Think the churches in your neighborhood don't get along? Then, this should put things in perspective: The pastor of Rubaga Miracle Centre in Kampala, Uganda, has accused the pastor of Omega Healing Centre of trying to destroy his reputation by 1) kidnapping and torturing his personal aide and 2) bribing the aide to accuse him of sexually abusing boys.
Omega Healing Centre's pastor, Michael Kyazze, denies he was involved in kidnapping:
I have never been engaged in as nefarious and criminal an act of kidnapping. My struggle has been and will continue to be the fight for the increasing number of victims of sodomy in our society. If it has been interpreted as an effort to discredit Pastor Kayanja, then it is both unfortunate and a dangerous insinuation.
This comes soon after an assistant pastor of Omega Healing Centre was arrested while trespassing at Rubaga Miracle Centre, allegedly while trying to investigate Kayanja .
The aide is currently recovering in a Kampala hospital.
Uganda's New Vision reported the story and says it highlights growing tension among competing Pentecostal churches. The Daily Monitorsays "Cases of alleged homosexuality in churches have now become common." New Vision says rival pastors also accuse each other of witchcraft.
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