Do you believe in miracles?or better yet the resurrection of the dead?A national debate on fake pastors and misuse of religion to manipulate people has arised after latest resurrection that appeared as a scam broke the internet.
The concern is so serious that a group of funeral directors in South Africa say they will sue a self-styled prophet who claims to have resurrected a dead man.
A viral video of Pastor Alph Lukau shows him shouting “rise up” to a man laying down in a coffin who then jerks upright to cheers from worshippers.
The funeral companies say they were manipulated into being involved.
The spectacle, seen outside Pastor Lukau’s church in Johannesburg, has been ridiculed and condemned by many.
“There are no such things as miracles,” the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) told South Africa’s national broadcaster.
“They are made up to try to get money from the hopelessness of our people.”