In the aftermath of news that YouTube has suspended TB
Joshua’s popular channel Emmanuel TV, the cleric has reacted to the
development, describing it as a “blessing” and calling on his followers to
“pray for YouTube”.
“That is the work of God! It is like honey; wherever it
drops, insects seek and find it,” Joshua stated during a ‘Partnership Meeting’
held last Friday, April 19, 2021, according to a statement from the church.
“What happened is a blessing. I want you to help me pray for
YouTube. Don’t see them the other way around; see them as friends,” he added,
stressing that many discovered his ministry through the video-sharing website.
Continuing his message the following day, the cleric added such situations should be “expected” by believers.
“Whatever we are going through is to prepare us for the
future… If you want to be strong, you need hard times to be strong. My message
to the viewers all over the world – our struggle makes us stronger,” he
counselled.
“Every response – take it to God. Every response – take it
for prayer. The channel we are talking about, Emmanuel TV, is a Heavenly
channel. This is not a worldly channel,” he calmly concluded in a video
uploaded to a new channel named ‘Official TB Joshua’.
Emmanuel TV had over 1.8 million subscribers at the time of
its suspension and its content had been viewed over 600 million times.
A UK-based media organisation, openDemocracy, said it
reported Joshua’s channel to YouTube over several videos in which he prayed for
those with ‘same sex attraction’.
In response, YouTube terminated the channel, stating the
videos violated their policies on ‘Hate Speech’.
The decision led to an outcry from Joshua’s supporters, who
have started several online petitions calling for Emmanuel TV’s reinstatement
by YouTube.
The Nigerian-American Press Association (NAPA) faulted
Google for the decision, describing it as “discriminatory” and calling on
YouTube to restore the channel and “tender an unreserved apology to The
Synagogue, Church Of All Nations”.
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