Reverend Dr Prince Dibeela says the church is captured and the poor continue to be extorted by the church. He said religion has of late become something very dangerous, especially in Africa where the so-called men of God have turned into cultic leaders who prey on the desperation of those who are in need. Dr Dibeela was speaking at seminar organised by Kgolagano College in partnership with the University of Botswana Theology and Religious department on Martin Luther’s Reformation in 2017 and giving reflections on implications for today’. “People no longer use their own theological knowledge but rather listen to what their so-called men of God say and that is why recently we have seen the cases of people eating rat meats and even being made to eat grass,” he said. Dibeela said it is evident that the church has abandoned its role which is for edification, leaving people vulnerable and preyed on. Dibeela urged believers to interrogate themselves and change their ways, citing Martin Luther King’s quote – ‘if banks and trading corporations are to remain running then right and honesty must go, and if right and honesty are to remain then banks and trading corporations are to go.’…