Bishop Jakes apologises for Kenya remarks
PHOTO | FILE TD Jakes (R) during a past visit to Kenya.
What you need to know:
- “An attempt in last Sunday’s sermon to distinguish myself from an American TV programme portraying preachers in a manner that I found unseemly has caused some offence in Kenya. For that I apologise.”
- The bishop made the Kenya comments as he attempted to distance himself from a new American TV reality series which he lamented was portraying preachers in a negative light
American pastor TD Jakes has apologised for remarks he made at his church in Dallas, Texas, which rubbed Kenyans the wrong way.
Bishop Jakes, who made the comments during a sermon on Sunday, regretted what he called a misunderstanding, saying “it was only meant to communicate to his constituents that his love is for people as demonstrated through years of practical ministry.”
The apology read in part:
“An attempt in last Sunday’s sermon to distinguish myself from an American TV programme portraying preachers in a manner that I found unseemly has caused some offence in Kenya. For that I apologise.”
NEGAIVE LIGHT
The bishop made the Kenya comments as he attempted to distance himself from a new American TV reality series “Preachers of LA (Los Angeles)” which he lamented was portraying preachers in a negative light.
“The natives all over Kenya drink water because of this ministry. And the hospital in Nairobi survives because of this ministry,” he said in his sermon.
“The attempt was to highlight one well and one hospital wing in Kenya as one example of this ministry’s worldwide efforts. It was by no means meant to take responsibility for an entire nation or to minimise the contributions of its people. I trust that this explanation will end this apparent misunderstanding,” said the apology.
