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A lot of us have seen the video and there has been different responses to it where Pastor Bolaji Idowu, founder and lead pastor of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC) was addressing an issue in church about financial responsibilities of men to women in relationships. This must have hit a sour side of some women who believe that men are responsible for providing them with some level of financial relief and they responded "men dey".

The slogan "men dey" came from afrobeatz, it is a slogan that simply says "if this man or men are not willing to do something or cannot do something, there are men that are able and willing to". Basically when Pastor Bolaji told his congregation that they shouldn't expect men to give them money gifts or buy them iphones, they responded with if some men are not able to afford these things, there are men who will and the pastor's response? He removed his shoes, dusted then and said "do you know what the Bible says about when you reach somewhere and they don't accept your message, you dust your shoes" the he ended with "he that has ears, let him hear".

The action the respectable pastor did was actually a commandment of Jesus which are recorded in Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11, Luke 9:5 and it was applied in Acts 18:6

Lets look at these verses. Note that this is a direct commandmend of Jesus

Matthew 10:14

[14] If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet.

[15] Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Mark 6:11

‭Mark 6:11
[11] And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

‭Luke 9:5

[5] If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”

‭Acts 18:6 ‬

[6] But when they opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

Note that Pastor Bolaji while performing this action of taking off his shoes to dust then also made reference to this verse which he might have join as a joke and not out of anger but, he is their pastor and if you ask me, he somewhat cursed them or gave then up for judgment in that case.

While I do not hold brief for the congregation, I find their action nauseating and needless as to directly say that to the pastor means you are telling him he doesn't know what he is saying.

My question is Pastor Bolaji since cannot claim ignorance of his action, should he be allowed according to Christianity to curse his flock just because they refuse to listen to him? He could have prayed for insight and soft heart but that action he did, fell short a little

Pastor Bolaji Idowu of Harvesters International Christian Centre (HICC) was addressing his church youth (especially ladies) about they should grow and grow wealth with their partners and he spoke about how some young women have inflated expectation of wealth from men when the church members replied in 2 simple words "Men dey". Meaning some men are not willing to spoil them, there are men that will and what did Pastor Bolaji do, he busted his shoes in a way to signify he is done with the message and ended the service.

The extent of delusion in this our generation is actually scary and worrying. It is so troubling that even in places you expect common-sense, the level of blind commitment to destructive delusional fantasy is just mind-blowing.

Omo ehn.

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So basically nobody in Big's camp, Diddy's camp, or the entire East coast was involved in Tupac's murder.

That is something to ponder about

Racoon:
Let Charles Soludo govt take him to court to explain. Raji Fashiola have never called Tinubu to accountability or probity on Lagos debts but your attentions is the hatchet job Charlie Nwagbufor is doing for Tinubu in Anambra state that is your concern.

Ask Tinubu that met less but spiral Lagos to more than 100billions when he left office. Demand accountability from the current disaster making life difficult for its citizens first.

I don't understand why we are about Lagos here the topic is on Anambra. When one for Lagos comes up, we will debate it.

You have been running away from important questions ever since you opened the topic , why is that?

Racoon:
Peter Obi still affirmed he didn't take any loan and tendered documents to take effects. If you or the Anambra state government felt he lied to you then take him to court to get him prosecuted convicted and punished for lying.

If the debts were $18 million when he was sworn in and $30 million when be left by his own admission, where did the $12 million differential come from?

Nigerians a funny people and their bus shows overtime.

If the government decides to ban a products (like rice) so that local businesses will be able to grow and build capacity, we will kick and fight because this will lead to an increase in the retail price of the even if it will allow local business grow because of prices. We will ask that the prices crash for the good of the common man.

Now it is discovered that traders and merchants are exploiting customers and putting a lot of strain on their pockets but you want the government to protect the traders and throw out another set of traders who have given assurance of price reduction because we want to be sentimental and bias.

We forgot about capital fight when we opted for foreign foods but that is what we want to claim now.
Same imported goods, different traders, everyone will be fine.

Racoon:
Even the DMO office said they don't have the baseline debt of Anambra state @the inception and end of Peter Obi govt! So how are they able to even arrived at the 33M debt burden? Are you not worried about that disturbing trend?

Because the DMO is not meant to be used for politics. It published debts every Six months. A state owes, a state owes. Whoevery was the governor is not the business of the DMO.

But when a former governor decides to use loans as politics, it needs some attention and the best people to do so are the present government.

Consider this

“So at the time I assumed the office of the state (as governor), our foreign debts recorded was about $18 million. At the time I left office in March 2014, our foreign debt position was about $30 million,” he said. On the foreign debt left behind at the end of his tenure, Mr Obi’s use of the phrase “about $30 million” shows he agrees that it is within that region.

This paragraph itself shows Mr Obi lied about the debt situation for politician gains. The fact that you are turning a blind eye to it is hilarious.

He went to TV to say no loan was taken during his administration and yet here we are

Dalohad:
Uzodinma wants to go to Senate Orlu Zone while still being Governor.

By next year, his tenure will still running, but he is afraid that he will lose out completely if he doesn't secure Senate and steps down from Douglas house.

Him wan put all him fingers for inside mouth.

Uzodinma be a man, step down as Governor today and contest for Senator. There will be no 'placeholders'.

Off-calender Guber elections don do am strong thing.

It isn't about losing out. If he contest now, he can resign as governor and become a senator. If he chooses to complete his tenure as governor another person will be sworn in as Senator and that person may not want to step down for him.

Politically, this is a logical step (I don't like it though)