The YouTube channel of the late Prophet T.B. Joshua and the SCOAN Nigeria has been once again removed from the YouTube platform, following the reporting of open Democracy media company. The aforementioned organisation claimed to have detected more than 50 videos on affiliated channels of Emmanuel TV, which expose the supposed victims that accused Prophet T.B. Joshua, yet they refused to specify those clips and how they violated the YouTube policies.
The fact that some YouTubers came out to defend Prophet T.B. Joshua, exposing the truth for the supposed victims and their lies with video-evidence, does not make these videos abusive and gives no legal right for SCOAN’s YouTube channel to be removed from YouTube. Speaking the truth is not abuse, but a right that should be dearly protected and promoted!
So, their goal is to destroy the legacy of Prophet T.B. Joshua and the positive memory of him from the minds and hearts of all the people.
It is worth noting that BBC Africa’s documentary on Prophet T.B. Joshua was created in partnership with openDemocracy that not only failed to present proof to support their investigation, but also denied the SCOAN Nigeria of their right to freedom of speech. As journalists, openDemocracy should be standing for the freedom of speech and the right to express one’s beliefs through the spoken or written word, not shutting down other people’s voices only to allow their own point of view to be heard or read. According to the code of ethics (from the Society of Professional Journalists), a true journalist should “support the open and civil exchange of views, even views they find repugnant” (repugnant – meaning views that they do not agree with).
After supporters of the SCOAN ministry on their social media published evidence against the accusations raised in the documentary, what the secular media saw necessary was to use their power in order to intimidate Christians all over the world by shutting down the YouTube channel of the SCOAN ministry.
Still, the Bible says that, “[…] 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧, 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞.” (𝟏 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒:𝟏𝟓-𝟏𝟔) So, being part of the body of Christ, we must continue standing for the Kingdom of God by responding to lies with the truth, and the truth shall set us free.
Remember, the One who is in us is Greater than the one who is in the world! (𝟏 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟒:𝟒). Therefore, we believe that genuine children of God should refuse to be silenced, knowing that our voices can fight against the injustice, unite Christians across the globe, and keep lifting the name of Jesus Christ higher in the face of adversity!
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