It seems the words ‘pastor’ and ‘controversy’ are not far off from each other these days in Ghana. It seems wherever you turn a pastor is engaging in behaviour that warrants scrutiny but being the obedient people we are we always let it slide.
The latest pastor to let himself come into close proximity with controversy is the never far from controversy head pastor of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Center, Rev. Dr Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom.
The pastor has a lengthy sermon, during which he’s purported to be lecturing his congregants on some of the facts of life. According to omghana.com, Opambour told his congregants God has revealed to him the root cause of the Ebola Virus, and that it’s not originated from bush meat as scientists want the whole world to know.
According to him, God showed to him that the virus originated due to cannibalism, exhibited by hungry civilians during some war in Guinea. That is the origin of the virus, contracted from the dead bodies.
He therefore declared bush meat safe to eat, encouraging his congregants to disregard the directives to stay away from bush meat as the outbreak razes across Africa.
First that statement exhibits a flagrant disregard for a virus that has proven how deadly it is, currently causing severe problems in several African countries and hampering other businesses due to the mode of transmission. Kenya recently banned flights from all affected countries; this is not a disease to be trifled with.
