Topless FEMEN Activist Grabs Baby Jesus In St Peter’s Square

A Vatican police officer  arrested a topless woman at the famous Peter’s Square on Christmas Day after she grabbed Baby Jesus figurine.

The woman who is an activist from the feminist group FEMEN had the words “God Is Woman”  daubed in large letters on her chest. The police officer was able to  wrest the figurine away from her.

Although the incident occurred well after Pope Francis delivered his Christmas message from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica, thousands of pilgrims were still in the famous square.

Fatal Spiritual Bath Pastor Arrested

The Pastor who fled after the drowning of two brothers during a spiritual bath cleansing has finally been arrested. (Read here)

 Pastor Samuel Olusoji of New Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ajah area of Lagos has been arrested by the Police, over the demise of two brothers, Abiodun and Ayinde Oniru, during a spiritual bath at the weekend.

The pastor, who reportedly fled when the incident occurred in a stream in Agombo area of Ajah, was arrested yesterday, four days after the incident.

Pastor On The Run Over Death Of Two Brothers During Spiritual Bath

Two brothers of same parents, Abiodun and Ayinde Oniru, have reported died during a spiritual bathing by the pastor of  New Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ajah area of Lagos state.

The pastor identified as  Pastor Samuel Olusoji had in company of the mother of the men and their step-brother gone to the stream for the spiritual cleansing over the weekend when  tragedy struck.

Vanguard reports:

The Police in Lagos have arrested a member of New Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Ajah area of the state over the alleged death of two men during a spiritual bath.

Photos: Pope Prays In Istanbul Mosque In New Outreach

 Pope Francis took part in a Muslim prayer alongside the Grand Mufti of Istanbul on the second leg of his three-day visit to Turkey.

Francis stood on Saturday morning with his head bowed and hands clasped in front of him in a two minutes of silent prayer inside the 17th-century Sultan Ahmet mosque, aiming to show respect for Islam and encourage stronger ties between the two faiths.

Loving God and Hating My Wife By Femi Aribisala (MUST READ)

I found this piece by Femi Aribisala on Vanguard, it has created a lot of controversy, with majority of the commentators  saying  he was not a true Christian . I don't want to sway you so read and tell us you think

When a man who loves his wife meets the Lord, the Lord will set his wife against him.

The love we are expected to have for God does not permit any other love.  As a matter of fact, if we love God, we must hate everyone else.  We must love our neighbour but not because we love him.  We must love our neighbour because we love God.  God’s love tolerates no rivals.  He says: “I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.” (Exodus 20:5).

I learnt this the hard way.  My wife, Karen, was the love of my life.  She was my very first love.  It was love at first sight when I met her in high school in Rome.  I proposed to her at the age of 16 and got married to her at 25.  Marrying her is one of the very best decisions I have ever made.  I honestly cannot imagine myself being married to anyone else.  But something totally unexpected happened to me at the age of 41.

I fell in love with Jesus Christ.

Battle royal

I never imagined there would be conflict between my love for my wife and my new-found love for God.  How wrong that proved to be.  The love of God is very exacting.  It is an all-or-nothing love.  Jesus would not tolerate my great devotion for my wife; and my wife soon had issues with my passion for God.  I expected the Lord to be the prince of peace in my home.  Instead, he deliberately instigated conflicts between my wife and me.

For instance, he once said to me: “Femi, I don’t want you to speak to anybody else but me for the next three days.”  Of course, I had to alert my wife about this.  As can be expected, she was not amused.  “How can God say that?” she complained.  “Doesn’t he know you are married?”

The fact that I am married is precisely why he said it.  “The LORD tests the heart.” (Proverbs 17:3).  He wants to know who we love.  Jesus asked Peter: “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” (John 21:15).  I was caught between two implacable lovers; with neither prepared to yield.  The battles for my affections were not only ferocious, they were relentless.

Prince of sword

Jesus says: “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.  For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.’” (Matthew 10:34-36).

The same dynamic applies to a man and his wife.  When a man who loves his wife meets the Lord, the Lord will set his wife against him.  Husbands and wives don’t start at the same level of faith, and this is often problematic.  The Jesus known to the husband might even be different from the one known to the wife; to the irritation and aggravation of their relationship.  But the Lord must be our one and only love.

Jesus says: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other.” (Matthew 6:24).  If a man loves God and loves his wife, there will be inevitable conflicts of interest.  God might require him to do one thing out of his love for him.  But his wife might want him to do the opposite.

One day, my wife was going to Sri Lanka for a conference.  The Lord said to me: “Femi, you must not miss her.”  I knew then that I had to be careful.  I did not want the Lord to take my wife away.  A few days later, Karen phoned me from Sri Lanka.  Her first question was: “Do you miss me?”  I said to myself: “this woman wants to get me into trouble.”  To her annoyance, I refused to answer.

Love and obedience

Any demand that contradicts the Lord is Satanic.  We must reject it out of hand.  Accordingly, Jesus rebuked Peter: “Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” (Matthew 16:23).  Having learnt his lesson, Peter says: “We must obey God rather than men!” (Acts 5:29).  To love God is to obey God.  Jesus says: “If you love me, obey me.” (John 14:15).  We are the servant of whoever we obey.

The love of God must be our one and only motivation.  The only acceptable reason for any and every action we take or don’t take must be the love of God.  God’s love purifies the heart.  We love our neighbour not because he is lovable, but because our love for God says we should.  We love our wives because of the enablement of our God who is love.  Jesus says: “Without me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5).  Mary provides further counsel: “Do whatever (Jesus) tells you.” (John 2:5).

Our love for God is far superior to any other love.  The love of a man for his wife is exclusive; therefore it is selfish.  Selfish love is fundamentally sinful; it promotes sin.  A man might even kill out of love for his wife.  He might steal out of love for his children.  However, the man who loves God does not sin.  The man who loves God obeys God’s command to love his neighbour.  The man who loves God takes good care of his wife.  But he does this because of his love for God, and not because of his love for his wife.

Undivided heart

In the end, I had no choice but to sit my wife down and give her the bad news: “The Lord is now the love of my life.”  That means in all situations and circumstances, my actions and inactions would be guided solely by my love for God, and not by my love for her.  This position is actually to my wife’s advantage.  Nevertheless, she considered it to be a betrayal of my love for her and has not completely forgiven me for it.

The Lord says: “My son, give me your heart.” (Proverbs 23:26).  We cannot oblige if our heart is already given to someone else.  If we oblige, we cannot divide our heart and share it between the Lord and someone else.  Our eyes must be single and our hearts undivided.

According to Jesus, this is the most important commandment of all: “Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:29-30).

This leaves no room for loving anyone else but the Lord.  It requires that all the love in our heart must be devoted to the Lord and to him alone.  Jesus says: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26).

Instead of seeking to understand this difficult commandment, most Christians simply ignore it.

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“The Biggest Tragedy In Life Is Not Death…”| Ten Powerful Quotes Myles Munroe Will Be Remembered For

The world has just lost one of its greatest motivational speakers DR Myles Munroe – who died alongside his wife and daughter in a plance crash in Bahamas.

We bring you ten of the powerful quotes the late preacher was famous for.

1. “Purpose is when you know and understand what you were born to accomplish. Vision is when you see it in your mind and begin to imagine it”

2. “The bible does not say that a man’s education makes room for him, but that his gifts does. Education is not the key to success, it doesn,t guarantee anything; it is your gift that is the key to success”

President Jonathan Leaves For Pilgrimage To Israel

 President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday depart Lagos on a brief pilgrimage to Israel, his office said in a statement on Thursday.

The statement issued in Abuja by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said that Jonathan would visit Christian Holy sites during the pilgrimage.

According to the statement, he will join other Nigerian pilgrims in a prayer session for the well-being and progress of the country at an Inter-Denominational Service in Jerusalem on Sunday.

Oyedepo Leads As Five Nigerian Pastors Make The List Of Top 10 Richest Pastors In The World (SEE FULL LIST)

It is no secret that most Nigerian Pastors are super rich, but to be among the top 10 richest pastors in the world is another thing. Yes A Nigerian pastor not only tops the list, but is followed by 4 other Nigerian pastors 5 on a list of 10!  That is a huge Wow!!!!

So here’s how www.richestlifestyle.com reports it. And according to the list, Bishop Oyedepo is the richest Pastor in the world followed by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, while T.B Joshua, Ashimolowo, and Chris Okotie made the 7th, 8th and 9th number respectively on the list.

10) Joseph Prince – Net worth: $5 Million (Singapore)
Annual salary of this Singaporean pastor is $550,000. Pastor Joseph Prince is the senior pastor of the New Creation Church in Singapore. The New Creation Church’s financial income was reported at $44.7 million US dollars in 2008. He hosts a religious program called “Destined to Reign.” He has addressed many congregations worldwide.

South Africa’s First Gay-Friendly Mosque Mysteriously Gutted By Fire

 South Africa’s first gay-friendly mosque called the “Open Mosque” which had sparked quite a bit of controversy last month when it was opened was damaged by fire on  Friday night.

You will recall that authorities in Cape Town, where the mosque is located, were planning on shutting down the  facility, over allegations that the building violated some city planning regulations.

The mosque was damaged by a fire yesterday night,  Vanguard reports.
There were no casualties or injuries, and no arrests have been made.

Founder of the Mosque, Taj Hargey, expressed that he believed the incident was a deliberate arsonist attack. He alleged that footage from closed circuit cameras revealed some unidentified people who visited the facility two hours before the incident.

Police authorities are currently investigating the matter.
The mosque, which allows women to lead prayers, allows Christian worshipers, and welcomes gay people, opened  in Cape Town last month despite opposition and threats of violence.

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The Reason I Fought With Oyedepo And Tore His Book – Pastor Tunde Bakare

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly in an  interview speaks on the  reason he fought with Bishop Oyedepo,  his experience as a running mate to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari at the 2011 general elections amongst other issues.
In this interview with Adeola Balogun, Nonye Ben-Nwankwo, Pastor Tunde Bakare opens up:

On his take on anointing oil
People like to create their own Tunde Bakare. I love God, I love people, I love the godly and the ungodly and I try within my God-given ability to teach the truth. The reason I fought with my friend, Bishop David Oyedepo, and tore his book, I remember when we resolved this problem in London, we came out of a plane, he took me aside and said he was angry with me because I tore his book. I said I didn’t tear your book, I tore my book.

That is fine, you wrote it, I bought it, so it was my book I tore. I saw errors in that book because he said the anointing oil is not a symbol of the Holy Spirit that it is the life of God in a bottle. How can you write that and I would let it pass.

Christ Embassy: Unshaken Belief In The Midst Of A Storm (Kolapo Olapoju Pays A Visit)

When a scandal erupts within a church, only the most ardent believers and loyal members would stay put, and weather the storm.
While some may jump ship and take a walk, others would see out the turbulence, whether as a result of strong conviction in the church and those involved, or probably, due to an underlying sense of faith in the parties involved.

Believer’s LoveWorld Inc, popularly known as ‘Christ Embassy’, has come under the public radar and intense scrutiny, less than a fortnight ago, for two reasons.

A church faced with two demons
First of which is that the church is reeling from the shock of news reports of an imminent divorce between the founder, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and wife, Rev. Anita Oyakhilome.
The wife has reportedly filed for divorce in a London law firm, citing “adultery and unreasonable behaviour” as two of the reasons why she wants out of the union.

REVELED: Church Policy That Is Threatening Marriages In Christ Embassy

Another issue connected to the divorce, which has also been generating tension in the church, is the cry of female ministers who are accusing Pastor Chris of introducing “controversial rules that are now threatening the foundation of many marriages in the church”.

A female church member of one of the Christ Embassy branches in Abuja told the newspaper that “the revolt of Rev Anita will be a child’s play to the one that people will soon see when we open up on how a secret policy introduced sometime early this year has been tearing many families and homes apart in our parishes across the country.

“This is a strange directive that husbands and their wives must not worship or attend the same parish.

“Now, if a couple is a member of a parish, one of them has to be posted to another parish and this is fueling adultery in the church in no small measure. Some of us who are female ministers that have been separated from our husbands, we are already talking. Some have started revolting against the order in their parishes, while some have refused to obey such transfer orders”.

Woman Charged To Court In Lagos For jilting lover

43-year-old events planner Omolola Shittu (pictured right), has been dragged before a Magistrate court in Lagos state for allegedly jilting and stealing from her 55 year old ex-lover, Prince Hilary Unachukwu.

According to Vabguard, Omolola, who was charged alongside one Raphael Oge, 51, on a three-count charge bothering on stealing and threat to life of her ex-lover, pleaded not guilty in court and was remanded in prison custody till she meets her bail conditions. Continue...


According to the charge, Omolola and her accomplice conspired to steal a Honda Accord End of Discussion saloon car valued at N1.6 million.

Helen Ukpabio Sues UK Rights Groups £500million Over Witchcraft Claims

Nigerian preacher, Helen Ukpabio, has sued two UK human rights groups - The British Humanist Association (BHA) and Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN) for £500 million (N130 billion) due to their criticism of her teachings.

Mrs Ukpabio claims to have expertise in identifying children and adults who are possessed with witchcraft spirits and in how they can be ‘delivered’ from those spirits. She had given features of “possessed children” only for the BHA to call for Ukpabio and others like her to be banned from coming to the UK on the grounds that they are a threat to child welfare and their practices are not conducive to the public good.’

Ukpabio claims that the BHA misrepresented her by saying that she ascribed these symptoms to Satanic possession and hence has damaged her reputation and livelihood to the sum of half a billion pounds. Her lawyers have also informed the BHA and WHRIN that she is launching a legal case against them.

DOES THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH SELL HOLY COMMUNION?

Yesterday 31st of August was Holy Communion Sunday in The Apostolic Church.
For members of The Apostolic Church, at 32 Edgerley Road, Calabar in Cross Rivers State, it also marked the end of a week long youth conference.

According to the members they were asked to buy the youth conference file at cost of N500, this instruction which came from the Pastor of the Church did not go down well with Parishioners.

To ensure compliance our source disclosed that, the Pastor said there would be no Holy Communion for all those who refuse to buy the conference file, he then allegedly drove away almost all the adults of the church simply because they refused to buy the conference file.

Church Puts God And Sex Together On Billboard (PHOTO)

(WILKES-BARRE, Pa.) -- A Pennsylvania church is marking its first anniversary with a controversial billboard that proclaims God loves sex.

The billboard was placed along a major highway running through Wilkes-Barre, Pa., by Restored Church, a non-denominational worship center opened in September of last year by two friends who met as college roommates.

The billboard, according to one of the church’s founders, is meant to draw attention to the church’s new sermon series launching next month that will focus on sex and the Song of Solomon from the Bible.

Pastor Lesego Pictured Stepping On His Members

Remember him? The Pastor of the grass eating Church in South Africa? If you missed that story (Read it here)

Pastor Lesego Daniel of the Rabboni Centre Ministries, South Africa made headlines early this year when he made his church members eat grass, claiming that eating grass will bring them closer to God. The backlash he got from that stunt obviously didn't affect him because he's still treating his members like animals.

CONTROVERSIAL ARTICLE ABOUT GOD AND EBOLA(MUST READ)

This article was written by UK Guardian columnist Michelle Hanson it has sparked  a huge debate on social media about God and why He saved an American doctor and let 1,200 Africans die of the Ebola virus. The writer, who,  according to her, gave up on God many years ago, wondered how God works. Read the article below...

    "Lucky Dr Kent Brantly, the American doctor who has recovered from Ebola, having been given a dose of the experimental antibody serum Zmapp, whizzed home to the US, and given another dose. He is now thanking God for saving his life. Through the medical team and drugs, he admits, but ultimately, it seems, God was in charge. And he chose Brantly, not the other 1,200 mainly west African people who have died horribly, which seems a bit picky." 

 

"God Has Abandoned Us" - Childless Couple Burns Holy Bible In Delta State

A childless couple married for 16 years (Benson Ogwu and his wife), yesterday set ablaze a Bible in Asaba, Delta State.

According to reports, the Ogwus are not just members of a popular Pentecostal church in the area but dedicated church workers.

They however gave up on God and got angry after their high expectations of making babies were shattered by a prophet who told them they had a delay in having children because they were far from God.

Church Of Satan Opens In Ukraine (PHOTOS)

The first Church of Satan appeared in Ukraine,  Cherkassk region.
The Church of Satan is headed by the Kiev resident Sergey Neboga



The first in Ukraine and in the whole post-Soviet territory. The religious community of the devil worshipers is called Bozhichi. The Church of Satan is headed by the Kiev resident Sergey Neboga.

 Journalists witnessed night service, sacrifice and prayer

During the opening ceremony local journalists witnessed night service, sacrifice and prayer. It is supposed that there will be everyday services, religious events such as black marriages, consecrations, dechristening.

 Church of Satan: Black icon

There is a small candle workshop, a workshop for making hell icons, a rite fireplace, a bath-house, buildings for organization of everyday life, adjoining farm and so on. It is noteworthy that a religious community is even officially registered as a legal entity in the State Register of Ukraine.

The Church of Satan is a religious organization dedicated to the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism as codified in The Satanic Bible.  The Church of Satan states that there are a number of Satanists around the world, including both members and non-members.

 Sergey Neboga carrying out one of the devilish rituals

It often rejects the legitimacy of any other organizations of Satanists, dubbing them reverse-Christians, pseudo-Satanists or Devil worshipers. Today, the Church of Satan promotes itself as the only authentic representation of Satanism, and it routinely publishes materials underscoring this contention.

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