Fans gave Erica millions but when Christians contributed to their pastors, people complained: Nigerian lady

Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 12:50 PM by Joseph Omotayo

- A young lady has said that if the same love shown by people to Erica is done to pastors, people would go against it

- The lady said that though it is beautiful that a person could be so much loved, nobody is questioning those giving to the star

- Many people said it is improper for her to compare pastors with reality TV stars

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A Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @adeerinsola has generated massive reactions on social media after speaking about BBNaija star, Erica's, fans and how they showed her love on her birthday.

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In a Twitter post on Sunday, March 14, the lady said that nobody is raising an eyebrow as they people contributed millions for the reality TV star.

She said when Christians were contributing money for their pastors to get them cars, the whole social media was up in strong criticism.

@adeerinsola disclosed that nobody is asking "but what about her followers that don't have money?" question.

See her post below:

Many people have since reacted to her post, with some saying that she got the analogy all wrong.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@alex_kofo said:

"Erica didn’t brainwash anyone into parting away hard-earned money as tithes and attaching God’s wrath to those that don’t pay tithes. If you wanna tithe, follow all the laws of the Old Testament anf stop using the ones that favor your pocket!!!"

Lady calls out people who are donating to Erica, says what people do when they donate to pastors — The lady stirred reactions with her post on social media. Photos sources: @adeerinsola
Source: Twitter

@Remme_blac said:

"This is a really dumb take,Erica was given donation out of love but I can't tell 60% of people giving pastors donation are not doing it out of love most are doing it cause their pastors have made them believe they will miss out on their blessings if they..."

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@GiDeMikE said:

"They see Pastors as regular people who don't deserve any form of appreciation, love and care! Which is all wrong!!!"

@dopechukky said:

"You know there's a problem with Christianity when Pastors are being compared with reality TV stars."

@Yazid34147960 said:

"We have this mentality that religious leaders should be poor and miserable."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that as BBNaija star, Erica, clocked 27 on Saturday, March 13, her fans thought it good to give out a whooping sum of N10m in her honour to people.

The money will be given out in the form of scholarships to sponsor JSS 1 to SS3. Also, their WAEC and NECO exams will be sorted.

In reaction to the good gesture, Erica prayed that God will reward the kindness of everyone who contributed to making the blessing a reality.