Omokri’s comments came in response to a follower on Instagram, identified as @jimmy_x_, who asked for a “scriptural backing” for Omokri’s views on church weddings. The exchange followed Omokri’s earlier post criticizing young men who go to great lengths to impress their partners with gestures like kneeling, while failing to show the same respect to their mothers.
“Dear Jimmy, thank you for your feedback. Did Africans get a Scriptural reference before we started implementing this European custom?” Omokri wrote. “Does it make sense for me to give you a Scriptural reference not to do something that there is no Scriptural reference for you to do?”
Omokri stressed that the word “church” does not exist in the original Greek Scriptures but appears only in translations. He argued that biblical weddings were home-based family events, not religious ceremonies conducted by priests.
“Every wedding in Scripture was done at home, because marriage is a family affair. Priests have absolutely NO business with marriages. Because they want your money, they manipulate you by saying that Yeshua (Jesus) attended the wedding at Cana. Yes, He did—but as a guest, not as an officiating minister. And that wedding was fine at a home, not at a synagogue,” he explained.
Omokri also claimed that churches, as institutions, started in Europe as places of pagan worship, not as venues for weddings. His comments invite debate on cultural practices versus religious mandates, challenging conventional perceptions about modern marriage ceremonies in many African communities.