My analysis
"Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?" -Psalm 94:16
For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.(Philippians 3: 18-19)
They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them( I John 4:5)
"Ye that love the LORD, hate evil..." -Psalm 97:10
The Lord JESUS CHRIST has continued to expose the serpents like Muwanguzi in the born again fraternity . It is so amazing that even non-believers can see that these pastors are fake, but unfortunately the so called spirit filled balokole(born agains) can not see this. The bible says the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light(luke16:8). Pentecostalism as we have it today is a FAKE FROM THE DEVIL. This is not the Pentecostalism of the book of acts. How can a spirit filled person be so gullible to believe a pastor who says he was born with a bible. Let me ask a critical(berean) question here(Acts 17:11). Was Muwanguzi born with an NIV, GOOD NEWS BIBLE, NWT, NKJV OR ASV??? Many Pentecostals can not ask such a question. They have put their trust in the flesh(senses) instead of the logos(God’s spoken word in the bible). They have surely gone the way of cain(Gen.4). Many Pentecostals are no longer sober and watchful(1Thes.5), they are drunk with fornication(Rev.14:8), they no longer care about doctrine, they are now guided by their lusts(1 Timo.4:2). God said he will send these HATERS OF TRUTH a strong delusion and they will believe a lie( 2Thess.2:11). God ‘s word is really accurate. Prosperity Pastors like Muwanguzi are wells without water, they are clouds carried about by the tempest(2 Peter 2:17), they promise their followers liberty and freedom but they are themselves servants of corruption(2 Peter 2:19).
Uganda: The Pastor's Tricks
http://allafrica.com/stories/200707160735.html
A fall from glory — Is it ‘Kiwedde’ for pastor Muwanguzi?
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/26/628637/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
By Elvis Basudde
NOT so long ago, he walked with his head high. He healed the sick, foretold the future and offered solutions to all kinds of problems. But even as the unsuspecting “believers” flocked his Namulanda-based Holy Fire Ministries church, off Entebbe road, something remained strange about Prophet William Muwanguzi.
He operated in a shack of a church, made of corrugated iron sheets. Despite his humble surroundings, he lived large, dressed well and enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle. He asked for gifts from his flock in exchange for God’s blessings.
Kiwedde (It is accomplished) became the middle name of the man who used contributions from his flock to purchase a Hummer he claims cost sh600m. While his followers carried ordinary number plates, Muwanguzi’s Hummer flashed a personalised number “Kiwedde” .
The word could not have been more meaningful after the Police closed in on one of the most elusive suspects recently.
After all that has happened to him, he should be a terrified man but he is not. At least not by appearance. With a half-moon smile, the light-skinned man of medium build and weight spread his arms wide, telling the Police that had arrested him at Katwe that he was going to pray for them to get salvation.
Pastor Moses Male, the executive director of Arising for Christ and publicity secretary of the National Committee of False Teachers Awareness (NCFTA), has no kind words for Muwanguzi. He says he is not a born-again Christian.
Male describes Muwanguzi as a faker of miracles who hires people to give false testimonies.
Background
There were rumours that Muwanguzi originated from the Congo. The fisherman-turned preacher is son to the late Eriyazali Mukasa, of Kigunga-Bunonko Musoli zone, Entebbe. He is the second born of three children, the eldest girl based in the USA.
Muwanguzi’s aunt, Eroni Nampa, whose house is a few metres away from Mukasa’s house, says the three siblings grew up there but she declined to talk about Muwanguzi’s education.
But sources say he lived a struggling life with a somewhat tough upbringing, with almost no formal education, as he spent most of his earlier years fishing at the shores of Lake Victoria.
Visions appear?
His followers talk of strange happenings at his birth on September 22, 1976. They allege that different visions, unusual events and happenings, astonished the villagers.
It is said that a great earthquake and darkness occurred at his birth place on the day he was born. It was also said Muwanguzi was born holding a small book, believed to be a Bible, in his right hand.
Muwanguzi took up the story himself. “I cannot know exactly what happened the day I was born. I have only the account of the story as it was related to me by those who saw and heard the happenings. I have possessed the book since my youth.”
“I did not know how the book came to be in my possession until an angel spoke to me personally when I was a boy. It was then that I learned that the book was a birthright and that the story related to me concerning my birth was true.
“The turning point of my life was on January 15 1986 when I saw a vision. On that day I was with a friend playing outside our house in the field. There I saw an object like a glittering crown hanging over the sky.
I showed it to my friends pointing it out to them but they could not see it. That was about 4.00pm.”
Muwanguzi says his second vision was on the same day at about 9.00pm. He was in the house seated between his two brothers.
Suddenly something strange happened. It was like an earthquake, the house seemed to be trembling, and the wind blew strongly inside the house.
Then a strong beam of light broke through the roof of the house and a voice spoke to me; “It was a voice of an angel whom I clearly saw. I kept on ascending the sky through the house roof with the angel beside me, speaking to me, till we both reached a different world,” he narrated.
“Then I heard the angel’s voice giving me instructions. From that day, I have been powered by the angel to heal the sick by prayers and to foretell the future.
He says he worked with different Pastors including Pastor Steven Ssozi who became his mentor and Simeon Kayiwa before he formed his own church.
“He worked here like other Pastors but his actions do not justify what he is doing. A leader should not mess up the people he leads. He looked promising but I do not know what became of him,” Kayiwa said.
Muwanguzi’s church is a huge makeshift structure roofed with straw carpets, surrounded by papyrus fencing and graced with a spacious tarmac compound, fitted with plastic chairs.
Ushers who are dressed to kill prepare the congregation before a moment of several activities marked by singing, wailing, groaning, sweating and collapsing of a few individuals.
When I visited Muwanguzi’s church last year, it was shocking to see secular musicians jumping onto the stage to entertain worshippers.
First on stage was Harriet Kisakye, (Bad Girl), as she is popularly known because of her naughty lyrics. She was followed by Catherine Kusasira of the Eagles Production, Grace Nakalema and Phina Mugerwa.
Kisakye was considerate enough not to perform her Kandahar song but all the same their songs had nothing to do with salvation.
They performed in turn before a gathering of about 1,000 people. When they were done, Muwanguzi leapt on the stage to start preaching the gospel.
Many had believed that the 33- year-old Pastor was inspired by God to reveal and interpret His will, to heal the sick and to help the possessed become normal. Seeing Muwanguzi in action, you will be tempted to believe he is endowed with divine powers.
One thing that characterised his preaching was his followers collapsing on the floor.
People claiming to be possessed by evil spirit and others claiming to be suffering from chronic diseases claimed they were healed.
“He is a sustainer of life and a beacon of hope for the afflicted. God uses Muwanguzi to pray for the sick and those with various problems.
He has solved problems of barreness, impotence, lack of jobs and progress at work. He has healed the blind, deaf and other disturbing forces,” remarked his follower, Mulangira Ndausi, a Simba radio presenter.
The Pastor told his followers that miracles must happen to show God’s glory. People should see the miracles and not just hear of them. I am going to pray for you and God is going to restore your leg.
Do you believe He can do it? he asked, pointing to a man with a swollen leg
He then touched Emmanuel Sengendo’s leg and proclaimed, “I heal you in the name of Jesus-Kiwedde.”
Muwanguzi then told his gathering that his greatest miracle was when he prayed for a dead person in 1997 and he came back to life. Suddenly, Pastor Godfrey Muwanga emerged from nowhere to claim he was the man resurrected. He testified before a mesmerised audience.
“In 1997, I fell critically ill and was pronounced dead. They wrapped me in a bark-cloth but as they were about to seal the coffin, Muwanguzi appeared. He asked what had happened and he was told I was dead.
He then prayed for me for sometime until I came back to life. Since that time, I accepted Jesus as my personal saviour, and have teamed up with the prophet to glorify the name of God,” he narrated.
But nobody could independently confirm whether Muwanga actually died. His background is also unknown.
People who know Muwanguzi say his behaviour is wanting.
Others say you have to part with at least sh100,000 when you go for counselling.
Muwanguzi came to the limelight early last year when on return from a trip to Israel, he astonished People at Entebbe airport when his followers collapsed in droves just at the mere sight of him.
The National Fellowship of Born Again Pentecostal Churches (NFBAPC) in Uganda disassociated itself from Pastor Muwanguzi, calling him a cult leader.
“They are not part of us and, therefore, not bound by the rules and regulations that govern us, “says Alex Mitala, the NFBAPC chairman.
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/26/628637/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
SEE Muwanguzi’s multi-million car
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/60/586296/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
See Muwanguzi’s miserable church
http://www.bukedde.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=2&newsCategoryId=61&newsId=
628948
PASTOR MUWANGIZI ACCUSES WIFE OF STEALING 350 MILLION
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/633695
http://www.bukedde.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=2&newsCategoryId=60&newsId=633610
Muwanguzi arrested
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/627735/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/61/508429/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/627782/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/67/563364/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/62/627905/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
Muwanguzi’s co-pastor arrested
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/60/578186/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
Embaga ez’obukadde 300 mukola zaaki?
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/67/573735/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/22/627607/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/66/627750/Omusumba%20william%20Muwanguzi
Muwanguzi surrenders disputed car
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/629002/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
Muwanguzi should stop telling lies
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/21/628778/Pastor%20Muwanguzi
Beekoze obusolo e Ntebe
http://www.bukeddekussande.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=3&newsCategoryId=168&newsId=558439
Apostate Muwanguzi’s car
http://www.bukedde.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=2&newsCategoryId=65&newsId=558567
Muwangizi arrested
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/60/509029/%20%20Muwanguzi
Soldiers protect Muwangizi
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/61/508664/%20%20Muwanguzi
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/61/508429/%20%20Muwanguzi
Soldiers at Muwanguzi’s wedding
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/65/508988/%20%20Muwanguzi
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/58/60/507601/%20%20Muwanguzi
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http://www.bukeddekussande.co.ug/detail.php?mainNewsCategoryId=3&newsCategoryId=186&newsId=628418
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Uganda: The Pastor's Tricks
http://allafrica.com/stories/200707160735.html
The Monitor (Kampala)
OPINION
15 July 2007
Posted to the web 16 July 2007
Rodney Muhumuza
Kampala
In the wake of rising cases of worshippers accusing their pastors of extortion, fraud and other dubious conduct, born again city businessman John Katto has spoken out to reveal the schemes employed by some Pentecostal clerics to "keep followers inside" a web of ignorance.
In an interview with Sunday Monitor, Mr Katto, who became a born again Christian in December 2004, revealed how some pastors have used the "manipulation plus intimidation and judgement" equation to keep their congregations blinded and unable to leave churches that are clearly suspicious. "We have a few good pastors and many bad ones . "
Illiterate pastors
Mr Katto, a trailblazer who led several initiatives in the Ugandan media, said "In fact, many of these [pastors] cannot read or even be able to tell you a few verses in the Bible."
NEW REVELATIONS:
New converts, he said, are the most vulnerable to manipulation, especially when pastors claim that "you will be cursed" if tithe is not paid. According to Mr Katto, 47, "people end up paying tithe using even borrowed money" because of "coercion". Even those who need counselling, Mr Katto explained, "are expected to pay money and the bigger their problem the more money they are expected to pay".
The church of one Muwanguzi, a cleric with a fearsome reputation, has been accused of commercialising church proceedings. According to Mr Katto, "at Pastor Muwanguzi's church, on Entebbe Road, they have envelopes. If your problem is big and you need to be prayed for quickly, the amount of money is Shs100,000".
According to Mr Katto, the basic trick of the manipulative pastors is to project themselves to their victims as substitutes to God. "Then you are judged, especially when it comes to things like finances, and giving." Mr Katto, who converted to Pentecostalism at Pastor Isaac Kiweweesi's Kansanga Miracle Cathedral, said after the pastors have projected themselves as glorious "substitutes" for God, they inspire fear and loyalty among followers who are likely to be desperate for quick miracles.
"When [pastors] start churches, they feel that for them to grow they have to pull people in and when they are in, to find a way of holding them in," Mr Katto said. "So instead of using the church to liberate them from the oppressions they have been facing, they instead add a few. So [people] are held in."
In recent days, there have been reports of alleged crimes involving pastors, the most bizarre of which was the allegation by a 26-year-old man that he was sodomised by Grace Kitaka, a pastor at Liberty Worship Centre. Kitaka's accuser, Mr Julius Kitaka Lukyamuzi, contends that the pastor, who adopted him and made him change his surname to Kitaka , performed violent acts of sodomy on him.
Mr Kitaka has since resigned, and the National Fellowship of Born Again Pentecostal Churches (NFBAPC) is already investigating his lifestyle for evidence of "sexual perversion". According to Pastor Alex Mitala, the overseer of NFBAPC, Mr Kitaka will be expelled from the fellowship if found culpable and there is also a possibility that Ms Namutebi's church could be blacklisted.
The NFBAPC says that although there are 20,000 churches for born again Christians countrywide, only 1,020 have joined the fellowship. Within NFBAPC, there is agreement that because the activities of the Pentecostals are not regulated and monitored, "dirty" undertakings have gone unreported.
Interest into the activities of churches for born again Christians peaked last week after the arrest at Entebbe Airport of Obiri Yeboah Kojo, the Ghanaian born Kampala pastor who was interrogated by police over an "electric touch" gadget that he attempted to clear into the country.
Police crackdown
Police suspected the gadget, which is marketed on the Internet as a miracle-maker, was to be used by Mr Kojo to shock unsuspecting worshippers to make them falsely believe the Holy Spirit is entering them. Some pastors, including the crusading Solomon Male, have called for an independent inquiry into the activities of the Pentecostals, going beyond merely probing Kojo and Kitaka.
According to Mr Katto, "we have come to that tragic point" where pastors have turned the Church into a "money basket". He said pastors' "sale of miracles" has enabled them lead flamboyant lifestyles, including the ability to become "the best clients in Kampala's boutiques".
Said Mr Katto: "Pastors have made themselves look like substitutes for God and so people look to pastors for their needs rather than to God. Fortunately, I have been lucky to be open-minded, so I have not fallen for these [tricks]."
Mr Katto pioneered private radio broadcasting in Uganda by setting up Radio Sanyu in 1993. He also introduced colour newspaper printing by bringing the first colour separation equipment that all the city's papers used before developing their own capacity. Katto now manages a printing business.
Concluded the media trailblazer: "Born again Christians are better off "building personal relationships with God...the dependence we have on pastors is just not right".
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