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Easter is not about paragliding, eggs... - Otabil

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  • ANTWI. 10 years ago

    THAT IS TRUE,BUT KEEP YOURSELF OUT OF THE POLITIC YOU ARE MAN OF GOD LIKE ME.

  • ELINAM 10 years ago

    For Constatin to appeal to the pagan citizen to accept a new religion named christianity which was more for political control than saving souls, the festivities of fertility god Easter that promotes sexual orgies after a long ...
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  • Efo Kossi Korve 10 years ago

    These so called motivational speakers are now tKing on the role of thinking that they are the only thinking beings. There are more and better placed persons that them. The other time this self same Orabil was complaining abou ...
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  • Appril 10 years ago

    You may be right. There could be migration of offertories to well deserved places and his church becomes victim as fortunes dwindles

  • the truth 10 years ago

    :)

  • Asiwome 10 years ago

    This story does not negate the existence of a creator.

  • ABU 10 years ago

    Otabil shouldn't be acting as a "know it all who the bock stops with an alpha and omega type.

  • Y.S. 10 years ago

    I DON'T GET IT PASTOR, THE RISEN CHRIST HAS BEEN THE REASON FOR JOY AND MERRY MAKING BY CHRISTIANS SINCE HE AROSE. PICNICS AND FUN RAISING HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY CHRISTENDOM TO BENEFIT THE CITIZENRY. WHY SINGLE OUT PARAGLID ...
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  • Victor 10 years ago

    Truth is Easter has NOTHING to do with the atoning death of the Savior of the world.

    Easter is rather another pagan festival that deluded 'Christians' (Rev 12:9 2Cor 4:4) have appropriated, ostensibly to honor God and His ...
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  • simple 10 years ago

    among all the comments, seems you are the only one who is conscious of how the world has been built. Black people have been brainwashed for many years from generation to generation. Any wise person knows that Otabil is a liar ...
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  • Nana Kwaku 10 years ago

    Victor, let me help you. All should read the book of Esther carefully. It has nothing to do with God. Please read it with an open mind. The fact that it is in the bible does not mean God approves of such an evil plot. In Isra ...
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  • Asiwome 10 years ago

    Even with the name change Esther never forgot that she was a Jew and to ask God to protect them from those who were planning to kill them. We have all learned to speak English and adopt western culture in our homeland. What ...
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  • Gee 10 years ago

    Hope the masses will learn a thing or two.

  • Kngleto 10 years ago

    I am very happy that a lot of you are seeing Otabil as no special person than any of you and are criticising him for what he said. The church would surely not be the same tomorrow and that would be the birth of our developmen ...
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  • NANA ADDO 10 years ago

    TELL ME,MENSAH OTABIL,IF YOU DID NOT COLLECT OFFERINGS AND TITHES AT CHURCH TODAY.?

  • AKU JASIKAN 10 years ago

    Let him say it

  • Kojo Samla 10 years ago

    Otabil is like Judas who only thought of Jesus as a situation to benefit from financially.

  • Akosa 10 years ago

    This man is just too much. He's hit the nail bang on the head. Christians need to understand the true meaning of Easter and re-focus.

  • HOLY SINNER 10 years ago

    This so called MEN OF GOD think the y are smart whilst we are DAFT.They preach one thing to the vulnerable and they behave otherwise. Can this Otabil tell if the the work of God is about enriching himself.Jesus Christ never ...
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  • Kofi-Houston 10 years ago

    Rather these so-called men of God are cowards who were afraid of failing in life in the beginning: they started life using the name of God to intimidate others and succeeded. While real men like you and me worked our butt out ...
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  • Michael 10 years ago

    But you are also judging, my man!You are calling him a sheep in a lions clothing, and that is also judging, isn't it?

  • MARCUS AMPADU 10 years ago

    I strongly disagree with this self proclaimed General Overseer of ICGC.

    Christians the world over commemorate the miraculous rise of our Lord Jesus from death and His ascension to join His Father in heaven, and the Okwaw ...
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  • Kwame Joe 10 years ago

    The paragliding festival in Kwahu area puts money in many people's pockets, you have to consider that pastor Otabil. These people have to eat.

  • christian brotherhood 10 years ago

    PARAGLIDING IS TOURISM WHICH HELPS THE COUNTRY TO BOOST THAT SECTOR PASTOR OTABIL PLEASE!!!!!!!!

  • princewilly@ymail.com 10 years ago

    There was a Priest and a Nun crossing the desert on a camel one day when a terrible sand storm came. It lasted for 6 hours and when it finally cleared they were horrified to see their camel was dead. They had no food or water ...
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  • Mark 10 years ago

    There are those who miss the gospel of freedom and "still follow the teaching of the law about days, months season and laws" (Gal 5.9,10) and who quickly forget the Lords command to "judge not that ye be not judged" As for m ...
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  • KOLIKO 10 years ago

    THIS OTABIL GUY THINKS HE IS THE HOME OF KNOWLADGE.THIS ACTIVITY WAS INSTITUTED DURING KUFFOURS TIME,WHY DIDNT U CONDEMN IT THEN?

  • TRUTH CONQUERS 10 years ago

    Otabil should give us a break. Who is saying that he is a motivational speaker? He is a politician who only sees what he thinks as the truth and the best. Otabil, many better preachers are in the system and are doing their ...
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  • Wofa Koo 10 years ago

    Otabil is right to his opinion about Easter celebration which basically, in commemorating the resurrection of Jesus.It`s his religious and spiritual power to bring the Christians attention on this special occasion. Criticizi ...
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  • kwaku mensah 10 years ago

    MR OTABIL. I CAME ACROSS A YOUNG LADY CALLED LINDA WHO MAID SERVE YOUR AND YOUR FAMILY AND NEED NELP TO ATTEND A HIGHER INSTITUTION. I SPOKEN AT LEANGTH WITH HER AND ALL SHE TOLD ME WAS SHE HAD AN ADMISSION TO LEGON WHILST SE ...
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  • Gee 10 years ago

    Sad story indeed if this story is really true.

  • George Eshun, NY, USA 10 years ago

    Iwonder why the death of Christ is called Easter. I remember that in 1 cor 11, Paul said the real communion service is what Christ himself instituted as the memmorial of His death and ressurection. Can the pastors help us wit ...
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  • JB Ansong 10 years ago

    He wished his own village would be up and kicking like it is on the Kwahu Mountains.

  • nsem pii 10 years ago

    right in Central.Lord we need grace.

  • Ben 10 years ago

    with. There is nothing Christianity about these festivities anyway, why indulge in them?

  • KWASI IN EUROPE 10 years ago

    Jesus travelled on the back of donkeys. When you close from church do you go home on the back of a donkey? Everybody has a way of remembering an event so please don't join those gutter preachers in Ghana today.

  • KWASI IN EUROPE 10 years ago

    Otabil, you can set a good example by following Jesus' life. He never collected money from his followers. Don't you collect money from those following you? Please be careful with your mouth.

  • When Will They Ever Learn 10 years ago

    MY HOPE IS BUILT ON NOTHING LESS
    THAN KNOWLEDGE OF ALL NATURES'LAWS
    WHICH KEEP ALL THINGS IN ORDINANCE
    IN HARMONY, IN PERFECT PEACE.
    REFRAIN:
    ON SCIENCE THE SOLID GROUND I STAND
    ALL OTHER GROUND IS SINKING SAND
    ALL OTH ...
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  • KOKONSA 10 years ago

    I concur 100%

  • Kwame UK 10 years ago

    Where in the bible Jesus tell us to celebrates Easter

  • Ruth, Canada 10 years ago

    Who told Obabil that because people overseas have Easter bunnies at Easter they do not believe in Christ's resurrection. And what is wrong with paragliding at Easter or any other time if it's bringing tourism to Kwahu

  • emma 10 years ago

    This is very true. it seems we are losing the significance of these festive season. Rather than enjoyment, its a moment of love, personal assessment, purity, reconciliation and peace. its so sad, people take to drinking and ...
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  • Agyaku NYC 10 years ago

    Otabil is 100% right.
    All men who carried/carry the true word of God faces criticism and persecution.Therefore, criticizing Otabil for his divine appeal to the Christians on this holiest period is nothing strange. Let`s have ...
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  • ACHIPELAGO, U.S.A. 10 years ago

    JESUS SAID HIS FOLLOWERS SHOULD REMEMBER HIM WITH THE SUPPER NOT EASTER. BECAUSE JESUS IS NOT IN EASTER AT ALL BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORY, PERIOD! NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY...TO PUT JESUS IN CHRISTMAS AND EASTER, JESUS IS ALWAYS ...
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  • Nii Joromi 10 years ago

    Only God is a Christian. Human beings are so wicked hiding behind the Bible, Church and Christianity.

  • Eben 10 years ago

    you are right Pastor Otabil. I hope it would go down with must of us to do more with Jesus resurrection.

  • joe 10 years ago

    He is not saying we shd not do paragliding etc but we shd not use them to obscure the reason for the season which is remembering the death nd resurrection of jesus to save us from our sins.
    God does not require us to celebra ...
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  • NANA BOATENG 10 years ago

    WELL SAID,I AM FORM KWAHU,AND I KNOW WHAT GOES ON THERE.

  • takyi 10 years ago

    let the one who has ears listen to what the spirit is saying.The real meaning of easter has now been capsided down.listen oooohh

  • kk 10 years ago

    we r sick n of your cock n bull nonsense

  • kofi 10 years ago

    fuck u. dam ur bullshit

  • feifer 10 years ago

    ghaneens shld respert elderly people,more so his man of god ok