Founder of Power City International, Pastor Abel Damina, has stirred reactions online after sharing his views on feminism, marriage, and submission during a church service.
Addressing his congregation, the cleric described feminism as a positive ideology when it is focused on securing equal rights and opportunities for women in politics, the economy, and society.
“Feminism is ladies fighting for equal rights in society, which is ideal. It’s a very wonderful ideology, and it should be like that,” he said.
However, Damina argued that some women have taken the concept beyond the pursuit of equality by rejecting male authority while still seeking marriage.
“If a lady doesn’t want to submit to a husband, don’t marry. It’s not a sin for you to be alone and die single. Don’t marry, because if you marry, you will submit one way or the other,” he stated.
He went on to connect the idea of submission in marriage to Christian faith, saying believers are first called to submit themselves to Christ.
“What is salvation? Submission. It’s no longer I, but Christ. That’s submission. When you have submitted to Christ, submitting to your husband is not going to be an issue,” he said.
The preacher further suggested that resistance to submission in marriage reflects a deeper spiritual issue.
“Any lady’s problem with submission, she still has a problem with Christ. In fact, she’s far from Christ,” he added.
His comments have since sparked debate on social media, with users divided over his interpretation of feminism, gender roles, and biblical submission in marriage.