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Men of cloth

Congo president Denis Sassou Nguesso and Prophet Owour during his visit.

Aaron Alford is not a social lion. He is not an eminent figure or a renowned televangelist. In fact, I suspect this missionary’s most prized possession in this world is his beard.

But his barb at pastors, besides rallying beard enthusiasts, is enlightening. “Hey ‘fashion pastor,’ gospel men don’t wear spanx, we wear dignity, compassion, love, the armour of God and righteous beard.” Now that is a moot sanctimonious stopper, and the men of God should consider themselves rebuked!

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