The evil men do.........complete it on your own. Sometime
ago, Nigerian charismatic pastor, Bishop David Oyedepo slapped a young poor
lady in public inside his church calling her a witch!!! What he did then is now
hunting him and is organisation Living Faith Church Worldwide and also Winners'
Chapel International (WCI) in far away United Kingdom!!!
According to BBC ‘‘A Nigerian church accused of linking
poor discipline to witchcraft wants to open an independent school in Kent.
Winners' Chapel International, which is currently under investigation by the
Charity Commission, wants to open the school at its Dartford site.
Human rights campaigners and the National Secular Society
are urging the government to turn down the school bid. The church, whose leader
Bishop David Oyedpo was filmed accusing a woman of being a witch, declined an
interview.
The organisation, which has its headquarters in Nigeria,
is known as Living Faith Church Worldwide and also Winners' Chapel
International (WCI).
Bishop Oyedepo, its leader in Nigeria, has been shown on
YouTube slapping a woman and accusing her of being a witch.
His son David Oyedepo Junior is the pastor at WCI's
European headquarters in Dartford, where the church organisation wants to open
Kingdom Heritage Model School for children aged four to seven.
But groups including the National Secular Society (NSS)
have raised concerns amid claims the church links child
"disobedience" to witchcraft - citing the David Oyedepo Ministries
website, which states "disobedience is as terrible as witchcraft".
Stephen Evans, from the NSS, said the Metropolitan Police
had investigated 27 cases of child abuse related to witchcraft this year.
He said: "There's a need to be vigilant and there's
a need to tackle this. You don't do this by allowing organisations that believe
in witchcraft and are associated with witch-hunting to open in the UK."
The school application is being considered by the
government. The Charity Commission confirmed concerns raised about Winners' Chapel
International included conflicts of interest and the charity's financial
management. In 2011, Bishop Oyedepo's fortune was estimated at $150m (£94m).
The Department
for Education (DfE) said it had received an application and was aware of concerns.
A spokeswoman
said: "All independent schools must meet stringent standards before they
are registered. These include tough rules on welfare and safeguarding.
"Police
intelligence and criminal record checks are also carried out on the proprietor
of the school, and any links to organisations which suggest the school might
not meet the standards are investigated.
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