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Church Must Be Dismantled, Night Vigils Turned To Night Shifts – Peter Obi [Video]
Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has suggested that the country needs to rethink the role of both politics and the church.In a video from the Honest Bunch Podcast with media personality Nedu, the former Governor of Anambra State expressed his views on these institutions.He argued that while politics and the church have a strong appeal in Nigeria, they require significant reform to promote productivity.Obi voiced his concerns about the overwhelming presence of church signs and activities throughout Nigeria, suggesting a shift in focus from night vigils to night shifts to encourage Nigerians to prioritize productivity..He said, “It’s attractive, politics and church, but it has to be dismantled. We are going to turn night vigil into night shift so that people can be productive.“I go to church and believe in...
Ruto: We Do Not Attend Church to Engage in Politics
Politics tamfitronics President William Ruto has addressed critics questioning the faith of politicians, asserting that leaders attend church to seek the kingdom of God.In recent times, a group of clergy and politicians have criticized political leaders, accusing them of “preaching water while taking wine” and urging them to avoid the pulpit.But during a church service in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, on Sunday, President Ruto dismissed these accusations, emphasizing that leaders do not come to church to engage in politics.“We don’t come to church to play politics. We know where to engage in politics and seek votes. When we come to church, it is because we have a plan to go to heaven,” he explained.The President stated that he owes no one an apology for expressing his faith and attending church, highlighting that freedom of worship...
The church was named Good News. Hundreds of members died in a cult massacre that haunts survivors
Top Stories Tamfitronics MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body of a close friend, whose neck had been twisted so severely that his head and torso faced opposite directions.This violent death upset Mangi, who had already unearthed children’s bodies. The number of bodies kept rising in this community off Kenya’s coastline where extremist evangelical leader Paul Mackenzie is accused of instructing his followers to starve to death for the opportunity to meet Jesus.While he sometimes sees the remains of others when he tries to sleep, Mangi said recently, the recurring image of his friend’s mutilated body torments him when he’s awake.“He died...
Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
Politics tamfitronics (The Conversation) — Fifty-eight years ago in the summer of 1966, a group of Black church leaders took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times titled “Black Power.” Their densely worded statement called on national leaders, “white churchmen,” Black citizens and the mass media to correct the country’s racial power imbalance. In essence, they asked their fellow citizens to support Black power.Prominent church leaders such as Rev. Paul Washington of the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, Rev. Gayraud Wilmore of the Presbyterian Commission on Religion and Race, and Rev. Benjamin Payton of the National Council of Churches were among the signatories. With years of civil rights experience, 48 Black church leaders boldly asserted their unequivocal support for the Black Power movement.Like many white Christian nationalists in 2024, these Black church...