An evangelist who claimed to have created miraculous pregnancies through prayer is to be sent back to Kenya to face child abduction charges.
Gilbert Deya has fought a legal battle to stay in the UK since 2007, arguing anything else would breach his human rights.
Now the home secretary Theresa May has decided his extradition should go ahead.
The Kenyan government alleges he stole five children between 1999 and 2004.
Concerns were first aired about Mr Deya's conduct on the BBC Radio 4 investigative programme, Face the Facts in 2004.
Infertile or post-menopausal women who attended his church in Peckham, South London were told they would be having "miracle" babies.
But the babies were always "delivered" in backstreet clinics in Nairobi.
The Tottenham MP, David Lammy, had a husband and wife turn up at his constituency surgery who had been through it.
"The couple went to Africa, came back into the country with a child that the authorities found out was not theirs through a DNA test.
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"What unravelled was clearly a child trafficking situation, that didn't just involve my constituents, but involved a number of women making their way to Kenya and then arriving back into our country apparently thinking these children were theirs but they clearly were not," he said.
Gilbert Deya was interviewed on Face the Facts in 2004.
When asked how he explained the births of children with DNA different to that of their alleged parents, he said: "The miracle babies which are happening in our ministry are beyond human imagination.
"It is not something I can say I can explain because they are of God and things of God cannot be explained by a human being."
In 2007, the then home secretary, Jacqui Smith decided Mr Deya should be extradited to Kenya.
His appeal against that decision at the High Court failed and he was refused permission to take his case to the House of Lords.
And while the legal wranglings have continued Gilbert Deya has remained in the UK running what appears to be a successful charity, and broadcasting to Africa and Europe on his satellite TV channel, Deya Broadcasting Network.
The latest available accounts for his charity, Gilbert Deya Ministries, date back to 2009 and show an income from voluntary donations of more than £1.2m.
The charity's stated purpose is to "advance the Christian religion". On its website it claims to have 34,000 followers with churches in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leicester and London.
Mr Deya's wife, Mary, has already been jailed in Kenya for child abduction.
In a statement the Home Office said: "He has exhausted all avenues of appeal against extradition under the Extradition Act."
Source: BBC news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14992891
Pastor 'kills' wife to wed new bride
IS THERE anyone who can stand up and say he has never lied?
Surprisingly even pastors lie to get what they want in life.
A pastor from Voice of God Apostle church, Farai Moyo, is reported to have lied to his in-laws in Gwanda in a bid to be accepted as the family's son-in-law and in the process claimed that his wife had died.
Local tabloid said it has it on good authority that Pastor Moyo sold his car in order to go to Gwanda to pay lobola for his new lover, who is also a church member, Siza Ndlovu (18).
The person who ever said 'do as I say not as I do' might have had such pastors in mind as Moyo did not only go alone to Ndlovu's family but was in the company of one of his church elders, Jotham Mkandla.
"Pastor Moyo was in the company of elder Mkandla when they went to meet Siza's family in Gwanda and when they were questioned on what had happened to his family, the two lied saying that naBha (Moyo's wife) had passed on so they wanted someone who would help Moyo in raising his four children," said a family member who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Their first journey was a successful one and mission accomplished as Ndlovu's family believed that Moyo was a widower. He then left the family with the intention of coming back as he was just going to look for bride-price money.
Since the walls have ears, naBha heard that she was known as dead by the Ndlovu family in Gwanda since her husband had announced so.
"When naBha heard about the issue, she tried to investigate and elder Mkandla opened up and alerted her about the car which had been sold, in preparation to pay bride price for Siza," she said.
NaBha could not believe her husband's betrayal so she took all the money and kept it as a way to try and stop the two from completing their journey.
"NaBha spread the word to some members and the two found themselves in hot soup as their church members walked out of the congregation after learning about their leaders' behaviour. Voice of God Apostle Church is now at the last stroke of breaking down as most of its members have left the church," said the source.
When reporters visited naBha at her home she confirmed the issue but declined to go into much detail referring these reporters to her husband and elder Mkandla.
Pastor 'kills' wife to wed new bri
"You know I was really disappointed with my husband and maybe the first thing you can do is to confront him because at the moment I am known to be dead. In asking him, do not forget his go-between, elder Mkandla, as they did this thing together," said naBha.
Elder Mkandla also confirmed that Moyo did such a thing but denied that he accompanied him to Gwanda as they (Moyo and Siza) just told him over the phone what they were intending to do.
"NaBha and other women from the church came here fuming over the issue alleging that I accompanied Moyo when he went to meet Siza's family but the truth is that those two just called me on the phone saying they were in Gwanda to meet Siza's family," said Mkandla.
Pastor Moyo could neither confirm nor deny that he once pronounced his wife dead into order to marry a new lover, but was quick to blame Elder Mkandla.
"I know Mkandla is behind all this and is the one who leaked the story to you as he is jealous of my life. I do not even know what his intention was when he told my wife about Siza's issue, anyway his plan failed as we are still together with my wife," said Moyo.
He further revealed that he has since left the church, Voice of God, because of some things which he did not understand.
"I did not leave the church because of scandals but there are somethings I did not understand as a pastor."
Ramadan and its virtues on humanity
Since the dawn of history, man did not find any means better than fast to ascend above yielding to his desires and worldly wishes, attain spiritual upliftment, return to spirituality, and renounce contemptible habits to which he became addicted and which led him to perdition. Divinely revealed creeds have equally been familiar with fast. Muslims, Jews and Christians observe certain types of fast. Moses, peace be upon him, observed fasting for forty days at Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:8) During that period he was granted the heavy responsibilities embedded in the Ten Commandments. Jews used to (and some still do) fast during times of grief and mourning and when exposed to danger. Jesus, peace be upon him, and his disciples fasted the forty days observed by Moses before him (Mathew 4:2) This set the precedence for the pre-Easter fast and other forms of fast among some Christians.
Fasting in Islam
Islam gives so much importance to fasting that it is considered to be a pillar of faith. Man in Islam must purge those traits of character which are detrimental to his perfection and dignity so that he may foster constructive and pure habits attain the maturity necessary to be better man and gain proximity to God. Pursuant to that man must take stock of his inner self. A strong will, accompanied by correct attitude and surging enthusiasm are necessary to make and implement a resolute decision. Islam holds that self-consciousness and a strong will play an important role in self reform. In this respect Islam has extensive teachings which are related to all the aspects of human life and cover all human needs, whether material or spiritual, individual or social, cultural or economic and so on. The sum total of these teachings constitutes the programme of Islamic Fasting in the month of Ramadan.
The month of Ramadan has been aptly named the spring of the Qur'an. During this month, which is brought about by the lunar calendar of Islam, Muslims set aside more time than usual, to understand the word of Allah, to learn and ponder over its verses. The month is dubbed the season of the Quran as the desire to learn and understand the word of Allah blooms and flourishes, just as the natural world blossoms in the spring.The fasting time lasts from dawn to dusk.
To a Muslim, Ramadan fasting is not just refraining from eating and drinking but carries the added significance of worship, psychological comfort, morality and legislation. It is neither the irrational motionless 'Imsak' of pre-Islamic Arabs nor the mere abstaining from eating and drinking, but is, in fact, the building of one's character, control over desires, and an inspiration towards social and scientific creativity.
God has commanded this sanctified duty and enjoined it on the Muslims, as He had enjoined it on the believing nations before. 'Fasting is (exclusively) for Me and I will reward it.' He assigned the blessed month, the month of Ramadan, for every adult and healthy Muslim as a period of fasting. Hence, fasting is one of the pillars of Islam and a religious duty for all those who believe in monotheism.
A Muslim's abstaining from food, drink, sexual intercourse, etc., during the prescribed hours is the very manifestation of obedience to the Creator's will. This self-deprivation represents a state of self-control and of overcoming carnal pleasure, desire, and enjoyment, for the blissful love of God, His proximity, and the eagerness to desires. Traditions (hadith) of the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, succinctly explain this fact: "A fasting person is in a state of worship, even when (asleep) in bed, except when he backbites another person."
The Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, described the sleep of a fasting Muslim, even the very breathing, as acts of worship, because they emanate from a body regarded as being in a state of continual worship through abstaining from tasting delicious and lawful things, solely out of obedience to the Creator. He Himself extols fasting and attributes it as a special blessing for mankind.
Virtues of Fasting
The practices of Islamic fasting are designed to divert human mind towards righteousness through a process of self-denials. Fasting constitutes a process of self-purification, self-righteousness, and spiritual development of one self. The spiritual, social, economic, political and psychological benefits of fast are intertwined, each affecting the other. A combination of fast, prayers, and meditation is considered as the best dose for any and all psychological, financial, and spiritual ills from which one may be suffering.
The month of Ramadan inculcates among Muslims, the ability to curb their desires and check them against transgression, extravagance, and the yielding to lower desires, all of which generate man and bring him to the pit of self-destruction and annihilation. Fast fosters a strong will, teaches patience and self discipline, the ability to bear hardship and tolerate hunger and thirst i.e victory over illicit desires and selfish impulses. Fasting trains the body to submit to spiritual impulses and help safeguard the body's health by protecting it against extravagance.
Fasting in Islam is considered a moral education and nourishment of supreme virtues. It teaches the believer to abandon vices, to control emotions and instincts, to curb the tongue against saying what is wrong or inappropriate and the conscience against contemplating upon wrongdoing or subversion.
Fasting enhances the spirit of unity among members of the fasting community, teaches them humility and humbleness and instills in them a feeling of equality before God. The rich have to observe fast as well as the poor, the women as well as the men, the influential and powerful as well as the weak and downtrodden. Imam Ja'afar may Allah be pleased with him, is reported to have said: ‘Allah made fasting incumbent upon every Muslim to hold equity between the rich and the poor. A rich man does not feel the pains of hunger to have mercy for the poor, since he is able to obtain whatever he likes. By enjoining fasting, Allah wanted to put His creatures on an equal fooling by making the rich taste the pain of hunger, so that he may pity the weak and have mercy on the hungry...' Thus through fasting, a person acquires the virtues of empathy and sympathy for others.
Fasting promotes the spirit of charity and compassion towards the poor and the needy, and it reminds each believer of the needs of other believers. Muslims share with each other God's blessing unto them. The month of Ramadan is considered as the month of giving. It is the month of productive social inter-activity. Feeding the hungry or giving to the needy is considered an act of great reward during this month. Everyone desires to do good to everyone and passions and ill-feelings are subjugated to a certain extent. Such is the fascinating effect of the month of Ramadan on Muslims that it leaves its positive imprints on even the souls of the poorest and most oppressed people.
Head of Culture Centre of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Devil worshipper gives birth to a snake
A DEVIL worshipper in Swaziland said she has given birth to a seven-headed snake and vomited up live starfish. Patience Tsabedze (27) is a self-confessed former devil worshipper married to a police officer.
According to the husband, Constable Mfanzile Malaza, his wife turned her back on devil worship just two months ago, when she was "saved" by notorious exorcist Pastor Muzi Manana.
Since quitting devil worship, Patience has complained of many strange ailments, mostly involving the vomiting of live animals such as spiders, fish, worms and even starfish.
The creatures are usually spewed up along with "gallons" of blood and disposed of down the lavatory. On the 7th of July Patience told husband Mfanzile that she was suffering from what she could only describe as labour pains, the police constable told her to go to the toilet and "push out" whatever was inside her.
Patience complied and subsequently squeezed a seven-headed serpent through her vagina, according to Mfanzile's account of the incident.
"It was my first time seeing such a snake, a seven-headed one with glittering eyes.
"I tried to kill it but it hid inside the toilet so we decided to flush it," he said.
"He tried to kill it using a log but as he fought it, it hid inside the water and it was flushed away," Patience also explained. "Just a few days ago, I vomited live worms which I flushed in the toilet," she added. - Umusoto
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