{"id":109264,"date":"2024-03-31T02:55:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T06:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/?p=109264"},"modified":"2024-03-31T02:55:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T06:55:17","slug":"stop-burning-shrines-deities-not-evil-edochie-to-nigerians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2024\/03\/31\/stop-burning-shrines-deities-not-evil-edochie-to-nigerians\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Burning Shrines, Deities Not Evil \u2013 Edochie To Nigerians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Controversial Nollywood actor, turned Pastor, <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2022\/06\/04\/loving-two-women-at-the-same-time-is-possible-yul-edochie.html\">Yul Edochie<\/a> has called on Nigerians to embrace tradition and culture so as to be free from mental slavery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Africa Today News, New York reports that the actor, who recently opened an online Church, took to his Instagram page@yuledochie to offer the advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Deities are not evil; Nigerians should desist from burning shrines and traditional deities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was the white man that convinced people to believe their traditions are evil; the ploy was to make us abandon our ways and embrace theirs so as to make slavery easy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNigerians need to wake up and start embracing their traditions and culture; many deities acknowledge God Almighty<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBurning them could bring perpetual trouble. If you don\u2019t understand something, leave it. If it is not disturbing you, don\u2019t disturb it,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Read Also:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/2021\/07\/20\/im-not-into-money-rituals-yul-edochie-cries-out\/\">\u2018I\u2019m Not Into Money Rituals\u2019, Yul Edochie Cries Out<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The actor\u2019s advice has triggered a backlash as Nigerians have taken to the social media to react, urging him to stick to one religion.<\/p>\n<p>@sochi_infiniti wrote: \u201cI am forced to ask at this point. Where are you? Where do you belong?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobbyhandleson wrote: \u201cChurch no work baba wan go babalawo way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>@doreen.cindy wrote: \u201cWe predicted well, you are soon launching shrine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nollywood actor unveiled his Christian ministry \u2013 \u2018True Salvation Ministry\u2019 \u2013 an online Church, in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old actor made the announcement on his official Facebook page, where he revealed that the ministry\u2019s activities would be held on Sundays on his YouTube Channels.<\/p>\n<p>In another report, veteran Nollywood actor, <a href=\"https:\/\/africadailynews.net\/2022\/06\/04\/loving-two-women-at-the-same-time-is-possible-yul-edochie.html\">Pete Edochie<\/a>\u00a0has asserted that any man who is able to cope with women and do it effectively can rule a country.<\/p>\n<p>The actor made this assertion while speaking on women\u2019s roles at home and in society.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in a video posted on his official social media page, Pete pointed out that any man who hits women out of provocation does not qualify to be a man.<\/p>\n<p>He said women are not the easiest to be with but they turn a house into a home when they get into it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africatodaynewsnewyork.com\/\"><strong>Africa Today News, New York<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial Nollywood actor, turned Pastor, Yul Edochie has called on Nigerians to embrace tradition and culture so as to be free from mental slavery. 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