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Some Ghana pastors too 'partisan' - Rev. Frimpong

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  • BBC NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 9 years ago

    Nana’s sources of income did not come from his personal sweat. He is where he is as a result of the booty bequeathed to him by what his father looted from the economy and also the bribe his father took, serving as a traitor ...
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  • O(BIBA-JUDAS 9 years ago

    BBC NEWS!!!!!!YOU ARE MOST USELESS GUY IN NDC>>

  • INTERESTING 9 years ago

    TELL THE PASTORS HOW THEY ARE HURTING GOD. HOW CAN SOME PASTORS ALLOW THEMSELVES TO BE INSULTED IN SUCH A MANNER. ADVICE MENSAH OTABIL

  • Obed 9 years ago

    The country is sinking and here you are cheering a weak moralist--who is not able to stand up for his beliefs.

  • Ali 9 years ago

    This animal himself is politically biased. Everyone know he is NPP

  • Auntie Rose 9 years ago

    By words and actions you will know them. It should not take a buffoon to know that Otabil is Satanic driven.

    Yet Otabil still has flocks. Blindness indeed.

  • TWEAA 9 years ago

    MR INTERESTING, IS IT WRONG THEN TO SAY THE TRUTH? PASTOR MENSAH OTABIL HAS SPOKEN THE TRUTH AND GOD LIKES THAT. THE COWARD PASTORS CAN GO TO HELL. BE BOLD PASTOR OTABIL, AND TELL THEM LIKE WHAT JOHN THE BAPTIST USED TO DO. M ...
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  • kampu 9 years ago

    Just listen to yourself. Which Truth..?? Where was Otabil when kuffour decorated himself with the highest ever award of the land.? When he built hotels and other properties with the tax payers' money...?? Even Esseku the then ...
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  • DOOBIA 9 years ago

    Idiot!

  • henry 9 years ago

    u ar talking as if we ghanaians ar kids in ur eyes.why trying to throw dust in our eyes.foolish fool face de fact dat de economy iz poor n der iz a gud reason for us to revive our mother land GHANA.nonsense

  • DOOBIA 9 years ago

    Yes the economy is poor cos your useless ancestors who ruled Ghanaian since independence are good at begging and have done nothing to sustain Ghana's growth. They went cap-in-hand begging for loans, HIPC, MCC monies instead o ...
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  • Kejetia Nkomo 9 years ago

    Truly MAN OF GOD tell them OoooHhh. They need to focus on winning the lost soul for God. But not comparing currencies. For truly Christians has nothing to loose in this world. Because they do not belongs to this world

  • Gidi-Makpeza 9 years ago

    Otabil is a classical example and I wonder why people still attend his church. The man is a businessman and a crook by all accounts. Stealing from unsuspecting Ghanaians all in the holy name of 'tithes'!!

  • WOW!! 9 years ago

    BEFORE YOU POINT A FINGERS, BE SURE YOUR HANDS ARE CLEAN!!!!

  • Runnable,Us. 9 years ago

    Some churches don't accept tithes, yet they are doing fine, some pastors even threaten their followers about tithing. As if it is the only thing to get you to heaven. What is the difference between them and these terrorists ...
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  • henry 9 years ago

    pls do u know wat u ar talking about? revive ur thought kk

  • Ntim Gyakari 9 years ago

    He sounds contradictory. Is he referring to Otabil? Wonders in Ghana. He must be clear next time!!

  • Ken Mensah 9 years ago

    Makes a whole lot of sense..

  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON 9 years ago

    Jesus admonished his disciples not to come into conflict with earthly authorities or they will incur their wrath.The men of God should know that earthly authorities have the power to make their lives uncomfortable and this is ...
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  • Nicholas 9 years ago

    This is a true man of God. He is fare and not jugdemental. keep It Reverend

  • O(BIBA-JUDAS 9 years ago

    ONLY THE FOOLS WILL VOTE FOR NDC 2016

  • Watsup 9 years ago

    But this government does nothing right because it is corrupt.

  • ASUOYEBOA 9 years ago

    Sorry to hear Rev. Opuni-Frimpong say such as a Christian leader. He should rather behave like a 'Christian Soldier' and fight against the satanic plight that majority of Ghanaians find themselves in. Rev. Opuni-Frimpong sh ...
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  • TWEAA 9 years ago

    OPUNI WILL SOON BE VISITED WITH A BRAND NEW (NAME IT) FOR FAILING TO SPEAK AGAINST CORRUPTION.

  • Ericus-Ericus 9 years ago

    Be bold Rev. Frimpong and speak the truth.... This NDC government will only agree with pastors and other religious leaders who endorse their corrupt practices...anyone who attempts to admonish these politicians to either sit ...
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  • AGYAAKU 9 years ago

    These 'PATRIOTIC' pastors were not in Ghana during the eight years of NPP rule in which they sold state asserts to themselves cheaply! Discerning Ghanaians can make out those genuine critics as against those pretenders who hi ...
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  • Kojo Azemeti 9 years ago

    I am of the view that if Jesus himself were to be with us in human form today, he would have condemned the likes of Mensa Otabil and his ilk because of their hypocrisy. In his day, Jesus condemned the Pharisees because they w ...
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  • Kojo Azemeti 9 years ago

    To me, between the NDC and the NPP, the value is the same as both are made up of self-seeking politicians who do not have Ghana's interest at heart at all. Therefore, any true man-of-God should condemn the two in equal measur ...
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  • Boadu 9 years ago

    Well said. This man is not only a Pastor but also an intellectual.

  • Pumpuni 9 years ago

    Are you looking for favors?

  • TWEAA 9 years ago

    EXACTLY....TRUE,TRUE...

  • Abbas, london 9 years ago

    is rather your pastors who are shameful, foolish association, no wonder ghana is not growing. having pple lyk opuni and otabil as religious leader what will be the destination

  • Dodowa 9 years ago

    Honestly Ghanaian politicians are not the breed that should be treated with kids’ gloves. If attacking them vehemently means you are partisan, so be it. Who in the world does not know life in Ghana is getting tougher by the ...
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  • Richard 9 years ago

    I have stayed outside Ghana for so many years but only Ghanaian pastors take their church and leadership to talk about the country matters. You said you are born again telling people you renounce the world, why do you again ...
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  • Sefah-Amanquah 9 years ago

    Many thanks Rev.Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong for your advice which I hope will revive and encourage all true and lost christians who have deserted and stoped going to chuches because of some pastor biased political affiliation and ...
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  • sulamana 9 years ago

    IN THE BIBLE, GOD SENT MANY PROPHETS TO THE KINGS OF ISRAEL TO WARN THEM AND ANOINT THEM AS KINGS. PROPHETS WERE INVOLVED IN THE RUNNING OF KINGDOMS. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MEN OF GOD TO PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS AND TO BE INVOLV ...
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  • Obed 9 years ago

    With the huge corruption scandals in the country--Christians--those with "higher" morals need to speak up. Read the bible--John the Baptist, Jeremiah, Amos, all spoke against political leaders who were not serving the intere ...
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  • ANKOBEA-HENE 9 years ago

    Voters in Ghana are no prophets and our leaders were not anointed. give a compliment before you rebuke because human beings require some respect.

  • John Mahama 9 years ago

    John Mahama's father was a corrupt politician who stole state money under Nkrumah to build houses in osu, Tesano and Kanda. He and okutwere Bekoe and Krobo Edusei took a bribe from an Italian businessman called Chiaveli under ...
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  • Manu 9 years ago

    Rev. Frimpong--what is the use of churches in Ghana--if the believers (God's people) are suffering under rule of evil?

    Forget about partisanship--tell us what has been the impact of all the preaching if corruption has en ...
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  • apuuu 9 years ago

    What are you talking about Rev.Frimpong Pastors and politicians are the same there's no difference they all cheat steal corrupt you name if one is not politician he or she will be Pastor they run their mouth promise you heav ...
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  • SIR GREGORY 9 years ago

    OTABIL TO BE NPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

  • Bulawayo 9 years ago

    Rev Opuni please come again. Who are the right people to correct those who do wrong, I am sure the pastors have the responsibility to correct the wrongs in the system. I hope this is hypocrisy on your part.

  • Kojo Azemeti 9 years ago

    Rev. Frimpong is a true soul winner. A true soul winner is fixated on winning souls in the long term and not on short earthly gains. I am of the view that if Jesus himself were to be with us in human form today, he would have ...
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  • Papa Yaw. 9 years ago

    No

  • Asoreba 9 years ago

    The country has lost it's moral obligation because the church has been too quite on address social issues. It's not all about spiritual things. Jesus demostratated by telling the his folks to catch a fish and take money out ...
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  • sundi 9 years ago

    Time for the righteous to stand up.

  • Eyiah 9 years ago

    It is time for the righteous to speak the Truth. Ghana is sinking due to evil corrupt practices. If the righteous do not speak then who will?

  • KOBLA 9 years ago

    Thanks a lot for the devine wisdom you have shown to ghana.I believe flesh and blood has not reveal these to you but by devine decernment into the mind of the almighty God.

    Chao

  • TINA, U.S.A. 9 years ago

    Rev. Frimpong, I beg to differ, because Dr. Otabil is doing exactly what a man of God should do. As men of God, you should be bold to speak the truth in the face of opposition no matter what. Pastors are called by God not onl ...
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  • osei 9 years ago

    thats the truth,some of this pastors are too political and therefore allow their political affiliation blind the sense of judgement.Otabil is a politicain and not a pastor.Reform is what we need in our christiandom.

  • Kwasi Agyeman 9 years ago

    Thanks pastor Otabil, I applaud you for saying it as it is instead of being a coward as most of the clergy in Ghana are doing by staying silent as their flock are suffering. When will our pastors tell every government the tru ...
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  • HAZOR 9 years ago

    Rev Opuni Frimpong should render imediate apology to all Ghanaian pastors for disgracing them.Rev Opuni Frimpong calling Ghanaian pastors to remain neutral thus it means that pastors should stop paying taxes?Pastors pay taxes ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

    When they are praised by politicians, do they accuse them of partisanship? The politicians want to be told they are doing well even when everything points otherwise. Nobody can tell a Ghanaian pastor what to say to the govern ...
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  • Akator, Epson 9 years ago

    "Some pastors are too material"/ A very good point. With that statement, some of us have no principles and values and cannot stand for Jesus Christ when it come to moral principles. I am referring to same-sex marriage. Due ...
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  • Kwajo Sei 9 years ago

    Pastor Otabil's comment on the No free education in Ghana during the 2012 election campaign generated a lot of pains to the Ghanaian populace at the time.
    This time too The 'Economy is sinking' Why is he so steep neck deep i ...
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  • Law Speaks 9 years ago

    Otabil has Npp blood and mentality in him.

  • govt 9 years ago

    Why don't you mention Mensah Otebil and be free, I really do not think Mensah Otebil should be seen partisan as this pastor is implying. He recently spoke about free school fees and the NPP also took him on even that was duri ...
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