The alleged introduction of
a N1,000 gate fee for the New year’s eve service on December 31st
has cause so much controversy.
Some participants of the
forum on Nairaland justify the decision, while others say it is capitalism, not
religion. Some members of the Pastor Chris Oyakhilome-led Christ Embassy, did
not see it as gate fees.
Read the post and some of
the reactions below:
“I’m
beginning to get more curious and furious about this, it has been going on for
about four years now and people are not seeing anything wrong about it or, I
say, his members are brainwashed to the highest order not to see anything wrong
in this.
Someone
should please call this Christ Embassy church to order, every year they charge
people coming to worship with them on the 31st night the sum 1,000 naira as a
gate fee. In the previous years they sell tickets before the show, sorry, I
mean service, so all who wants to attend the 31st night service must come with
their tickets to enter the church auditorium.”
“But
this year they decided to craft another means of collecting this 1,000 naira,
they made it compulsory for each attendees to purchase an electronic gate pass
for 1,000 naira. My question is, are they going to dance to the melody of a
superstar singer or dance to sound of a superstar DJ? Even the huge yearly
program The Experience is free, someone should please call this Loveworld
ministry, aka Christ Embassy, to order, reaping off our gullible citizens,” someone voice out opinion wrote in
the evening of December 30 2015.
Some replies are really
confusing. Maybe there has been a misunderstanding?
“Heard same thing last
year. I asked a member of Christ embassy and he said it’s not true. …Don’t know
what to believe [undecided],” MissSlimbody, wrote.
Pro-Pastor Chris side:
“See
the way you are complaining more than the members. The 1,000 naira is to
restrict invitation of people to the auditorium because of limited space. If
you cannot pay the token, why not approach the other viewing Centers? By the
way, no one is going to eat their 1,000 naira fee. The money realized will be
used for the sponsor and support of the ministry,” jared007 replied.
“This
issue of a gate fee for cross over night at Christ Embassy has become a
perennial issue. The church has explained why they do it and the members
understand the reason. In my honest opinion, if the people who pay are doing so
without complaining, I say let the matter rest,” another Replied.
Nigerians vote against:
“They said that 1,000 is
for crowd control… Shocked crowd control for a church… That implies that on the
day of judgement heaven might adopt this strategy if the number of those bound
for heaven are much… After all they call themselves ‘Christ Embassy’,”
royallord1 stated.
“Why not just go to Femi shrine and listen to true African redemption
music, see beautiful girls and have real fun. Take easy with alcohol, smoke
some cases if you do, I am sure you will have a beautiful start of the New Year.
Do not be fooled by usurpers that compounds the problems of Blackman with their
indoctrinated and baseless teachings,” redsun opined.
Christ embassy cannot deny they charge 1k? what is d pass for then?
ReplyDeleteis not wrong provided they do not use juju or gun to collect gate fees money.
ReplyDeletethe congregation are way stupid, means if i don't have 1k i cannot join the service.
ReplyDeleteVery wrong, you don't have to be rich to worship God, the God i serve is for all.
ReplyDelete