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The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has issued a directive banning grooms and groomsmen from wearing of long beards to wedding programmes to be conducted by the Church.

According to information in the memo, all grooms to get married in the church and their groomsmen must be checked properly to ensure they are not with Taliban Beards.

The church made this known in the memo released by the Assistant General Overseer in charge of and Personnel.

The memo signed by the assistant general overseer, Pastor Johnson Odesola (istration and Personnel), also contains other important rules which are expected to be followed by workers and ministers of the church.

According to Pastor Odesola, the directive came as a result of report of “certain loose practices that have been adopted during conduct of weddings in the Church”.

The memo further reads:”Ministers who have the responsibility of assessing the grown of the bride, must also ensure that the outfits of the bride’s maids are checked to ensure that the standards of the Church are not compromised.

“Prior to the wedding programme, the groom his groom’s men must be assessed to ensure that they are not wearing Taliban beards, which is against the doctrines of the Church.

Bridegroom with Taliban beard

“Every worker or department that will officiate must in wedding programmes should appear strictly in formal outfit

“All ministers should be guided by these directives, especially in parishes of the Mission that are licensed to conduct weddings.”

The memo

Recently, the Church issued a directive mandating intending couples to go for medical tests before wedding and this has continued to generate mixed reactions among across the world.

http://naijachurchnews.com/32333-2/

I'm beginning to think all these so called memos are automatically generated by bloggers.

Owk this will make fp, bcoz it will definitely lead to church bashing

Taliban beards ke? Beards is beards so long as it is neatly kept.. Na wedding ppl dey attend, not contesting for pastorship. Well, their church, their rules, no matter how ridiculous it looks

The earlier people stop following religion in Nigeria, the better for us all... Extremism

Even Jesus wore long beards.

Modified
All of you quoting me have serious problems. Jesus was a Jew and it is against their law to shave the hairs that grow on the sides of their head i.e beards.

restoring some sanity to the Church.

uboma:
restoring some sanity to the Church.

Wat sanity are yhu talking about... Are u tryna say pple with long bears are insane??... Try 2 act like sme1 who z educated, when u add to the church a rule that is not consistent in the bible, is dat nt a sin??if i decide 2 marry from dah church i should nt wear beards bcus adebayo said so and nt the bible.... Even d earlier
pioneers of Christianity wore long beard..

Codo22:

Wat sanity are yhu talking about... Are u tryna say pple with long bears are insane??... Try 2 act like sme1 who z educated, when u add to the church a rule that is not consistent in the bible, is dat nt a sin??if i decide 2 marry from dah church i should nt wear beards bcus adebayo said so and nt the bible.... Even d earlier
pioneers of Christianity wore long beard..

It seems you have problem with comprehension.

The memo is against men wearing 'Taliban beards'. Do you sincerely think that a man with Taliban beards is really modest? RCCG has not banned wearing beards entirely as long as it is well trimmed.

Not allowing the Bridesmaids to continue wearing seductive dresses is also a good way to go.

Again, RCCG is trying to restore some sanity in the Church.

ok noted.

My only concern is how such internal memo is brought to the public domain for discussion or criticism.

Are you canvassing for votes against a legislative bill or something?

The memo is directed to whom it may concern.Whoever brought this is worsening matters as the memo is directed to church workers, ministers and pastors. At times I wonder if official memo are posted on social media the way some churches are.

I love Rccg

Earthbound:
Even Jesus wore long beards.

And that's one reason to ban grooms and their friends from growing one. Some might think Jesus turned and married at RCCG!

budaatum:

And that's one reason to ban grooms and their friends from growing one. Some might think Jesus turned and married at RCCG!

I hope for the sake of both our sanities that you're being sarcastic.

These RCCG on nairaland are foolish especially those posting memos and information meant for their church on blogs and media. Every organization has policies and secrets. These ones will even post official letters of their church on blogs. To achieve what purpose?

This happens when people decide to follow their "commandments" instead of God own

Leviticus 21:5

'They shall not make any baldness on their heads, NOR SHAVE OFF THE EDGES OF THEIR BEARDS, nor make any cuts in their flesh.

Leviticus 19:27

'You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads NOR HARM THE EDGES OF YOUR BEARDS.



Funny to believe its the same old testament which prescribed "tithing" which they prefer for suiting them

extremists gon be who they are
regardless of the belief system they practise. as Isis is to eradicating Western education is same way rccg is to eradicating long beards. extremism has no other name.

how's not having long beards gonna stop me from cheating if I'm gonna?

misplaced priorities

how does keeping beards becomes immoral?

didn't Jesus keep beards?if beard ls wasn't important,God wouldn't have created it.

when it comes to exceeding power ,they will be forming holiness is their watchword and be using scripture to exact it on their ...but when it comes to ungodly and unbiblical activities of the istration of the church,they tell u "God told them"

well, I am tired of all these beard gangs abeg. they should ban it at all at all.

before real men day shave clean and look responsible. now we no know who be terrorist and who be christian again

I think many will stop doing church wedding, what does beard has to do with one's personality? his way of life? or having no beard equals crisis free marriage?

Even the picture of Jesus we dey see, he get beard.

uboma:




It seems you have problem with comprehension.

The memo is against men wearing 'Taliban beards'. Do you sincerely think that a man with Taliban beards is really modest? RCCG has not banned wearing beards entirely as long as it is well trimmed.

Not allowing the Bridesmaids to continue wearing seductive dresses is also a good way to go.

Again, RCCG is trying to restore some sanity

Leviticus 19:27 New International Version (NIV)
27 “‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard

I agree the Bible is an insane book, good thing redeemed are going against it

Okay, we will take our wedding to another church.
ed in RCCG no kuku guarantee a happy marriage

there is nothing like Taliban like beard

K

@ 'Taliban Beards'

They should send a memo banning men from not shaving their pubic hairs too .. Ndiara

Okay, we will take our wedding to another church.
ed in RCCG no kuku guarantee a happy marriage

our old apostles sef be beard gang..

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