Nigerian megachurches draw in the faithful, and their cash | DW English

At Nigeria's Pentecostal megachurches, prosperity gospel is preached to adoring tens of thousands, who obligingly empty their pockets afterwards. DW takes a look inside pastor David Oyedepo's Living Faith Church in Lagos.
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[fdr]

Tell people they are lost then sell them how to be found

[melchisedecsomba]

As a Nigerian, I can testify that this documentary is very accurate on this topic, and it's unfortunate

[commscompany]

The reporter did a good job as this report is balanced. Also well done in pronouncing Oyedepo. May God help Nigeria out of poverty and some of these Churches will naturally fade away

[shabamuhidin]

charity and offering should be given to the poor, needy and widows not pastors who are very rich

[nick]

Why aren't they building mega hospitals and centres of learning?

[michelledickson]

If you pastor is mega rich ...he is NOT living the way of Jesus Chris. So why would you think he is a representative of God????

[Joan-otnf]

2:12 He sums up very nicely the situation..

[diaryofanafricanladyutanyo]

Only bad part about this is that it is too short a documentary

[kaydenpat]

So glad I’ve escaped religion. My money goes to actual charities doing good.

[alessandroelsisi]

I've been verbally abused, intimidating, harrased and fiscally threatened in my house by one pastor from winners chapel Manchester. I've reported it and no action has been taken. I'm disappointed and delused but now I understand what is behind these congregations

[zel]

It's the "oya gwa ya" for me
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[myklmusic]

This is the story of African American Churches in The United States of America.

[AlexKomnenos]

All of the critical commentors criticizing the “evils” of the church. The very same evils you probably tolerate everywhere else. Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue.

[santacatarinatekakwitha]

LET MY PSYCHOLOGY MAKE ME LOVED AND PURSUED FAMILY NOT DESTROY JUST ONE IN JESUS NAME AMEN

[excelsupernatural]

Cursed be everyone who conspires against the Church which is the Body of Christ.

[HenricPelegric]

Go and pray and not give the cash . What’s wrong with black people and religion . I don’t see Jews doing this despite the Bible revolving through them

[tombslasher]

Jesus if came back would break these churches of crooks.

[nanathegoat]

All i will say is Bishop Oyedepo is not completely a prosperity preacher.

[jaydr]

It's in the DNA that's what the colonizers did to us.

[tell-it-like-it-is]

Religion was invented when the first conman found the first fool