Prayer as Technique for Making Money: Citizenship Education as a Solution to this Problem

Abstract

In recent times the objectives of prayers in Christian churches have changed grossly. Rather than a way of communicating with God and attainment of holiness, it has become a kind of business enterprise for some Reverends and Pastors. When prayers are organized in churches, they turn them into avenues to make money by sale of stickers, cassettes, olive oil, etc. These clerics, clergies have ready made answers to all problems in the track of life. This paper highlighted various techniques which Pastors, Evangelists and Reverends use prayers to extort money from their members and its implication on the society. It advocates the use of citizenship education as a panacea to this negative trend in the church.