{"id":2536,"date":"2024-06-16T11:49:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T11:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/former-nigeria-vice-president-prof-osinbajo-admonishes-churches-to-stop-collecting-monies-from-unexplained-sources-urges-them-to-teach-good-values-as-christians-should\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T11:49:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T11:49:17","slug":"former-nigeria-vice-president-prof-osinbajo-admonishes-churches-to-stop-collecting-monies-from-unexplained-sources-urges-them-to-teach-good-values-as-christians-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/former-nigeria-vice-president-prof-osinbajo-admonishes-churches-to-stop-collecting-monies-from-unexplained-sources-urges-them-to-teach-good-values-as-christians-should\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nigeria Vice President, Prof Osinbajo Admonishes Churches To Stop Collecting Monies From Unexplained Sources, Urges Them To Teach Good Values As Christians Should"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that churches should always ask for the source of the donations they get from people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the inaugural lecture in honour of the late senior pastor of Fountain Life Church Taiwo Odukoya on Saturday, June 15, Osinbajo also admonished the church to teach good values that Christians can hold on to when they find themselves in public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former Vice President who gave a lecture titled \u2018Strengthening the Christian voice in government or public office\u2019, said: \u201cHow often do those who receive money from politicians and from other sources ask the source of the money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo the question is not how many Christians are in government, business, or professions? The question is, what are they equipped with?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhat are the relevant principles of the gospel that they know and apply in their daily and professional or public lives?\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that churches should always ask for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[514,515,516],"class_list":["post-2536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-religion","tag-former-nigeria-vice-president","tag-prof-osinbajo-admonishes-churches-to-stop-collecting-monies-from-unexplained-sources","tag-urges-them-to-teach-good-values"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1642,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/03\/08\/just-in-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-reveals-how-delta-deputy-governor-otuaro-played-key-role-in-restoration-of-peace-in-niger-delta\/","url_meta":{"origin":2536,"position":0},"title":"JUST IN: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Reveals How Delta Deputy Governor, Otuaro Played Key Role In Restoration Of Peace In Niger Delta","author":"Coastal Times","date":"March 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News According to him, he and Delta State's Deputy Governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro, worked together to resolve crises in riverine villages and restore peace in the state, noting that the royal fathers were at the forefront of the efforts.Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged for traditional rulers to be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Insecurity&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Insecurity","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/insecurity\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fb_img_1646762068958-1.jpg?fit=960%2C695&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fb_img_1646762068958-1.jpg?fit=960%2C695&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fb_img_1646762068958-1.jpg?fit=960%2C695&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/fb_img_1646762068958-1.jpg?fit=960%2C695&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2021\/08\/29\/2023-apc-makes-move-for-osinbajos-presidency-meets-gov-masari-for-support\/","url_meta":{"origin":2536,"position":1},"title":"2023: APC Makes Move For Osinbajo&#8217;s Presidency, Meets Gov Masari For Support","author":"Coastal Times","date":"August 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a political support group, Progressive Consolidation Group (PCG) has drummed support for Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to contest the 2023 presidential election. 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