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Popular pastor Emmanuel Iren has criticized Peter Obi for the comments he made about the church. Obi, a former presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, suggested in an interview that if he were to win political office, he would convert ‘church vigils into night shifts’. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
The former Anambra Governor made this claim during his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast.
Reacting to Obi’s comments in a church sermon, Iren questioned why churchgoers are being criticized for their lifestyle choices, while individuals who visit the gym are not.
According to him, such comments amount to gaslighting, and he emphasized that “nobody, past or present in government, has the right to make such a statement.”
Read his post below
Every day on the internet, you see someone saying, that instead of spending all this time in church, having vigils every day. Which church do you know that has vigils every day? Some might have vigils every day for a season, but no church has vigils every day. Please don’t get me wrong, I have profound respect for the person who said this. It is part of my privileged roles in Christ and in the body of Christ to set the record straight on some things like this. If churches don’t have vigils every day, how often is too often? Twice a week? Thrice a week?
Do you realize if you saw someone who goes to the gym every day, you wouldn’t think he’s wasting economic hours. Don’t you see that the bias is hidden? If you saw someone who hung out with his friends thrice a week, you say it’s good work-life balance. But someone who goes to church thrice a week, we say we need to be more productive as a nation.
First and foremost is the gaslighting for me. Nobody who has been in government past or present has the right to make such a comment. For God’s sake, if the people don’t go to church, have you provided jobs for them? Where are the jobs? I say this with all sense of humility, please don’t get me wrong. Sometimes the level of output in my life in one month, if it was someone else’s highlight for a whole year, you’ve tried. If all you do in a year is to release an album, you’ve tried. You have to understand, I have like five full-time jobs. I believe in productivity, but please don’t let anyone talk down on your devotion, your faith in the Lord.
Protect it with all you have. Don’t let anyone talk you out of your covering. Pray I got you here. Stick to it, oh.
