|
|
| ACTUALITE |
26.04.2007
How has Christianity changed? Nigerian pastors spread into Cameroon
As people flock to celebrate Easter and considering the rise of the so-called super churches in Africa, has Christian faith changed?
A majority of Africans put religion above any other self-defining factor. Millions belong to Pentecostal and Evangelical movements, the fastest-growing strand in the Christian faith.
These super churches emphasise faith through fever-pitch gatherings, spiritual rebirth and using the power of the Holy Spirit to transform lives. They also use broadcasting, the internet and 24-hour telephone lines..
However critics say that the movements are based on shaky theology and are used to enrich pastors through their so-called prosperity gospel which encourages followers to pay tithes they can´t afford.
=========================
Authorities in Cameroon are seeking to control the surging numbers of Pentecostal churches in the country being set up by Nigerian pastors crossing over the border.
Distinguishable by the loud music which emanates during services, the churches are found in the most densely-populated areas.
With names like Christ Chapel International, Witness Chapel, and Redeemed Churches Of Cameroon, they are growing massively.
But concerned officials in the South West Cameroon governor´s office, together with police, have stepped in and begun closing down some of the churches - even though Cameroon is a secular state with freedom of worship.
Christopher Ambe, a local journalist in the south-western town of Buea, said that the majority of the churches had not been legally registered.
"Some of them had a very noisy way of worship - using loudspeakers to preach," he told BBC World Service´s Reporting Religion programme.
"They are disturbing what Cameroonians would refer to as the quiet enjoyment of others."
Test of spirit
Nigerian Victor Praise, a senior pastor of the Houses Of Truth Assembly, said he has been worried by the government campaign.
"What I did was find out what they want from us, and do it," he said.
"They said that if the church was not registered, it would be closed down."
Cameroon´s Catholic leaders have warned of the ´lure´ of Pentecostal churches
He explained that most Pentecostal churches are run by Nigerian pastors who have "a vision of what they want to achieve in Cameroon."
And he explained that while some of the pastors are charlatans looking to make money, this is not the case with all of them.
"Many people are out to make money, actually," he said.
"But it is a test of the spirit. God sends those people there, testing the pastors to know whether these people are out to make money or not.
"I do not minister for money. I minister to impact on the lives of people."
Healing
No representative of the Cameroon government was willing to talk to the BBC about the Pentecostal churches.
But Professor Alan Anderson, from the Pentecostal Global Studies Department at Birmingham University, said that the Cameroon government has a history of a "hands-on approach" to social issues - including churches.
"It has tended to be that new churches are seen as intruders - particularly when they start proliferating," he said, adding that "part of the ethos of Pentecostalism is to spread as far as you can."
"There are also limited leadership opportunities in Nigeria now, so many Nigerians see neighbouring countries as a possible place to start churches - and thereby make an income as well," he explained.
Tharibi Joseph Mbe, a former worshipper at a Pentecostal church in Mamfe who has since gone back to the main Presbyterian church, explained the attraction of the new churches.
"Some of these churches attract so many people because they promise some many things," he said.
"One is healing. Another is providing riches to so many people - especially in Cameroon, where very many people live in poverty and are affected by disease - when they hear such messages, they decide to go there.
"But when they reach those places and don´t find a solution to those problems, they leave."
|
|
|
Jean Jacques Elangué: Entretiens avec Jean Jacques ESSOMBE, Cameroon-Info.Net
( | 14.02.2007 | 20218 hits | 0 R)
|
Youpwe: La qualité du poisson camerounais remise en cause
( | 14.02.2007 | 16679 hits | 0 R)
|
Black History Month 2007 (BHM)
( | 12.02.2007 | 22541 hits | 0 R)
|
Manu Nominé aux Victoires de la Musique 2007
( | 11.02.2007 | 18548 hits | 0 R)
|
NKOTTI François et son FOMARIC. Un des héritiers des pionniers du Makossa que sont Nellé Eyoum, Manfred Ebanda et Guillaume Mouellé
( | 10.02.2007 | 27064 hits | 4 R)
|
Decouvrez EBONYL, une BD faite par un groupe de jeunes Sawa
( | 10.02.2007 | 21144 hits | 0 R)
|
Drums Dikoume - na mea nde longue: Meilleur Makossa groove 2006
( | 10.02.2007 | 19918 hits | 0 R)
|
Christian Essawe Eyobo: Les Camerounais ont 230 milliards Fcfa à gagner
( | 08.02.2007 | 19014 hits | 0 R)
|
Douala : Un carnaval pour les Bonapriso
( | 06.02.2007 | 22818 hits | 0 R)
|
CHEIKH ANTA DIOP, OU L´HONNEUR DE PENSER par Jean-Marc ELA
( | 06.02.2007 | 22144 hits | 0 R)
|
La force publique - Mercenariat Noir pendant les Razzias Nègrières
( | 02.02.2007 | 20150 hits | 0 R)
|
Février 2007 : Le "Moi(s) contre la Françafrique"
( | 02.02.2007 | 15623 hits | 0 R)
|
LES LANGUES AFRICAINES ET LE NÉO-COLONIALISME EN AFRIQUE FRANCOPHONE
Mongo BETI
( | 31.01.2007 | 28659 hits | 1 R)
|
POUR EN FINIR AVEC NOS ETHNIES (Hougan Akounaatona)
( | 28.01.2007 | 26263 hits | 0 R)
|
Réponse à l’article POUR EN FINIR AVEC NOS ETHNIES, du kamite Hougan Akounaatona
( | 27.01.2007 | 26934 hits | 0 R)
|
Yaphet Frederick Kotto
( | 26.01.2007 | 50345 hits | 1 R)
|
Jean Bikoko "Aladin"
( | 26.01.2007 | 25322 hits | 0 R)
|
Culture : Les "Nkamois" ont leur festival
( | 25.01.2007 | 25138 hits | 1 R)
|
Black Code: Promulgated by Louis XIV in 1685, the Black Code ruled the black men slavery
( | 25.01.2007 | 23322 hits | 0 R)
|
Le Code noir (1685)
( | 25.01.2007 | 22255 hits | 0 R)
|
Bwapé, un îlot de Manoka, abandonné par l´administration
( | 25.01.2007 | 15190 hits | 0 R)
|
Carrières: Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Michèle Ebonguè, .....
( | 24.01.2007 | 34778 hits | 0 R)
|
LIMBE: NAUFRAGE, Près de 60 (soixante) disparus
( | 24.01.2007 | 15676 hits | 0 R)
|
Music of Cameroon
( | 17.01.2007 | 33471 hits | 0 R)
|
La danse camerounaise d’hier à aujourd’hui, par Tony Mefe
( | 17.01.2007 | 24878 hits | 0 R)
|
Ciné Club Afrique : Le Silence de la forêt de Didier Ouenangaré et Bassek Ba Kobhio
( | 17.01.2007 | 24281 hits | 0 R)
|
Jean Dikoto Mandengué : auteur compositeur et bassiste Camerounais.
( | 17.01.2007 | 21311 hits | 0 R)
|
Joseph Nzo Ekangaki
( | 10.01.2007 | 28646 hits | 0 R)
|
L`Histoire de Baba Simon: de son vrai nom Simon Mpecké,
( | 10.01.2007 | 23846 hits | 0 R)
|
MUSIQUE: PELE-MELE - Des désaccords et plagiats
( | 09.01.2007 | 25585 hits | 0 R)
|
Peuplesawa.com chante !
( | 04.01.2007 | 33052 hits | 3 R)
|
LA SAWANITE A L´AUBE DE 2007 - UNE ANNEE DE GRACE
( | 04.01.2007 | 26505 hits | 1 R)
|
Manu Dibango compose la musique de Kirikou
( | 03.01.2007 | 26615 hits | 0 R)
|
MUSIQUE CAMEROUNAISE - Une chronologie de Suzanne Kala-Lobè
( | 03.01.2007 | 23321 hits | 0 R)
|
Sawanité , Grand Sawa, Pacte des Générations : Une année fructueuse, un espoir pour demain
( | 29.12.2006 | 19508 hits | 0 R)
|
SAWANITE, un an déjà ! un concept, une aventure, un succès
( | 29.12.2006 | 25382 hits | 2 R)
|
KALENDA 2007
( | 29.12.2006 | 16727 hits | 0 R)
|
Film: Assassinat de Felix Moumié
( | 27.12.2006 | 24985 hits | 0 R)
|
Florence Titty-Dimbeng : Faire rayonner la musique africaine
( | 27.12.2006 | 25448 hits | 0 R)
|
Spectacle : Georges Seba éblouit la Guadeloupe
( | 27.12.2006 | 20125 hits | 0 R)
|
M.E.Y. Souvenons-nous !
( | 21.12.2006 | 22050 hits | 0 R)
|
Daniel EYANGO NDOUMBE est décédé à l`âge de 92 ans
( | 20.12.2006 | 36047 hits | 1 R)
|
Videos Ngondo 2006 et Blackexploitation
( | 19.12.2006 | 20699 hits | 0 R)
|
Ngondo 2006 : les vainqueurs fêtés chez le Mincom
( | 18.12.2006 | 17251 hits | 0 R)
|
Ngondo 2006: Results
( | 18.12.2006 | 16876 hits | 0 R)
|
Ngondo 2006 : Un appel à l’unité des chefs sawa
( | 18.12.2006 | 16715 hits | 0 R)
|
Dans les secrets du Mpo’o
( | 13.12.2006 | 33546 hits | 1 R)
|
Une nouvelle et irrésistible victoire de la pirogue de course
( | 09.12.2006 | 20926 hits | 0 R)
|
LE NGONDO : UN HERITAGE CULTUREL ET TRADITIONNEL
( | 07.12.2006 | 22352 hits | 0 R)
|
Le trésor que l’Allemagne doit au Cameroun
( | 07.12.2006 | 19906 hits | 0 R)
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
