as activists, journalists and politicians living and anxiety from what drives them. it's too much on my shoulders, but i have to hold this way because i'm responsible for the to show our contract for the people far behind the past. the courageous effort against corruption and political crimes. in our series, guardians of truth. watch now on youtube dw documentary. hello and welcome to another edition of the 77 percent. you already know this is the show dedicated to africa is youth. who are the majority on the continent? i am your host, eddie micah, julia. you can already go on your knees and say a prayer because we're going to talk about religion.

religion can be a waiting for people to seek solutions. so find in that piece. when life hits them with so many challenges, but some preachers can exploit this. let's find out. and new episode of our series dig into the re, investigates the phenomenon of faith, past best, who use god, read on the gospel, to manipulate and exploit vulnerable people. now show by hands, if you've said a prayer today, i'm going to show most of you raise your hands. and that's not surprising because religion please in major role in many african societies. religion can be simply described as a system of faith and worship, where people communicate with the spiritual power, all powers, but fig profits and the on bronco charges continue to flourish by taking advantage of bonneville people in south africa. we expose some of the most heinous,

sexual offenders in the countries of recent history, who commits crimes in the name of god. these go to come a time when false prophets who lives not statements of prophetic statement is happening now. right in front of us. the bible sees several positions and give to the poor. in recent to you as a was a self proclaimed prophets of come to the see. the full was and cherish wadley possessions. will continue to be on each one thing. it will be. multi millionaires will continue to be multi billionaires and will continue to preach of jesus died on the cross for us fucking miracles and prophecies post as a lowering costs of believe us into the charges to save from the money and abuse them all to leave a life of luxury the it has it has

broken. right? this is what we came up every day. ok, i believe the church and i'm not the church mafia is out to destroy you live the only one that was really perfect. oh yeah. not only is what they do, the false prophets are everywhere, but the victims also unite and ton against them. time to say me a shed is on the does not go into charges anymore. too painful of the memories for the scenes of you, however, she agrees to meet in one close to a home in your hands back the gift at seeing a vividly remembered. oh,

she and the young girl is so lou it by gospel music to join the congregation close to the home called the jesus domino international church. i think that's for me. that's what gripped me into the church. i always loved music . god wanted to be a singer for as long as i, you know, could read and, and just hearing them and how the saying they sounded like angels. timothy, also the touch found setup a single gospel plaid god binds of the he met sunday on the left in this for quoting a lead singer, she move to the touch of drones together. we talked to the young women. they believed these to be this type of this thing. 3 is just to realize i'm a tough of really intention vanderbilt and away from the friends and from the costa, started to sexually abuse them when he rips only for the 1st time. she is

a mind unconvinced that the past couple months have been to the powers that can destroy the what he said to me was that, you know, i was, i was 14. so if, if i told anyone i know the man of god could be facing jail time, which is something that cannot happen. he, he told me that this was to be covenants between himself, myself and god. and that if, if i were to tell anyone i would be breaking the covenant and the punishment for breaking a covenant was death. so it was a sunday finished on the recordings from the time we see each other is only putting off a smile for the cameras in reality because she was caught in a web of fear and intimidation. we'd have to ment, underwood, ever mol goes into his scheme zone. do finally must a distant,

to speak to her mother, will help part, to flee, to touch and go to the police in 2017 special forces of police. arrested. don't want to also at the airport before he could escape. so he's negative nigeria. witness gave a hearing testimony of her paws to timothy on the toaster. and they just be 6. we violated her. at the age of 14. he is elia, the biggest lie that he's ever told was that he's a man of good, or he is an abuse. he is a pretty tough. he does not care about other people's feelings. he is not sophistic and the world revolves around him. it's not talked about enough, how like a survivor has to do so much work to literally close himself out of this image, this survive oh, this victim image and all the expectations that come with it off the telling your

story. who isn't as much as you supported? yes. you're also some of punished for telling a story by society. now of a sudden you countries, so certainly not only to send you can't, you can't be a sexual person because how, how else can you be a sexual person? if you assist with the assaulted a group testimony in cottage, many victims to speak out. an almost also is cutting, refreshing $63.00 times as a fripp human trafficking on record tearing. but soon these troubles of, for, from over police intelligence from a higher security, please on informed to that keep them in what offered a bone to you on how head you know, this is a very sad story that evokes a lot of anger. now, while the case is still pending, the glimmer of hope is that past i don't want to so has been behind boss for almost

6 years. he's being charged with rape, record sharing, and human trafficking. we'll get back to that story soon. but 1st, we have to say such a big past is not only in south africa, the most perfect and prophecies fucking points and gun. um yep. very prevalent story. elections web protest claim to know out. com, gullible, for the west, also cross promptly, get you with some preachers location are they prosecute, say when you have victims reports to the police with freedom of worship and train and guidance goes through the same. these are remain a sensitive long list is same as clamping down our religious right. the 1st preference no does not use people's respect for religion. about 20 yards. it go is called to the convinced is follow us both to us taking them to heaven. one evening he reported to get them in a church, a bunch of him about 700 people died. did they come to my 2nd today

was to have this sort of court, men of gods, claiming supernatural powers from predicting switchboard on election results to claiming to cure diseases like cons. there's tell evangelists, allegedly paying people to pretend that they've been healed. this past was asking people to send the money at every opportunity and or recent tragedy spots an outcry as follows. of the past drug tennis coast, stuff himself to death. in the hope of redemption, kenya has in the past taking steps to regulate some of the churches, but nobody really wants to meddle with were that just freedom. but when tragedy strikes, it's a wake up call and most churches don't want this happening and they want clearly, it's really happening all across the continent. have you heard about such fake passed the incidents in your area? so started with us and we're not going to talk the name about channel is dw

underscore the 77 percent. so hey, feel free and connect with us on that thoughtful fall. let's get back to the issue of faith passed this committed crimes occasion. can you sense chills down the spines of many? let's find out more. on the flip side, when you are at the low points in your life, any form of head can be very interested can you know, for instance, a gospel for each other quotes in the to it is pull us to fast onto the meat. jesus is victim stuff. today, and that starts to quote, for $32.00 preachers come on cost africa and then lucky claims i live in catastrophic consequences behind. so is it time to stump the welcome to the flip side, because in kenya, it's not an isolated one. this preacher through this comes with guns around us cuz people to eat grass racks. and this one gives fully show us the liquid we met,

at least is just endless. but what's all it is bridges having come on is that the place have an was in the appreciate some people capitalize one text or screenshot it. they use each to manipulate people and they used to explain to people's emotions into exploits people's needs. some of these creatures shy away from this claim, the extreme was wide difficult condition language in abject poverty. in some cases they would use the elite is in an extreme is in so that the need the rest seem to have the right content. good. and therefore, whatever the safeguards and therefore whatever they say courthouses and then people just do whatever these toner funded fixed. you need to know the differences between the gospel according to jesus christ and this new so called from there it goes to

help people say because of all of your needs, come to jesus, give me all your money and then you'll get health and work. i don't other extra gets a 2nd hold on because of all the because all the partners that kind of be sold. well, that's the most of that. so it's clear that 1st started to pigeon is quote, is what the main question is. a soul plus birds bridge and we stop. and those in our gospel of course being for the best initial that be the charge to the board that understands. don't treat another way to prevent this from happening is not clear to speak so back to possibly independent religious bodies quotes the quotes is in, in the range of from the less government. i'm really just buddies. oh, it's the washington to protect them from this prospect to purchase. that has been the website. things blew out for that. one thing is for sure, that should be a way to protect vulnerable people. for sports and preachers are quite come on

across the continent. back inside africa we look at how some past is a finding sneaky ways of an origin themselves on the. 2 on a sunday morning in the old coast of pretoria, members of jesus mission, touch god, the to prepare for the weekly songs. many of them praying to one prophet ship that we should be waves of fiction, please refer to as mid to one. what's your claim? see come to a heads a vi and even make people wealthy. however, such miracles come at a cost concrete guns, bring them cush, cellphones and other valuables, hoping for the profiting provincial deadlines. the

that'd be the remote from ends troubleshoot. what's the what's the profit is nowhere to be phone except smiley from a pasta. machine is on the run, wanted full fraud and money laundering. the people give the cause. patients and education funds and lost everything in 2019. the profit was arrested out one day. however, he money to free the country. meanwhile, these touched remains active in south africa, written by trusted left nuns. as here in pretoria, the the congregation moved inside. well bond is warming up,

the believe us. there are also allegations that machine to use, discharge to groom young women, full sexual relationships, and fretting those who dare to speak out today plus to my boot. and one of which is beautiful sounds. mix of prophecy for a young woman desperately trying to find a job the after the process to be charged members to come to envelopes with money which they

handled but to the pasta. we are not allowed to feeling that despite the allegations of food on sexual assault against their touch liter, many congregants to sleep, defend him in the middle of my life, just in this is my life. my real human rights. i presume they have the own my life. so whatever the dog is, you know, if the word doesn't forgive him, hey, good. the so low on options believes that a comfortability must come before forgiveness the jobs. but best joiners to

regularly expose it's really just comments like will show you on tv on these blog. uncle solomon has become one of the most vocal up with and so for me just tell have tons and so tough because this is about the church. this is about atrocities that are happening by the church for me to advise a few people called preference dividend, nonprofit scaffold. perfect. because they keep taking advantage of people. they abuse women, we take money from people that smart, intelligent, and very good sales people. they can sell anything to you. you just need to package yourself very well put on time a suit and have a way that you can speak with a target team. get to place the social media long some, some cost and all that. speak the right deceitful language, but the problem is beek on the problem is not limited to south africa. washrooms or receive calls for help from across the continent. recently received a message from a young woman in levels. what last thousands of euros to

a prophet test named your message, you must see thanks to options. encouragement. the young woman went to the police and opened the case against the massey was no wanted by the authorities. today i shall just following up on the case the 3 d. c. because i see since he's been arrested, what are the police say, you know? because she has a court case and hopefully some sort of just going to come the new place i moved to i was to disclose my address wasn't there might be some people watching me or something like that. yes. so even though you must see

is not in police, custody of victims may still be true. false prophets like cough often operates as a part of a criminal syndicate with henchmen whose job is to intimidate and spread fear. washrooms knows that from a personal experience, some of these people came to my house in the night 3 times and attracting my wife. course welcome to do with it for coming to kill you. what the children and the sad part of it is. no one is doing much body we have say we kind of nice with the slides a. ringback time to play nice. it's time for us to set this up is that's right. we all have a role to play in stopping feet past us from using and abusing people. people like to comb financing from move. well,

we had at the end of the report having trying to draw attention to the problem. but there is constant or position so low in 2017 football in quite us each of the former comfortable rights and language commission. i investigated l . criminal organizations. what operating food touches she interviewed, hundreds of touch leaders and victims under commended ways to establish profile of a site report was ignored by political leaders and ultimately cost it and whatnot as it should lose her job. the deputy president said she is staring up too much trouble. just say it's a, it's a so set of problems. it's a sad problem, but it's unfair putting it to kind of problem because to find that when it's time for elections, for instance, sets in political decide to go to the searches looking for, for you kind of step. that's

a system. it's a nice the question as to forget to folks said so which is what it is. at some point today i realized, okay, leave them being a priority since can offend. oh, it says votes for what? a bucket preferred shift. i wish it is. jesus nation charging pretoria, putnam a boon. the works through the wrongs to pray for each member individually up to 6 hours of service. hungry guns are instead of tons. the

when confronted with crimes of these prophets custom of wound as a simple explanation. always refer people to the bible because the same. the same challenges that we encounter today is 7 to one of the exact same challenges we find in the bible. and because the bible says, track the shipment and the ship with scott to so the and then the order is tries to select the ship with which he did with the profit is put so much final on profit ship. i'd appreciate it so that the people who are not strong in the face that will fall away from the system. that was some touch leaders like plus,

talked to young and the mobile and continued to justify the actions of the prophets . others find the strength to move on up to spending? yeah. as you know, so if i was to escape the hickman chevy is on the, has found a lot for music once again the, even though the child for her to mentor much also has been ongoing for 6 years. zonati has no fear. other started successful thinking through you as a solo used she is currently working on our 2nd album and has been able to move on with the help of months of counseling to do with her past. and that's all that. and that is, you know, telling this kind of story shouldn't change or alter the course of your life and all the things that you had before. so in the story before any of this kind of this kind of stuff has happened to you shouldn't change just because, you know,

this has happened is still you, eugene, is that still valid? and i think and i think that's really important, let us just not using your identity to something that switch from sunday in august. we know how difficult it is to break freeform uninvited women that changed people with the my fiance ecological, terra and exec social pressure on its members to fully 9. but we also know how important it is to do so for yourself and others that you may find yourself in a similar situation. speak out, but seek assistance is going to be a lot of backlash. even from people that you know, within the church, your friends you're not going to believe you fight the system, but expect just to fight make so say, and by the fight

we have to speak as difficult as that may be the no matter how difficult it may be, we must be encouraged to speak out against any form of injustice. that's the only way to fight it and help make the well, the better place for you. and for me, you know, don't forget to follow us on youtube, facebook and instagram. and of course, check out a new tape, talk channel with a name, dw underscore, that's 77 percent. it's always a pleasure to hear from you. that's where we draw the captain's. thanks for sharing your time with us until next time. bye for now.

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