“They threatened not to bury my father unless we pay off his outstanding dues” – Lady reveals why she stopped going to church

A Nigerian lady identified as Miss Ezeani has shared the heartbreaking reason she stopped attending church.

Taking to the microblogging platform, Twitter, Ezeani revealed that she stopped going to church when the leaders demanded that her family pay off her deceased father’s outstanding debt before he could be buried.

She shared this in response to a viral tweet on the internet asking netizens why they stopped attending church.

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According to her, her father was a devout Christian who loved the church, but when he became ill, the illness left their finances very depleted.

Following his death, the church insisted that the family must pay his outstanding debts before he can be buried, despite being aware of his illness and financial difficulties.

She wrote;

“My father died, they threatened not to bury him until we paid off his outstanding.
-He’d been a very active member from before I was born.
-He loved church, crazy. He’d rather be wheeled to church dying than skip a Sunday.
-He contributed immensely, EVERY way.
-Everyone was aware his illness drained our bank, thus, outstanding dues.
Yet…
Amongst other things anyway but this was the last straw.”

My father died, they threatened not to bury him until we paid off his outstanding.
-He’d been a very active member from before I was born.
-He loved church, crazy. He’d rather be wheeled to church dying than skip a Sunday.
-He contributed immensely, EVERY way.
-Everyone was aware… https://t.co/64YoDvrtGF

— Harley knows you are lonely and so she (@miss_ezeani) August 13, 2023