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PENTECOSTAL Church Members entering the house of their Pastor to say hi to him.
The Pastor doesn't allow them walk into his house to greet him. He says it is disrespectful to walk to Greet a pastor, according to the Bible.
The Pastor doesn't allow them walk into his house to greet him. He says it is disrespectful to walk to Greet a pastor, according to the Bible.
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A video circulating online is being shared with the claim that it shows Pentecostal church members entering their pastor’s house to greet him, but the pastor refuses to allow them to walk in. According to the claim, he says it is disrespectful to walk while greeting a pastor, citing the Bible.
Verdict: Misleading
The video does not show Pentecostal church members greeting their pastor. It depicts an Acholi traditional marriage custom associated with bride-price negotiations and wedding ceremonies
A review by JamiiCheck using Google Reverse Image Search found that the video was previously published on Facebook on August 11, 2023, by a page called Yako Media. The post explained that the footage depicts an Acholi cultural practice in which people negotiating a bride price do not walk into the prospective mother-in-law’s house but instead crawl as a sign of respect.
Similarly, on August 1, 2023, CBS FM shared the same video with a caption stating: “Every nation has its own traditions! To win a woman's hand in marriage here, they must crawl into the elders' house on their knees.”
According to TUKO, the footage shows a wedding ceremony where the groom and his family kneel and crawl into the bride’s home as part of a traditional custom. The practice sparked discussion about its cultural significance and whether it affects personal dignity.
Additionally, X user Patrick Oyolu shared the video on July 31, 2023, explaining that in an Acholi traditional wedding ceremony (“Nyom”), suitors are required to crawl on their hands and knees when entering the home of the bride’s mother as a sign of respect.
Before marriage in Acholi culture, a man formally expresses interest in a woman and, after both families confirm they are not related, arrangements are made for introductions and bride-price negotiations. The process involves family consultations, traditional ceremonies, and agreements on the bride price.
During the bride-price ceremony, which is traditionally held in the evening at the bride’s mother's home, the groom and his family must show respect by crawling on their hands and knees from the compound entrance to the mother’s door. This custom is part of Acholi marriage traditions and is not related to religious practices or greetings to a pastor.
