The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has tackled Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), over his prayer points regarding the ongoing war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED ON SATURDAY, the MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, noted that, instead of praying for Israel specifically, Pastor Adeboye should pray for the entire Middle East and the world.
Akintola urged Pastor Adeboye to pray for the failure of oppressors between Israel and Palestine over the ongoing war in Gaza.
Recall that Adeboye had earlier supported Israel in the ongoing war between the Zionist nation and Palestine.
In a video message via his X platform handle, the RCCG General Overseer said he would pray for Israel to be victorious.
In its reaction, MURIC said, “We have been reliably informed that the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has declared support for Israel in the ongoing war between the Zionist nation and Palestine. He also said he was praying for Israel to be victorious.
“We are bewildered that a religious leader of Pastor Adeboye’s standing can ignore the sufferings of a people who have been under occupation, siege, arbitrary arrests, long imprisonments accompanied with severe torture, family separations, demolition of homes without warning, extra-judicial killings on a daily basis and the most horrendous dehumanization and violation of fundamental human rights.
“Nigerians must therefore realise that the conflict between Israel and Palestine is not rooted in religion but in land-grabbing. That is why Nigerians should not exchange hostilities over the conflict in the Middle East. We should not be divided along religious lines. Good Muslims and good Christians should continue to interact, love and share.
“The Palestinians know that the Israelis are not Christians and they are not fighting Israel on grounds of religion. They are merely defending themselves and asserting their fundamental human rights after being under Zionist occupation for 75 years.
“Instead of praying for Israel’s victory specifically, we invite Pastor Adeboye to pray for failure for the oppressor between Israel and Palestine.
“He should pray for an end to slavery and apartheid in the Middle East and in other parts of the world. Finally, he should pray for peace in Nigeria and the world as a whole.
“On these three prayer points, therefore, we pour out our hearts. We humble ourselves before the Almighty Creator. Oh God of All Nations, the Invincible, God the Invisible, God the All-Knowing, God the King of Kings, the Judge of all judges, the Most Powerful of all powers, we call upon You today that You ensure that failure shall be the portion of whoever is the oppressor between Israel and Palestine. We pray for peace in Nigeria and the world at large.
“Compared to the number of Christians in Palestine, Christian population in Israel is a meager 185,000 which is just 1.9% of Israel’s 9.3 million people. This means that contrary to the belief of many Nigerians, the Israelis are not Christians.
“Also, the population of Muslims in Israel is 1.7 million, representing 18% of the total population. This also means there are more Muslims in Israel than Christians.”
