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The cult-like behaviour of TB Joshua and his church has been revealed in a BBC documentary. Here is what we know
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Maxine Harrison2024-01-11T09:00:00
Allegations of abuse from pastor TB Joshua have surfaced, but he is not the only preacher to be exposed recently. Maxine Harrison considers why so many fall prey to ’false prophets’.
On Monday, 8th January 2024, the BBC released a three-part documentary as part of their Eye Investigations series titled Disciples: The Cult of TB Joshua. The programme focuses on The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos, Nigeria and former members’ allegations against its previous leader, TB Joshua.
This documentary comes less than four weeks after BBC’s Panorama’s The Billionaire Bishop and the Global Megachurch documentary which spotlights prosperity gospel and the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. On top of this, 2023 also saw re-emerged attention of the controversial church Nxtion Family (formerly SPAC Nation) which is also associated with preaching the prosperity gospel.
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