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Rev Chris Okotie Bans Journalist From Attending His ChurchBecause Of Story
The journalist is Biodun Kupoluyi,the publisher of E24/7 Magazine. He is alleging that the senior pastor of Household of God, ChrisOkotie, has barred him from attending his church after he wrote a story alleging that Rev Okotie is dating an undergraduate named Miss Naomi Hoffman. Biodun is an off/on member of Household of God.
He told his own side of the story in an interview he granted to Encomium magazine this week. Enjoy it:
I received the news from a man claiming he's representing the church that he has been directedby the pastor of the church and members of Household of God church that I should not come and worship with them. His reason, he said, was premised onE24-7 magazine's expose - pastor Chris finds new love, says I will not get married again, but may opt for surrogacy soon . I found it shocking that a day afterthe publication hit the streets, hismedia department sent a release out and it confirmed our story. He actually made those statements and we reported it. I think he did not think anybody could have known about his romance with the girl, Naomi. He was caught off guard..but as a journalist, I owe our teeming readers that responsibility. I feel fulfilled, though I will miss his theatrics, his stage performancesand verbosity.
My perception of the church and my respect for the man has changed. He is not a serious preacher of the gospel. The job of a good shepherd is to seek a lost sheep, not to ban a sheep or send away a sheep from the fold.It is only in our environment that these kind of things happen. Because I worship in a church, I can't write the story of the pastor even if the pastor is doingwhat is wrong? But the pastor and the church will hail me if I praise him or do a PR story for them.
Despite the ban, if journalistic duties calls I will go there. In fact we were there the following week after I was barred. It was the week he claimed Christians can do tattoos and plastic surgery. We went with a whole crew, looking forward to a show down. I'm a free citizen. I can notbe cowed. And I stand by my story on Naomi. That is not disputable
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