LAGOSIAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN: NO MORE NEW CHURCHES!!

Dear Diary,

           Lagos is a fast growing world  metropolis and it NEEDS certain improvements or changes to enable it cope with the rapid growth and not-so-corresponding development.
I shall be posting my views and opinions one by one, daily.

1. No more new churches.
Take note Redeemed Christian Church of God. I’m tired of seeing 6 of you in one street, and behind my house, with nothing tangible to show for your presence therein. I would have thought that the church is a congregation of light-bearers and salts-of-the-earth. Alas, in spite of the pervading presence of numerous churches in Lagos, crime abounds, healthcare still is above the reach of the needy, instead of education to be made available for the not-so-wealthy, the church creates schools with insane costs of tuition and not-as-high corresponding standards of education.

The only sign of the presence of the numerous church gatherings on our streets is the noise. The incessant ‘holy’ noise.

There is the Mountain of Fire gathering that screams death by fire every other morning on my street. They won’t pray for peace in our nation, they won’t  take out of the offerings and tithes they raise to fix the deplorable little road of our street, they won’t have a cook-out to feed hungry children, they won’t visit the hospital nearby with food and provision. No. They will only pray with fire from their tiny concave. Or is it conclave? There are more than 5 churches in my tiny street and there is no development therein.

I’m not blaming the church for the state of the areas in which it finds itself or accruing the entire responsibility of providing much needed infrastructure the Government has failed oh so graciously in providing for its citizens on the church, but then again, isn’t it only fitting that the church steps up to do what the society has failed to do in only so pragmatic ways, healthcare, love, accessible education? What does the church do with our money? God’s money? Other than clothing the Pastors and buying them more jets than billionaires all over the world of course.

Please no more preaching and praying until I see you show actual real original (Nollywood) love.

I believe it was St Ignatius who said “Preach the Gospel. If necessary, use words.”

Whatever happened to adding value to the community? No, the church only takes and takes and never gives back.
Don’t get me wrong, many churches are getting it right. Like the one I go to.

(No names called)

(The Waterbrook Church).

But for every 100, only 5 churches try to do the right thing.

So, the Lagos State Government should ban further formation of new churches. No one should be allowed to sell property or rent to any new church. Let the numerous ones already on ground learn to get the work of God done. Abeg, we need the space the extra useless churches are occupying to pray for wealth and  miraculous job opportunities to actually build offices and business spaces to help curb the unemployment rate that isn’t getting lower.
Lagos is not the only God-fearing city in the world. Of which, even that God-fearing status it claims, is highly disputable

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Women shouldn’t wear pants to church?

Dear Diary,

         Walked into the office to hear my colleagues agreeing that it is wrong for women to wear trousers to church.

I was like, huh?

People still think that way? In this day and age? In a metropolis as ‘forward’ as Lagos? Wow.

I of course had to disagree. I asked why it is a sin for a woman to wear trousers to church. They had no answer, it was just a sin because it is a sin. No explanation. It is what it is. Then a certain Mr I-Know-It-All said it is in the Bible. I asked for the scripture. That’s where the debate got stuck.

I really feel bad. Because doctrine has us hooked on silly things that don’t affect our salvation as Christians and as people free to live in liberty.

Perhaps the Bible does say that women shouldn’t wear trousers, perhaps it does. I ain’t never seen it before though.
But I’m glad women wear trousers in my church. And God uses them wella, and they look damn good in them pants and high heel shoes.

I guess they’re all going to hell for wearing trousers to church.

And I guess that leaves men completely without the option of wearing skirts to church.
Darn!!!!
I was so looking forward to the day when cross-dressing would become the order of the day in churches.

Oh well.

Ghen Ghen. Mr ITK just gbagauned, “Womans likes to feels too big for their husbands!!!”. That’s the man we are taking advice from.

Smh.