{"id":7997,"date":"2018-02-28T22:07:18","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T05:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=7997"},"modified":"2018-02-28T22:07:18","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T05:07:18","slug":"tithing-is-not-compulsory-pastor-bakare-video","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/tithing-is-not-compulsory-pastor-bakare-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Tithing is not compulsory, God will judge pastors feeding fat while members grow lean &#8211; Pastor Bakare (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-title entry-title\">The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has hit out at the practice of tithing saying it should not be compulsory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-6726987878832235855\" class=\"post-body entry-content\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pastor Bakare told the BBC Yoruba service.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Giving tithes is a controversial topic in Nigeria and many churches compel members of their congregations to tithe, even though many people cannot afford to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is estimated that 80% of Nigerians live on less than $2 (\u00a31.40) a day.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Pastor Bakare did not mince his words:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Tithing is not compulsory. No-one should feel compelled to pay &#8211; no-one is holding a gun to their head.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The words of the pastor, who is also a politician &#8211; he served as President Muhammadu Buhari&#8217;s running mate in the 2011 elections won by Goodluck Jonathan &#8211; are likely to spark a fierce debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He warned: &#8220;<\/span>Churches where pastors are becoming fat and the members are growing lean, God will judge them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/yoruba\/media-43147707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HERE<\/b><\/a>\u00a0to watch video on BBC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/yoruba\/media-43147707\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/yoruba\/media-43147707<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has hit out at the practice of tithing saying it should not be compulsory. 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