Daddy Freeze Opens Up About Backlash from His Stance on Tithing

Prominent media figure, Ifedayo Olarinde, widely known as Daddy Freeze, has shed light on the challenges he faced after speaking out against the religious practice of tithing.

In a candid conversation with actress Iyabo Ojo on her recent podcast, Daddy Freeze revealed the personal and professional hardships he encountered due to his outspoken views.

Speaking about the reaction from the public, he said,InformationGuideNigeria

“When I started going against tithe, there’s no Nigerian pastor that didn’t respond. I just came and read the bible to them: Deuteronomy chapter 14, if you read from verse 22, it said, ‘Eat your tithe by yourself.’ I read it. Verse 26 said, ‘If the place the Lord your God has chosen for you to pay your tithe is too far away, sell the tithe and take the money when you get there use it to buy wine, beer, anything you want and celebrate in the house of the Lord.’JAMB Result

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“I said so our tithe is to buy Hennessy and beers in the house of the Lord? I quoted it as the bible and presented it to them, mention any GO [General Overseer], they all responded. One top GO that I used to look up to said, ‘There’s one fellow on the internet, he said you should not pay your tithe.’ I said wow! Guess what? Their members took the video to them and said, ‘Look at this, they said we should not pay tithe and they’re quoting the bible.’ That was when I realised that church is a business.NYSC Portal

“I was afraid. I thought I was going to die. I thought I was going to become poor. And yes, I became poor but it was not spiritual. They [pastors] locked all my financial streams as in they put calls through. I would have a job coming, I would just go to the job and they would say… Till now, they’re still doing it.”JAMB Portal

This revelation has sparked discussions among fans and critics alike, reigniting debates about the freedom of speech and its consequences in the entertainment industry.