The Reverend Dr. Emmanuel Gbordzoe, the Moderator of the Global Evangelical Church, last Thursday called on the National Media Commission to take appropriate steps to regulate and inject some sanity into the indiscriminate promotion of alcoholic beverages on television. Speaking at the opening session of the 66th Synod of the church, Rev Gbordzoe said it had become a common phenomenon for the country's television stations to interlace their broadcasts with very provocative dances and embarrassing advertisements of alcoholic beverages. "As a nation, we must particularly guard our media against presenting on our screens occultic drama, immoral, profane programmes and advertisements and promotion of alcholic beverages." "These advertisements defy both Christian and traditional core values, with the potential to negatively affect the psyche of our vulnerable children and youth," he stressed. Touching on the energy needs of the country, the Moderator asked government to move to the implementation of an energy mix policy for the country. This, he said, should involve using all available means of power generation such as hydro, nuclear, solar and any other sources that might be applicable to the environment. Professor Edward Akaho, the Director General, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), who was the guest speaker urged Christians in national institutions to work hard to justify their salaries and stop all corrupt practices in order to get money. He said it was important that Christians were honest in their field of endeavour. "Christian businessmen must pay their workers well before declaring profit and should not rob government or any individual to pay God tithes and offering," he said. Professor Akaho who dwelt on the theme: "Walking the Highway of Holiness," said that the church in Ghana was facing challenges related to holiness, love for one another and the nation at large because Christians had desires to be Apostles of Signs and Wonders and not Apostles of love. "We Christians are required to be diligent and add to our faith virtue, knowledge, self-control, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and love," he stressed. Professor Akaho indicated his full support for the church recommendations that government should consider implementing a judicious energy mix consisting of hydro, nuclear, thermal and renewable sources such as solar, biomass and wind. "We need electric power security for sustainable development of the country," he said. Source: GNA