Music of Saturday, 23 October 2004

Source: ghanamusic.com

Why Do Gospel Musicians Love To Marry Pastors?

The Holy Book, the Bible has categorically stated that ?what God has put together, let no man put asunder?. But what do we do with a marriage that Satan puts together? Should we asunder it? Good one there.

It is very worrying these days that many gospel musicians have now fallen in love with pastors and deacons, leaving some ?us in the jungle. Well, some people see nothing wrong with gospel singer and pastor romance  business, simply on the basis that everybody does what pleases them. But to some of us, we think that a dramatic change must take place because most of these marriages end on mountains (not on rocks). ?Some of us we dey here twenty five years a day, eight days a week, why say dey no won come marry us, uhh??

Those who think that if an annioted and soul moving gospel singer marries a pastor, life becomes a cozy rosy affair, might be living on a fool?s paradise. And in our policy to bring out all the exclusives, we talked to some singers who are married to pastors. Unfortunately, all of them spoke under anonymity (Do you expect them to say their names? I mean without permission from their pastor hubbies?).

One popular musician told us: ?I feel very comfortable marrying a man of God and besides, I get more anointing or from God through him to write my songs? (from holy bedmates or naughty matrimonial charts, oops! Forgive me oh!, I beg). Another musician also said that she sees nothing wrong if gospel musicians decide to marry only pastors.

?Sometimes the pastors will tell us that God has told them to marry us and because we like to be in their abode, we also give in?, she added. Celebrity in our quest to uncover the secrets in dark but holy places, discovered that some of the pastors convince the gospel musicians that they (the pastors) are not the only and right people to marry them (Soh, Ewurade, please do not descend now oh, for man continues to sin proper).

It is not shocking that several highly gifted gospel musicians in the country have had their marriages ending in ?sands?. The likes of do-do-do-to-do have regretted marrying pastors (abi them too, them bi human beings).

Information I chanced upon revealed to me that one of the most inspirational gospel divas, is having it tough with her father, because she married a questionable Pastor. ?Do you wanna know the artiste? Her name is ?Ms. Estonia Smile?.

If you ask me about my opinion, I personally don?t have any problem with this phenomenon, excerpt that I wish to know, whether a pastor married to a gospel musician, would leave his flock behind and travel with the wife, where she has to travel outside the country to perform at show. Hmm, a pastor?s wife and her manager on a trip together; if you ask me, I don?t know till I have consulted the Heavens.

Recently, Sandra Oduro and the award winning gospel queen, Esther Smith got married to?(Shh?silence, You mo know). I will not be surprised Ama Boaheman and Philipa Baafi fellow the order of the day; marry pastors. But wait a minute, ?as for Lady Prempeh die, I no go lusgad da, Inshu Allhu, the girl fine ohh! Too much?.