[ 2016-08-18 ]

Obinim justifies church flogging as Gender Ministry reports him to DOVVSU
The founder of the International God’s Way
Church says the lashing he gave to his two
children before his church is in conformity with
the Christian teaching.

Bishop Daniel Obinim quoted Proverbs 13: “He
that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that
loveth him chasteneth him betimes” [King James
Version] to defend his action.

“These children are staying with us and because
of our job we have been traveling. They had an
affair resulting in a pregnancy and the girl
decided to take concoction to abort the pregnancy.
What would have happened if she had died out of
that?” he asked in an audio released Thursday.

A video showing the controversial pastor lashing
two adults with his belt in front of his
congregants for allegedly having an affair
resulting in pregnancy has gone viral on social
media for days now.

In the video, Bishop Obinim was seen wielding his
belt and giving the gentleman 10 lashes and the
lady 15 lashes in his bid to instill discipline in
them.

Ghanaians have expressed their disappointment in
the action of the Bishop.

A member of the Association of Concerned Clergy
Men (ACCM) said the action of the man of God
amounts to an assault which is punishable by laws
of the country.

Bishop Benny Wood told Dzifa Bampoh, host of Joy
FM’s Newsnite programme that Bishop Obinim’s
action does not conform to the ethics of
Christianity.

“We have laws in the Bible that were used in the
church and homes [but] the church is a place to
train people to believe in God. By what he did he
is exhibiting his lack of understanding of the
scripture,” he said.

The Bible says if a blind man leads another blind
man they will all end up in the ditch, he added.

But reacting to the angst of Ghanaians, Bishop
Obinim said as the guardian of the teenagers, he
has the right to discipline them.

He entreated Ghanaians to focus on what he would
be accused of had the girl been harmed by the
concoction.

“I was having a service in Accra when Jesus
Christ opened my eyes to what they had done. What
would I say to her parents?” he quizzed.

Meanwhile, the Gender Minister posted on Facebook:


"The Ministry of Gender Children and Social
Protection has reported Pastor Obinim of
International Godsway Church to the Accra Regional
DOVVSU Office for investigation. We have been
informed, that the Police has commenced
investigations into the matter and a complaint has
also been filed against him at the Tema Regional
Police. We will keep you posted on further
developments."

Communications aide at the Ministry, Robert Akoto
Amoafo, told Joy News, the Ministry will not
hesitate to ensure Bishop Obinim faces the law.

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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