⛪🚫 Why I don't go to church | My 2023 explanation still stands |

In March 2023, Kokeboi recorded an episode about why he doesn't go to church. Two years later, people are still asking him the same question. His answer hasn't changed.So instead of re-recording it from scratch, he's doing something GoodLiving has never done before, handing the episode over to his 2023 self, because that version said it better than he could today.Three arguments. All of them still stand.One: the way Nigerian Pentecostal churches teach giving emphasising sacrificial freewill offerings over everything else, and using testimonies that leave out the real human effort behind them is a pattern Kokeboi can't make peace with.Two: prophets in the Bible predicted the future. Pastors in Nigeria tell you your past. What is the success rate of the prophecies you've heard in your church? How many came to pass? And if they didn't what does that make the person who gave them?Three: the ease with which Christianity can be altered, gender-neutral pronouns for God, churches accepting what the Bible explicitly doesn't points to a religion that has been compromised somewhere along the way. It's not inclusivity. That's the slow erosion of principle.Koke still believes in spirituality. He still calls himself a Christian. He just doesn't believe the institution, as he's seen it practised in Nigeria, deserves his consistent presence.This is that explanation. In his own words. From both 2023 and 2025.Where do you stand? Drop it in the comments. ★ Support this podcast ★