Let me start by emphatically stating that I am not a fan of Bishop Daniel Obinim—and perhaps, I am his biggest offensive critic on the surface of the earth. Yet, I find it absurd, unfair and a complete act of sabotage for the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council to issue a letter denouncing Bishop Obinim, his methods and rapidly growing ministry.
For the first time, I am compelled to support Bishop Obinim and this is because, what’s fundamentally unfair is unfair, irrespective of the person receiving the contemptible treatment.
There are countless religious leaders in Ghana who are nothing more than charlatans to some of us—their teachings and methods are insane and even though Bishop Obinim is the contemporary juggernaut of the widespread insane religious miracles, you can still find sound grounding for whatever he does in the Bible.
Some Ghanaians believe in the healing powers of Bishop Daniel Obinim, he has a large following—although credulous, they are not any worse than those following the other sophisticated religious leaders.
It’s ironic that the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council is now looking to “regulate an industry whose entire selling point is that it does things out of the ordinary? Where do you draw the line?”
On what basis, and reasonable measure did the council use to ascertain that Bishop Obinim is a charlatan—and the others, including its sitting members are not?
When it comes to Christianity, all a person needs is FAITH—evidence and reasons are not part of the discourse. And therefore, is it not double standard, somewhat hypocritical to evoke human reason and measure to access the methods and ways of Bishop Obinim when we are told God works in mysterious ways and that all we need is to have faith?

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