Amidst Adulterous SCANDALS, Apostle Suleiman Visits Pastor Adeboye ...What He Did Will Shock You, See Photos

Apostle Johnson Suleman, the founder of Omega Fire Ministries, was at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) where he paid honor to Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the general overseer of the church, and his wife. 

Apostle Suleman knelt down to greet his spiritual mother, Mrs F.A Adeboye as he tapped into their anointing. The photos that emerged from the visitation show that Apostle Suleman had a one-on-one meeting with Daddy G.O even though the topic of their discussion was not known. 

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It was gathered that the visit was made amidst the turbulence caused by the extra-marital affair the man of God was said to have had with his Stephanie Otobo, his alleged lover. 

The alleged lover who is hell bent on pulling down the pillars of Apostle Suleman’s ministry recently released a bank statement showing the man of God made a deposit into her account. This was done to solidify her claims on the relationship she had with the Apostle. To further erase the doubts that may still be lingering in some people's hearts, she has freshly released screenshots of their bbm chats. 

However, activities have not stopped in Omega Fire Ministries as a female pastor of the church was spotted holding a cane during a ministration at their branch in New York. The cane was held in hand to ‘whip the devil’. 

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THE UNTOLD: SACKED FRCN Boss, Obazee Was A Zonal Pastor At Redeemed Earlier SUSPENDED By The Church

Latest Nigeria News - Executive Secretary of the Financial Regulatory Council of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, that was sacked yesterday is a Zonal Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, a competent source within the church inner circle has revealed.

The source told LatestNigeriaNews.com.ng that it was evident that Pastor Enoch Adeboye may have made the decision to retire due to internal pressures which may have been battling his continued stay as General Overseer of the church reputed to be one of the largest in Nigeria.

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The source said: “Do you know that the man the president sacked is a zonal pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God? So, it is evident that there were already internal pressures on our General Overseer. So he may have taken the decision for peace to reign”.

The source, who expressed happiness at the sack of the FRCN boss for attempting to fight the church of God further said that the battle was fought by God through President Muhammdu Buhari who threw him from office and immediately appointed a replacement.

It was further gathered that following the nasty actions of Jim Obazee, authorities of the church had placed him on four years suspension, consequently the source said: “I just learnt that he is no longer with us. He has been suspended for four years. You can now see the reason behind his action”.

We learnt that for a senior pastor in his category to have been suspended from the church, the church must have interpreted his action as contempt against the authority of the church.

When probed further to say what did Pastor Adeboye do to merit such treatment from Obazee, she said: “Those who persecuted Jesus Christ and apostles of old, did they do them anything? He could as well be an agent of darkness in the church of God”.

BREAKING: Buhari Suspends The Anti-Christian Law That Forced Adeboye' Resignation, The Law Actually Enacted By Jonathan's Admin, Why Obazee Actually SACKED

The Federal Government, on Monday, suspended the controversial Corporate Governance Code, which was issued on October 17 by the FRC, News Punch understands

News Punch has gathered that the controversial law was actually enacted during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, but was not implemented.

The suspension was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechuckwu Enelamah

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In the five-paragraph statement by the minister’s Strategic Communication Adviser, Constance Ikokwu, he said the code was suspended in order to carry out a detailed review of its application.

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God had, on Saturday, stepped down as the overseer of the church in Nigeria in accordance with the governance code of the FRC.

Adeboye, who made the announcement during the church’s annual ministers thanksgiving service, at the Redemption Camp in the Mowe area of Ogun State, said the new regulation would affect clergymen, including Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church Worldwide International, aka Winners Chapel;  Pastor W. F. Kumuyi of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry and Bishop Mike Okonkwo of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission.

The review, according to the statement, would now involve extensive consultations with stakeholders upon the reconstitution of the board of the FRC.

The statement states, “The Corporate Governance Code issued by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria has been suspended, pending a detailed review, extensive consultation with stakeholders and reconstitution of the board of the FRC.

“Government remains committed to restoring and enhancing market confidence and improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria.’’

The FRC is one of the parastatals under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and it is responsible for setting and promoting compliance with standards for accounting, financial reporting and auditing in Nigeria.

Why Obazee Was Sacked

Fresh facts according to Punch Newspaper have emerged on Monday why President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the Executive Secretary of the Financial Regulatory Council of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Obazee, in connection with the implementation of the controversial corporate Governance Code 2016.

It further gathered according to Punch Newspaper on Monday that Obazee was sacked for disobeying a directive of the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Okechuckwu Enelamah, that the implementation of the regulation should be suspended.

Among others, the code stipulates 20-year tenure for heads of religious groups and civil rights organisations.

The minister had, on October 17, 2016, written the FRC boss, directing him to suspend the operation of the controversial regulation, which the Christian Association of Nigeria alleged was targeted at weakening the church.

According to the report, Obazee refused to suspend the regulation because there was no gazette backing the suspension of the regulation.

Enelamah had earlier recommended to Buhari that the implementation of the regulation be suspended.

A top government official, who spoke with one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity, said the President approved Enelamah’s recommendation and the minister thereafter conveyed the decision to Obazee.

The source said, “Since the minister had conveyed the President’s approval that the implementation should be suspended, it was taken for granted that it had been suspended.

“Surprisingly, the Presidency received a report that during the Christmas period, Obazee hosted chief executives of some quoted companies to a dinner.

“It was at that dinner that he reportedly told his guests that the law had taken effect and would be implemented.

“The report got to the government and the President was angry about it.”

The President of the National Council of The Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, was said to have led the chief executives of companies to the dinner.

Another source, who confirmed the development, said Buhari sacked Obazee and dissolved the board of the FRC on Monday based on the recommendation of Enelamah.

A top source in the Presidency, who confided in The PUNCH on Monday, stated that Obazee was sacked because he defied the directive of the minister.

“The President was irked by the fact that the FRC disobeyed the directive of the minister that the regulation should be suspended,” the source stated.

Another source added that the Presidency found it curious that a regulation, which the Council could not implement during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, was being enforced under Buhari.

“Although the regulation dated back to Jonathan’s administration, why did he fail to implement it and ask the religious leaders to resign? Why did the council wait till the present administration before insisting on its implementation?” the source asked.

It was also gathered that some ministers told Buhari on Monday morning that the gale of resignation that would sweep across the Pentecostal churches in the South would affect his government.

One of the ministers, who spoke on condition of anonymity with one of our correspondents, said the ministers reminded the President that the regime could be tagged anti-Christian if action was not taken.

Buhari had, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday, approved the immediate removal and the replacement of Obazee.

According to the statement, the new Council, as approved by the President, has Mr. Adedotun Sulaiman as chairman.

The President has also approved the appointment of Mr. Daniel Asapokhai as the Executive Secretary of the council to replace Obazee

Sulaiman is a former Managing Partner/Director of Arthur Anderson and later, Accenture.

He is a chartered accountant and a product of the University of Lagos and Harvard Business School.

Asopokhai is a partner and a Financial Reporting Specialist at the PriceWaterHouseCoopers Nigeria.

He is a product of the University of Lagos and the University of Pretoria.

Shehu said Buhari had also instructed the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, to invite the 19 Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and private sector organisations specified in the FRC Act to nominate members of the board of the council.

Angry Buhari SACKS FRCN Boss Over Anti-Christian Laws, Pastor Adeboye's Forceful Retirement:

Jim Obazee

President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Executive Secretary of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Mr. Jim Obazee.

The President has subsequently ordered the reconstitution of the Council.

The decision was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Monday.

This decision is coming barely two days after Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God stepped down as the General Overseer of RCCG Nigeria based on a law by the FRC.

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The statement by Shehu read, “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal and replacement of the Executive Secretary and the reconstitution of the board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria.

“He has appointed a Chairman and a new Executive Secretary for the council. The new Council as approved by the President has Mr Adedotun Sulaiman, MFR as Chairman.

Adedotun Sulaiman

“Mr. Sulaiman was a former Managing Partner/Director of Arthur Anderson and later, Accenture. He is a Chartered Accountant and a product of the University of Lagos and Harvard Business School.

“The President has also approved the appointment of Mr. Daniel Asapokhai as the Executive Secretary of the Council. Mr. Asopokhai is a partner and a Financial Reporting Specialist at the PricewaterHouseCoopers, Nigeria.

“He is a product of the University of Lagos and the University of Pretoria. President Muhammadu Buhari has also instructed the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment to invite the nineteen ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government and private sector organisations specified in the FRC Act to nominate members of the board of the council.”

There has been controversy in Nigeria, particularly, the Christian community, following the new law enacted by the council, which stipulates 20 years tenure for heads of religious groups and civil society groups in the country.

The decision has been tagged as one of the reasons Adeboye handed over the mantle of leadership to Joseph Obayemi on Saturday after heading the church for 36 years.

Daddy G.O, as Adeboye is fondly called, who was not apparently comfortable with the controversial law, had accused the federal government of trying to suppress the gospel.

He warned the Federal Government to stop meddling in church matters.

“The government has been showing increasing interest in church affairs. Unfortunately, for us in RCCG, it might not be very helpful,” Adeboye said.

He accused the government of not allowing the church (RCCG) to continue with its stipulated lifetime 100 per cent salaries to its pensioners.

“For example, when I decided on what will be the pension of our pastors, what I decided is not done anywhere in the world, that somebody will retire and continue to earn full salaries all his lifetime”, he noted.

If Pastor Adeboye Goes, Sultan Must Go – Reno Omokri Blasts FG Over Forceful Retirement

Ex- Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri, has reacted to the General Overseer, GO of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s retirement.

Recall that Adeboye, on Saturday announced he was stepping down as the overseer of the church in Nigeria, but will continue to head the ministry worldwide.

Omokri said the policy by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRCN forcing the pastors to resign was not in the best interest of the country.

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On his Facebook page, the outspoken personality joined the league of persons who have shown mixed reactions following the cleric’s retirement.

He added to the reaction, posing some questions and wondering if the Sultan of Sokoto, being the president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, III, would also be forced to resign.

He wrote: “Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria should not extend its tentacles to churches.

“Why should Pastor Adeboye have to retire because of the FRCN?

“This foolish law has already destroyed our banks by pushing out experienced CEOs and bringing in inexperienced leaders. Where does it end?”

“If Adeboye has to go as GO of RCCG, does it mean the Sultan of Sokoto also has to go as president of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs? Where does it end? He would also go then.

“When a handshake has passed the elbow it is no longer a handshake.

“This is not a law that was enacted by the National Assembly.

“It is a policy that was put forward by the FRCN. Please know the difference and don’t blame innocent persons,” Omokri stated, arguing that the same policy had destroyed the banking industry as it had forced many experienced chief executive officers to resign.

EXCLUSIVE: How FG's New Anti-Christian Laws FORCED Pastor Adeboye To Name National Overseer ..Urges RCCG Members To 'Seize' Political Powers By...

The sudden decision by the renown man of God and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God to name a national General Overseer has been attributed to some new laws, tagged as anti-Christians promulgated by the Federal Government, News Punch has learned reliably.

The Daddy G.O., as he is fondly called yesterday suddenly announced the change in baton of the Church leadership by naming a very close confidant, Pastor Joseph Obayemi as his successor to lead the RCCG in Nigeria, while he (Adeboye) still in charge as the general Overseer, Worldwide. This decision it was gathered according to Pastor Adeboye was to comply to new government laws on churches in the country.

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The renowned cleric decried government’s meddlesomeness on church matters in the country.

Speaking at the 2017 Ministers’ Annual Thanksgiving on Saturday at the Redemption Camp, Kilometre 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State, Adeboye expressed worries over deliberate anti-Christian laws being churned out by the Federal Government to interfere in church affairs, Nigerian Tribune reports

The clergyman, however, urged members across the nation to join political parties to be part of decision-making in the country's governance.

“The government has been showing increasing interest in church affairs.

Unfortunately, for us in RCCG, it might not be very helpful,” the cleric fondly called Daddy G. O. disclosed.

The man of God went further to accuse the government of not allowing the church to continue with its stipulated lifetime 100 per cent salaries to its pensioners.

“For example, when I decided on what will be the pension of our pastors, what I decided is not done anywhere in the world.

That somebody will retire and continue to earn full salaries all his lifetime.

This, I started, but government stepped in and made a law that we should be contributing to pension fund.

We’ve to obey and we started doing that. The results are that pastors don’t get as much as they were getting under our own previous arrangement.

But what can we do? We’ve to obey the law,” he disclosed.

Speaking further, Adeboye disclosed that other fresh laws had been enacted by the government to ruffle the feathers of church in the country, with a particular target on RCCG.

According to him, “Now there are fresh laws. We have a rough idea of what the law is about.

Continuing, he said: “some people believe that RCCG is becoming too influential and we’re going to be more influential.

When you get home, tell members to join a political party.

Join a party and become a card-carrying member of any party. Just join any party. We shall decide issues right from ward level.

If you are not active at ward level, you’ll do what they plan and say at the top.

Enrol in any party of your choice and have a card.

When holding meeting at ward level to choose delegates, be there.

One Muslim in Ibadan said years ago that he didn’t know what’s wrong with Christians that we help them to occupy political positions and serve, refusing to capitalise on our population.

That’s going to change from now,” the man of God instructed his ministers.

On the tenure of general overseers of religious bodies in the country, Pastor Adeboye disclosed that in the “new law that has been announced, they said that nobody can be overseer for more than more than certain number of years.

And according to that law, people like me, Bishop David Oyedepo, Pastor W. F.  Kumuyi, Bishop Mike Okonkwo were already gone.”

Having said this, Pastor Adeboye presented Pastor J. O. Obayemi, as the new Overseer, Pastor Johnson Odesola as secretary and Pastor Adeyokunnu as treasurer of the mission.

Pastor Obayemi and Odesola were former Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Finance and Special Assistant on Administration and Personnel respectively.

Speaking on the new law, Pastor Adeboye, while presenting the new appointees, said: “So, I want to present to you your new overseer, so you can pray for him.

They also said we must have a secretary; they said we must have a treasurer too.

So, I present to you Pastor Obayemi, Pastor Odesola and Pastor Adeyokunnu to you.

As God will have it, the people have been prepared for the jobs for years.

For instance, Pastor Obayemi has been in charge of salary review committee for years and inland missions.

He’s been out representative at Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) for years, so he’ll be doing what he’s been doing.”

Adeboye, who did not specifically announced that he had resigned or retire as GO, said he has no problem performing his God-given role.

“About me, no problem. RCCG is in 192 nations of the world and the overseer in Nigeria will not drive me out of the camp.

He won’t stop me from doing the Holy Ghost services and he won’t stop me from visiting you.”

Pastor Adeboye joined RCCG in 1973 and was appointed General Overseer of the church in 1981 after the demise of Ondo-born founder of the church, Reverend Josiah Akindayomi.

Who Is Pastor Joseph Obayemi, The New GO, The Redeemed Christian Church Of God?

Following his official retirement on Saturday, the ex-General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church Of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye named Pastor Joseph Obayemi as his successor.

Until the appointment of Joshua Obayemi, he was the former Special Assistant to Pastor Adeboye on Finance. He was also a member of governing council of the biggest church in Nigeria, The RCCG.

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Pastor Joseph Obayemi was appointed the new GO at the Annual Ministers Thanksgiving at Shimawa, in Ogun State.

Also read: Pastor Adeboye Arrives  At Pastor Joshua Obayemi As His Successor 

Again Pastor Adeboye Attacked For Demanding Scarce Dollars As Tithe & Offering From Poor Members

A Nigerian medical practitioner based in the United States of America, Dr. Ijabla Raymond has again attacked the renown Pastor and Preacher, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, describing his as charlatan in new article titled; Why I'm Even More Convince Pastor Adeboye Is A Charlatan, first published by Sahara Reporter

Ijabla had earlier attacked the same Pastor Adeboye, saying God Does Not Speak To Him.

In The latest article, Ijabla lambasted Pastor Adeboye for demanding from members, dollars denomination instead of Naira as offering tithe and seed sowing fees.

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He accused the clergyman of exploiting the poor enslaved followers.

Dr. Ijabla said;

"What exactly does an all-sufficient God need money for? Oh yeah, He needs it to fuel Adeboye's private jet. Adeboye and his fellow pastorpreneurs can resurrect dead people and cure every disease known to man, but they cannot cause money to appear from thin air to pay for their extravagant lifestyle - they need your money for that. "
"How can anyone justify buying a private jet with the donations of people who cannot send their children to school, afford hospital bills or even eat three square meals a day? The pope does not own a private jet even though he heads the largest church in the world. Neither does the British Prime Minister, the head of one of the most powerful countries in the world. It is difficult to see that our jet-flying pastors have more important jobs than these individuals. As I said in a previous article, their message lacks the power to transform our society. Corruption and poverty remain endemic in our society although there is a church or a mosque on practically every Nigerian street. What then is so urgent and special about their message that requires a private jet to spread around the world?"

BELLOW IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE ARTICLE:  Why I'm Even More Convince Pastor Adeboye Is A Charlatan By Dr. Ijabla Raymong

Like most of you, I was in disbelief when I first read the quote above. I decided to verify it by purchasing the copy of Open Heavens from which the quote was taken (fully referenced above). I was shocked by what I found out - here is a flavor:

1). If you want returns in Dollars, sow in Dollars. Do not sow in Naira and be expecting a harvest in Euro. It does not work like that.

2). It is the particular denomination that you use that God will multiply and return to you.

3). Do yourself a favor by using the biggest denominations so as to get the greatest harvest.

For the reader's convenience, I have captured the entire exhortation in three screenshots. 

The screenshots are for the people who refuse to believe Adeboye could ever say anything like that. They are for those who still believe the man speaks for, and on behalf, of God. They are for those who struggle to accept that the entire Redeemed Church enterprise is all about money. They are for those who live in denial of the fact they have been lied to and scammed by the people they have trusted and respected all their lives. 

A friend of mine wrote: "The only way to sell a lie is to hide it between two truths." As these screenshots show, Adeboye's exploitative message is cunningly sandwiched between mostly benign exhortations and does not appear until the month of November, right towards the end of his book.

What exactly does an all-sufficient God need money for? Oh yeah, He needs it to fuel Adeboye's private jet. Adeboye and his fellow pastorpreneurs can resurrect dead people and cure every disease known to man, but they cannot cause money to appear from thin air to pay for their extravagant lifestyle - they need your money for that. 

How can anyone justify buying a private jet with the donations of people who cannot send their children to school, afford hospital bills or even eat three square meals a day? The pope does not own a private jet even though he heads the largest church in the world. Neither does the British Prime Minister, the head of one of the most powerful countries in the world. It is difficult to see that our jet-flying pastors have more important jobs than these individuals. As I said in a previous article, their message lacks the power to transform our society. Corruption and poverty remain endemic in our society although there is a church or a mosque on practically every Nigerian street. What then is so urgent and special about their message that requires a private jet to spread around the world? 

If this were truly about spreading the gospel of Jesus then where better to fly to than Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia? Perhaps, the witches and demons in the airspace over these countries will not grant our Holy Ghost-filled pastorpreneurs permission to land their jets. It seems the ones in the U.S., U.K. and the rich countries of Europe are so impressed by our pastorpreneurs they have signed a memorandum of understanding which grants open access to the airspace over these countries. 

The fear of witches, demons, evil spirits, generational curses, and the threat of eternal punishment in hell fire is a potent tool in the hands of charlatans to maintain their control over gullible people. It is in their interest to garnish and perpetuate these myths because the continued success of their trade is reliant on the pervasiveness of these myths in society. 

Indeed, it is easier to deceive than to convince gullible people that they are being deceived. Harriet Tubman said: "I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." In my view, only those who have been mentally enslaved by Adeboye and his fellow pastorpreneurs will defend the screenshot sermons, and they cannot be freed until they have come to this realization.

Ijabla is a medical doctor and a humanist. He writes from the U.K. and can be reached at [email protected]. You can follow him on Twitter: @ijabijay.

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Medica Doctor Who Wrote "God Does Not Speak To Pastor Adeboye" Gets Death Threats, Wishes

A United kingdom based medical doctor, Dr. Ijabla Raymond recently wrote: Why I Am Convinced God Does Not Speak To Pastor Adeboye

Dr. Ijabla Raymond said he had since be getting death threats wishes

Below is his write up again:

Following the publication of my article a few days ago, my inbox became inundated with curses and death wishes from Christians - the same people who say their religion is peaceful and tolerant. To give the reader a flavour of what these righteous Christians have been emailing me, here are three examples:

One wrote: "I have known him to be "mentally unbalanced" for some time now. Everyone should watch out for his write-ups: you will be convinced how many thousands of "demons" are residing inside his body. He is evil, mark my words."

Another wrote: "It is very sure that you are an agent from the pit of hell. I pity the people that are spiritually blind that are following you. My prayer for you is that may it not be too late for you."

Yet another wrote: "If of all the ills in our society the only thing you deem fit to write about is the man of GOD (ADEBOYE) then your UNTIMELY DEATH IS NEAR. GOD SHALL VISIT YOU IN HIS ANGER." (the block letters emphasis is the writer's, not mine).

These comments prove me right that religion does not make people moral. How come the people who say heaven is a fantastic place are this scared of death? How do they imagine they will get to this fantastic place? Well, I have got news for them - everybody is going to die.

Death and suffering do not discriminate between Christians and unbelievers. Pastors Bimbo Odukoya and Myles Munroe both died in their prime in plane crashes. Pastors Chris Okotie, Anita Oyakhilome and Chris Oyakhilome, have all experienced divorce. If the Bible story is to be believed, even God has died (most Christians believe that Jesus is God). But don't ask me who was in charge of the universe for those three days when God died.

Some others wrote to say I am stupid. With all due respect to them, I am not the one who believes that donkeys and snakes can speak with perfect human diction or that Adeboye's car drives without fuel or that pastors can resurrect dead people. Believers always demand respect for their beliefs. The irony, though, is that their beliefs do not accord me any respect or liberties. Their holy books call me a sinner. They say I am worthless and wretched, and will burn in hell for eternity unless I believe the claims their gods make about themselves.

And if I were gay, I might even get lynched; if I were a Muslim woman, my husband might beat me whenever he finds me to be disobedient; if I were a Muslim apostate who renounced Islam, then I might be killed. But the moment I respond by criticising these ideas, I become the aggressor and the person who persecutes believers.

Every time I say anything critical of religious leaders and institutions, believers tell me to read the Bible and to look at God rather than man.

Well, let's do that then. In the Bible, God:

1). Killed infants. 

2). Endorsed homophobia and misogyny.

3). Personally carried out or supervised the genocide of non-Jewish people because He was jealous of their gods. Even though He is omnipotent and could provide a fertile settlement for the Israelites, He doesn't do this. Instead, He instructs them to dispossess other people of their lands.

4). He is so insecure He requires constant assurance and praise from His worshippers. 

5). Jesus and his father (God) tell Christians to forgive their enemies 490 times in a day, but they cannot forgive their own enemy, Satan. 

6).  In the Old Testament, God forbade the eating of pork, shellfish and even the wearing of clothes made from different fabric. When it came to slavery, He not only endorsed it but He gave rules to regulate it. God had a chance to redeem Himself in the New Testament when He transformed Himself into Jesus (it's a complex story, but basically He got Virgin Mary pregnant so she could give birth to Himself, even though she was betrothed to another man). Anyway God (now Jesus) still refused to condemn or outlaw slavery in the New Testament. Nowhere in the Bible does God outlaw slavery. If we agree that slavery is evil, what does this say about God?

7). In the case of Islam, Allah admonishes Muslim men to beat their disobedient wives in Quran 4:34

It's evident these books, and their gods are not a dependable source of morality. Believers are in fact more moral than the gods they worship. Every time a believer rejects the literal interpretation of a scriptural verse that commands violence, bigotry or a behaviour that falls below the modern moral bar, they demonstrate that human morality is not derived from religion. If you think it is wrong to murder a gay person as prescribed in Leviticus, then congratulations - you are more moral than the person who put that verse in the Bible - God. When was it ever right to murder people because of their sexuality?

Africans were enslaved for nearly 1000 years by Arabs. The Europeans colonised and enslaved Africans for about 400 years. To achieve this effortlessly, they gave the African a tool to keep his mind in bondage. They understood that once you capture the mind, the body is yours to do as you wish. That tool is called (foreign) religion. Think about it - why would the oppressor give the slave a tool (book) that would liberate him? Religion is a tool for control, and we see everyday how pastorpreneurs use it to control their gullible followers. Show me one way that religion has benefited humanity and I will prove that the benefit can be derived without religion.

To the extent that religion is an expression of a people's culture and their identity, I would argue that by embracing foreign religions and rejecting our indigenous religions, we (Africans) have lost our sense of identity. We have several Christian and Muslim religious holidays but not a single one to recognise our traditional religions. Our Christian brethren go to Jerusalem to pray at a wall while our Muslim brethren travel to Mecca to stone the devil - our governments heavily subsidised these pilgrimages - but we refer to the religions of our forefathers as paganism, idolatry, satanism, and savagery.

The suspension of reasoning is a foundational and an eternal requirement for religious belief. It explains why it's painfully difficult to have a rational debate with believers who have foregone reasoning.

Take the case of the Virgin Birth, for instance. Which is more probable - that God magically inseminated the Virgin Mary with His seed or that she conceived after she had sex with Joseph (or someone else, but a real person nonetheless)? You have to suspend your reasoning faculty to believe the former - yet millions of people believe this story to be true. Is it any wonder then that millions of gullible people are exploited in the name of religion?

Pastor Adeboye and his fellow pastorpreneurs can perform all types of miracles and magic. From resurrecting dead people, driving cars without fuel to curing every disease known to man - you name it; they have done it all! Curiously, the only miracle these supermen cannot perform is making money appear from thin air. They have to manipulate and emotionally blackmail their followers to give them money. They do this by quoting Bible verses that threaten their followers with diseases, pestilence, and death. They say the money is for God, but they never explain why an all-sufficient God requires money, something that man invented. What is evident is that these pastors are obsessed with worldly existence. They love what money can buy - cars, posh homes, business empires, private jets, etc. As we say in Nigerian parlance, yeye de smell. So, who is the enemy - these charlatans or the person who exposes their tricks?

For those asking about my religion - I have none. I'm a secular humanist.

Humanism is the worldview that humans are capable of morality and self-fulfillment without the need for the belief in God. I have discussed this in a previous article. 

To conclude, I do not feel threatened by death wishes because death is an inescapable fact of life. I find no use to be held captive by the fear of death because everyone will die. Religion, like all forms of superstitions, thrives on fear - the fear of death, hell, Satan, witches - and the pastorpreneurs love to exploit these fears to their advantage. My aim is not to offend believers but to stand up to those who exploit the desperation and gullibility of our people to profit themselves. If my message offends anyone then perhaps it is time for them to re-examine their beliefs. A good idea will stand the most rigorous scrutiny - being abusive or violent is not a good way to defend one's beliefs.I'd love to see Adeboye fly his private jet without fuel. I'd love to see him, and his fellow pastorpreneurs grow an amputated limb. I'd love to see them go to our hospitals and empty the beds of patients. Until they do these, I'll remain a sceptic. And I hope you, the reader, would too. 

Ijabla is a medical doctor, and he writes from the U.K. He can be contacted at [email protected]

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Why I Am Convinced God Does Not Speak To Pastor Adeboye, By Dr. Ijabla Raymond

Last week was quite interesting on Nigeria's social media space. It started with a video of Pastor Adeboye telling his followers not to marry a woman that can neither cook nor pray for one straight hour. The question that has been on my mind is: does that mean God is deaf? What parent makes their child beg (for one hour) for something they know the child needs? The truth is that prayers, besides making the believer to feel good about themselves, are an absolute waste of time. They do not grow the economy or an amputated limb. Youth unemployment is at an all time high despite our regular night vigils, prayers and supplications - it is evident that a God who is interested in human welfare does not exist. If He did, malaria and cancers will not kill millions of children whilst He preoccupies Himself with consensual sex between homosexual couples.

In our country, pastors are marriage counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists and financial advisers all at once even though they are not appropriately trained for these roles. They tell women to go back to their violent husbands because, according to them, divorce is a sin against God. Many a woman has lost her life because of this advice. People like Adeboye are so influential anything they say is taken as the literal truth. Sadly, his comments portray a man who is out of touch with the realities of modern family life. More and more women are now in employment and some of them are the main providers for their families. Marriage is now regarded as a partnership rather than as a master-servant relationship. Some of the most celebrated chefs in western cultures are men - what is wrong with teaching our boys and young men to cook for themselves? Adeboye has similarly instructed his female followers not to marry men without jobs. But what happens when a man loses his job - should his wife divorce him? 

I feel sorry for the people who think God speaks through this man or through any man at all.

If you want incontrovertible evidence that religion cannot reform the world, then consider the degree of theft and corruption in Nigeria. These problems have become endemic even though practically every Nigerian is a practising Muslim or Christian.

Nigerian pastors have acquired a taste for private jets - ostensibly to reach the parts of the world that need the gospel of Jesus, except that they avoid such places as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia and Iraq. Charity begins at home - it is senseless to run off to put out the fire in your neighbour's house when your own house is up in flames.

Nigerians and their country are in dire need of salvation from endemic corruption. It is evident that religion cannot tranform our nation because as our religious devotions have increased, so have our corrupt ways.

Pastor Adeboye and his other pastopreneur friends need to sell off their jets, repent of their lies, stop robbing their church members through emotional blackmail, and give back what they have stolen. Their message has failed.

Adeboye's gaffes were followed by the news that the Nigerian government is going to subsidise pilgrimage to Mecca by granting Muslims concessionary exchange rate.

That is almost N8 billion for an exercise that does not benefit our economy. Many businesses are failing, parents are struggling to send their children to school, our hospitals are poorly resourced but that is how our government chooses to spend N8 billion. And believers wonder why we cannot stop talking about religion. There would be no use to criticise religion if it is removed from public space and kept as a private matter. It is wrong for the government to use tax payer's money to subsidise religious rituals.

The week ended with the RCCG convention where Adeboye makes his usual wild claims but says nothing of consequence about our nation. Our Vice President and a professor of law, Yemi Osibanjo, who also happens to be a pastor in the Redeemed Church watched on as Adeboye went to town with his preposterous claims. For a man who claims to have resurrected dead people, cured all kinds of diseases and driven a car without feel, you would think Adeboye would have told Vice President Osibanjo by now where to locate the abducted Chibok girls, right? But no, another RCCG convention has ended and not a word about their whereabout. When Adeboye claims that his car drives without fuel or that he has resurrected dead people and there's a medical doctor, engineer, architect, research fellow, PhD holder or a professor in the congregation who believes this fantasy then I feel grief and have great concern for the education system that has nurtured such people.

Religion has caused more harm than it has done good to African societies. Without a doubt, Adeboye and his fellow pastopreneurs have been responsible for the corruption in the way a generation of Nigerians think. But judging by the reactions to his sermon on social media, I think it is safe to say that the scales are starting to fall off the eyes of believers. I believe that pastor Adeboye will think twice now before re-telling his favourite story of how his car drives without fuel. I am thankful for the Internet and how it has placed knowledge at the fingertips (literally) of ordinary people. I pay tribute to fellow secularists for their unrelenting effort to liberate the minds of our people from the shackles of religion. Despite my grief, I feel hopeful about the future.

Ijabla is a medical doctor. He writes from the UK and can be contacted at: [email protected]

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