champion the direction.

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