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Evangelist Joyce Meyer claims tattoo is not bad, Says She might get one soon. Christian speaker and Evangelist, Joyce Meyer, has wowed everyone after she made a biblical case for getting tattoos. In a video clip posted by Joyce Meyer Ministries which has since gone viral, Meyer explained the difference between being holy and religious in her defence to why tattoo is okay. She further explained that religious people have made a mess of holiness by putting a bunch of rules and regulations on people. She listed drinking, dancing, wearing makeup and more among those rules. Evangelist Joyce Meyer Meyer quoted Isaiah 44:5 in defense of getting permanent markings. “Holiness is not legalism,” Meyer declared. The scripture says,  “One will say, I am the Lord’s; and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; and another will write [even brand or tattoo] upon his hand, I am the Lord’s, and surname himself by the [honorable] name of Israel.” She also shared t...

Parish priest condemns President Buhari’s trip to Lagos, says it’s holy Thursday Rev. Fr. Anthony Okoro , the Parish Priest of St Christopher Catholic Church, Oke Odo, Lagos has faulted the planned visit of President Buhari to Lagos state on Thursday, noting that the timing was wrong. “Holy Thursday and Good Friday are special days for Christians to reflect the Paschal mysteries. The organizers didn’t take into account the nature of the days. I humbly conclude that such ignorance is not excusable and should not repeat itself lest, it gives room for interpretation”, he said. The parish priest made this known via his official facebook handle on Wednesday. According to him, “as a Lagosian by birth and as one who has spent all his life in Lagos, it is a thing of joy that our President will be visiting. “This visit will draw federal attention to Lagos and will bring many more benefits to Lagos. On like Jonathan’s visit that was more of a campaign than a working visit. “However...

Teacher is Fired for Sharing Biblical View on Homosexuality with Student A teacher in the UK was fired for answering honestly when a student questioned her about her beliefs about homosexuality. According to CBN News, Svetlana Powell had been a teacher for 17 years. She was dismissed from her position at T2 Apprenticeship Academy in Bristol, England and even reported as a “radicalization threat” to an anti-terrorist government watchdog group. The controversy began when Powell was asked by one of her students about her views on homosexuality. The student reportedly identified as a lesbian. Powell responded that, as a Christian, she believes that the Bible makes it clear that homosexuality is against God’s will. However, she went on to tell the student that God loves her. Shortly following this conversation, Powell was terminated for “gross misconduct.” "I was surprised that my contract was terminated," Powell said of being fired. "I was telling them abo...

Port Hacourt-based church vows to use its offering and tithes to send withheld Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, to school + build a three bedroom house for her parents A Port Harcourt based church, Omega Power Ministries, has offered scholarship to Leah Sharibu, the Dapchi school girl who is still in Boko Haram captivity after she refused to denounce her faith as a Christian. The church says it will use its offering and tithes to buy land and build a house for her parents if they chose to relocate to Port Harcourt. See the chuch's post below...

ISRAELI TECHNOLOGY CAN NOW MAKE WATER FROM THIN AIR Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hailing an extraordinary water-generation technology invented in Israel that he declares "can change the world." In a speech to AIPAC in March, the Israeli leader told the story of an African woman who used to walk "eight hours a day to give water to her children -- four hours one way to a well, four hours back." Now, Netanyahu says, an Israeli firm has designed a device that produces clean drinking water from ambient air, literally transforming her life. Netanyahu calls it "technology that improves on Moses." "You remember Moses?" Netanyahu quipped.  "He brought water from a rock. "They bring water from thin air," he said. "They bring water to Africa, to millions of people in Africa -- Israeli technology." The news of a seemingly miraculous water-generation device came as no surprise to Yehuda Kaploun and Ed R...

PRAYER ALERT: GIRL—KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM—STILL HELD BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT RECANT HER CHRISTIAN FAITH; CHURCH CALLS ON NIGERIA'S PRESIDENT BUHARI TO WIN HER RELEASE "They said she was a Christian, that's why they could not release her. They said she cannot be released until she becomes a Muslim. And my daughter said she would never be a Muslim." -Leah's father, Nathan Sharibu Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria retained the only Christian among more than 100 kidnapped girls who were freed last week, prompting the head of her church denomination to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to obtain her release. Boko Haram refused to release Leah Nathan Sharibu, 15, because she would not renounce her faith and convert to Islam, according to released Muslim girls. The Rev. Jeremiah Gado, president of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), said in a press statement on Friday (March 23) that her parents are members of the ECWA congregation in Dapchi, Yobe ...

Daddy freeze attacks Nigerian Pastors over Leah Sharibu who is being held by Boko Haram Controversial on-air personality, Daddy Freeze has attacked Nigerian pastors over their silence on Leah Sharibu, the Christian Dapchi girl who has remains in Boko Haram captivity for refusing to denounce her faith. Following the release of Dapchi school girls, father to one of the abducted girls, Sharibu Nata, had disclosed that his daughter, Leah Sharibu was not released by Boko Haram terrorists because she refused to abandon her Christian faith for Islam. Freeze, on Instagram, wondered why Nigerian pastors, who are quick to collect tithe from members, are quite on Leah’s ordeal. He wrote, “Sad to see this poor girl and her family go through this. Where are all those thieving Daddy GOs on this matter? Oh sorry, my bad, it doesn’t concern tithes. The only Christ they are about is the one that fuels their jets, buys their Gucci sweaters and funds the tomfoolery their ridiculous doctrine ha...