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‘Godly’ Act Lands 2 Lusaka Pastors In Trouble
By CHAMBO NG’UNI
A ‘GODLY’ act by two Lusaka-based pastors last weekend to ‘cleanse’ Mulungushi River in Kapiri Mposhi of ‘evil forces’ landed them in trouble.
The clergymen were apprehended and taken to Manyumbi police check point on the Great North Road in Kapiri Mposhi and were later transferred to Kabwe Central Police Station for questioning.
Central Province police chief Standwell Lungu confirmed in an interview on Tuesday that the incident happened on Sunday.
According to police, local people spotted the two clergymen in deep prayers and sprinkling ‘anointing water’ in Mulungushi River.
Mr Lungu said: “They were sprinkling ‘anointing water’ in the river because they believe there are some evil spirits in there.”
Mr Lungu said a local bishop from one of the Pentecostal churches in Kabwe who was called to the police confirmed that he knew the two clergymen to be genuine Christians.
Mr Lungu said according to the bishop, the two pastors did not do anything wrong and they have been conducting prayers at Mulungushi River.
He said the police later allowed the clergymen to go because police did not see the need to detain them further.
“They are known here. They have been doing this (praying and sprinkling anointing oil in Mulungushi River) for some time…after interviewing them, we did not find anything wrong with the matter as police,” Mr Lungu said.
Earlier, a police source said the pastors were also spotted sprinkling anointing water on some sections of the Great North Road.
The source said police found the activities of the duo “strange”, especially that they did not notify the police about their works of exorcism.
“It was strange. They were brought to the police on Sunday in the afternoon but after a bishop and a prominent local lawyer intervened, they were released without any charges,” the source said in an interview.
Meanwhile, Mr Lungu has said religious organisations or individuals wishing to conduct prayers on the Great North Road have the right to exercise their religion as long as their activities are in accordance with the provisions of the republican Constitution.
Mr Lungu implored all those planning to conduct such prayers to notify the police because they may need police protection from people who may have contrary beliefs.
The Central Province police chief said the two pastors who were victimised for sprinkling anointing water in Mulungushi River had not notified the police of their activities.
“Those two would have been killed. So it’s important to inform the police for their own protection,” Mr Lungu said.
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madam y
June 10, 2013 at 9:02 am
We need serious prayers in this country, leave these men of God to do their job.
Higher Taller
June 10, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Yeah we need prayers to take 60 percent of us into the Middle Class. We need prayers to start believing in ourselves to sort out our problems-not to pass all our problems to an indifferent Jesus
CNP-4U
June 10, 2013 at 9:13 am
kekekekeke.Godly act..crazy stuff..the chaps should be possessed..
morris
June 10, 2013 at 9:36 am
Zambia is a Christian nation why shud men of God be treated like that?
Chalabesa
June 11, 2013 at 6:17 am
Men of which god?
Umupandapwiti
June 10, 2013 at 9:50 am
The are two things that have no limit “stupidity and the universe”. Do these pastors of nowadays even read the bible. I have never read a verse in a bible where Jesus prays for a tree on anything else apart from “PEOPLE”.
mad
June 10, 2013 at 10:04 am
jesus prayed for the fig tree
the president'e'
June 10, 2013 at 11:57 am
LET THEM ANOINT ANYTHING AS THE SPIRIT LED’S. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PIPO
zambian
June 10, 2013 at 12:01 pm
…and castigated it for not producing fruit and it weathered.
Mundia M
June 10, 2013 at 12:02 pm
CNP-4U, it is really wild man! LOL.
Reminds me of the joke a friend sent me of an old lady who heard thieves breaking into her house and thought quickly to protect herself and her properties. The old lady quickly undressed and poured a whole 500gms of baby powder on her whole body while stack naked.
She quickly left the bedroom for the other door leading outside.
As the thieves entered the living room she joined them appearing as if she has also just walked in. She immediately told off the thieves, ” Imwe enshita yakwiba ino? Endesheni ndefwaya naine ndowe ko”. The thieves scampered out of the house so fast the door became small as they tried to exist at the same time! Crazy thinking just like these pastors!
Wala
June 10, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Zambia you are a Christian nation! Surely how can such an act land men of God at the police station??? Infact i once heard a lot about Mulungushi River being filled with Demons! If it is the anointing water really that was spinkled glory be to God! We need deliverance from all the evil in that River. The devil is in trouble and may those same people who apprehended the two Pastors be delivered. Some of the problems in the world today are because of wrong things that people did in those rivers so why wont people who have known about Christ Jesus allow two people to bring deliverance to all that shall use that water???Food for thought to every reader!Jesus Christ deliver all of us from evil and anoint all your works rivers inclusive!
Jack Malama
June 10, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I didn’t know that one needed a police permit to pray for a place.
Mupelwa
June 10, 2013 at 1:20 pm
They have protection from above so even if the police are not informed its ok. bwana officer remember the manda Hill incident? that just shows that the arm of flesh will fail but LESA ni LESA!! Good story tumfweko.
Elifat Mwanza Junior
June 10, 2013 at 2:17 pm
Reminds me of the time we prayed for the city of Ndola. We need more prayers for our Leaders, Roads and above all ourselves. God bless the two “Crazy” men of God. God’s things are foolishness to him that is perishing.
muso
June 10, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Foolish Pastors instead of praying for food and fuel to go down so that everyone of us can benefit.