{"id":1061753,"date":"2022-04-20T10:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/20\/i-wouldve-stopped-attending-your-church-on-that-day-if-i-were-a-member-frank-appiah-rijkaard-fires-akwasi-awuah\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T10:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T10:39:42","slug":"i-wouldve-stopped-attending-your-church-on-that-day-if-i-were-a-member-frank-appiah-rijkaard-fires-akwasi-awuah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/20\/i-wouldve-stopped-attending-your-church-on-that-day-if-i-were-a-member-frank-appiah-rijkaard-fires-akwasi-awuah\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI would\u2019ve stopped attending your church on that day if I were a member\u201d \u2013 Frank Appiah Rijkaard fires Akwasi Awuah \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Detractors of evangelist Akwasi Awuah\u2019s statements have now received an answer from him.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is no need to provide money to those who are in bad health, unwell, or penniless even if they are dying.<\/p>\n<p>Akwasi Awuah, an evangelist, argued that the church is not required to help those in need financially.<\/p>\n<p>Church finances should be used mostly for maintenance and marketing, according to him.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the need of looking for work rather than turn on the church for financial aid.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that when in need of financial assistance, members should seek jobs rather than turn to the church.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the brouhaha in town, Frank Appiah Rijkaard, a seasoned sports journalist of Kumasi-based Light FM fame has envisaged that Religion is killing Africans.<\/p>\n<p>According to Frank Appiah Rijkaard, if he had been a member of Akwasi Awuah\u2019s church, he would have quit the church on that very day.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>VIDEO BELOW:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghbase.com\/i-wouldve-stopped-attending-your-church-on-that-day-if-i-were-a-member-frank-appiah-rijkaard-fires-akwasi-awuah\/about:blank\" width=\"476\" height=\"591\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-rocket-lazyload=\"fitvidscompatible\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FRealestBlogger%2Fvideos%2F1150398845814688%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=476&#038;t=0\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FRealestBlogger%2Fvideos%2F1150398845814688%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=476&#038;t=0\" width=\"476\" height=\"591\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Detractors of evangelist Akwasi Awuah\u2019s statements have now received an answer from him. There is no need to provide money to those who are in bad health, unwell, or penniless even if they are dying. Akwasi Awuah, an evangelist, argued that the church is not required to help those in need financially. 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