The Mountain
of Fire and Miracles Ministry in Liverpool, which is being run by a Nigerian
pastor, has been accused of offering 'dangerous' therapy to cure gay people of
homosexuality, including a three-day starvation programme.
The
accusation comes after ECHO carried out an investigation in the church.
According to
the British media outfit, the church which has a branch on Breck Road in
Anfield, was found offering gay people the chance to “cure” themselves of their
homosexuality through a relentless prayer session involving three days without
food or water.
An ECHO
reporter who disguised himself as a gay and member of the church was invited
for a private counselling session with the church’s assistant pastor, where he
was told that being gay is biologically wrong, and that by undergoing prayer
therapy it could be corrected to ‘allow him to marry and have children.’
According to
the findings, the assistant pastor only known as ‘Brother Michael’ told the
reporter that in order for the so-called therapy to be most effective, he would
have to ‘humble his soul’ by starving himself and not drinking water for 24
hours before taking part in a weekly prayer session.
After the
church's pastor, Dr. Desmond Sanusi was confronted over the investigation, he
claimed that the church does not discriminate against anyone's sexuality, and
that Brother Michael was not acting under his guidance.
He also
claimed that in 20 years of similar programmes running, 'nobody has dropped
dead'.
He said: 'If
you come to the church to come and pray to come and know God better you are welcome.
We don't discriminate against people.
'It's been
running for over 20 years and nobody has dropped dead.'
But Dr.
Sanusi added: 'What [Brother Michael] discussed with you. It is out of my
guidance. I am the pastor of this church. It is not a three-day fasting.'
Experts said
the methods recommended were 'dangerous' and 'extremely concerning'.
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