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Ali Baba brands pastor who asked congregation to empty their pockets ‘a thief!’
Ace comedian Ali Baba has delivered a damning verdict on a yet-to-be identified pastor who in a viral video told his congregants not to come to the altar for prayers if they won’t empty their pockets.
Reacting to the video clip, the stand up comedian came down hard on the clergy calling him a thief for telling members of his congregation to empty their pockets if they want blessings.
In his remarks on Instagram about the video which at a point showed the pastor asking church members to touch his sweat and say ‘I will not sweat to rise’, Ali Baba said; “This pastor is just a thief. Period!”
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The barb fired by Ali Baba comes after he responded to comments made by Lagos clergyman, Pastor Yomi Kasali, who said he doesn’t like the idea of pastor’s inviting comedians to churches to perform.
The clergyman who frowned at the trend also said he doesn’t like it when comedians make jokes using pastors and clergymen.
In his reply to pastor Kasali’s comments Ali Baba said; “There is nothing wrong with a sense of humour in the Christian environment. The problem is allowing people who do not know the limits of hilarity to desecrate the sacred institutions and it’s custodians.
“Humour is God sent. That’s why God is the God of Isaac. The application is the problem. The talent itself is not the problem.”
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