Forced abortions and other atrocities are alleged by dozens of ex-followers of a charismatic televangelist.
  • Hegar@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    TB Joshua, who died in 2021, was a charismatic and hugely successful preacher and televangelist who had an immense global following.

    Raped and tortured his way to fame and fortune and got away with it. Christianity seems great.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Dozens of ex-Synagogue Church of all Nations members - five British - allege atrocities, including rape and forced abortions, by Nigeria’s late TB Joshua.

    Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, tens of thousands of pilgrims from Europe, the Americas, South East Asia and Africa travelled to the church in Nigeria to witness Joshua performing “healing miracles”.

    The BBC’s investigation, which was carried out with international media platform openDemocracy, is the first time multiple former church insiders have come forward to speak on the record.

    A number of our witnesses in Nigeria claim they were physically attacked, and in one case shot at, after previously speaking out against the abuse and posting videos containing allegations on YouTube.

    The UK Foreign Office did not respond to these claims, but told the BBC that it takes all reports of crime, including sexual assault and violence against British nationals overseas, very seriously.

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