Ariyiike Dimples opens up on quitting church

Media personality Ariyike Owolagba, popularly known as Ariyiike Dimples, has opened up on a church experience that made her quit going to church

While speaking during an episode of the Open Up podcast, Ariyiike revealed that she has stopped going to church for three years.

The actress explained that she was judged by her choice of dressing by an elder in the church. She added that the experience made her feel unwelcomed and judged by the community.

“In my community church, you see only elderly people. You barely see the young ones. The young ones have gone to other churches. It was too serious. Yes, you can have your doctrines, but there is a way you can simplify it for young people and take them in without judging them. The reason I stopped going to church was because I wore a pencil skirt to church and an elderly woman said I will go to hell fire. I was shocked and felt wrongly judged so I stopped going to church for 3 years. And thankfully, I was already out of my parents’ house,” she said.

Ariyiike also recalled that the elder in question took the issue a step further by reporting her to her father. She added that that she avoided the community church to avoid drama and judgement.

“The woman reported me to my dad. I had to take picture of the skirt and send to my mum to prove that I wasn’t dressing indecently. But my dad believed in the ideology of a community raising a child. So, I chose to avoid the community church so that they won’t see me,” she recalled.

The actress, however, stated that her decision to quit going to church did not affect her faith in God.

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