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Thursday 17 January 2013

Is this inappropriate?

Bishop Larry Trotter, a senior pastor of the Sweet Holy Spirit Church in Chicago posted this photo of himself and his 4year old granddaughter in a bathtub on his Instagram page.

A number of people went ham on the popular Bishop after the photo was posted online. Many feel it's inappropriate interactions with a minor because they are both topless in the photo. One person wrote
No man should ever ever ever take a bath with a female in his family or friends. That’s only for a man and his wife! This is totally inappropriate behavior!
The bishop defended himself by saying that while taking a bubble bath, his grand daughter, who was visiting with her parents for the weekend, came in the bathroom and asked him if she could get in the tub. He said yes, and it was the girl's mother who took the photograph. Is it inappropriate?

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Anonymous said...

This isn't right....a child by biblical principles and doctrines, is not supposed to see his father's nakedness. He ws havin his bath when d child asked to join him. 1st of all why ws d bath open, why wasn't his bath room closed whn he ws havin his bath, what manner of love does he have to ask his granddaughter to join him in a bathtub. (Doesn't make sense to me)
Its simple he was naked, probably when next they take their baths together, she would look @ her grandpa's private parts, and start asking him what is, what's used for, and blah blah blah....
I can't imagine bathing with my 4yr old son, as a woman.
The reason is that the brain of children are very retentive, and they don't easily forget.
Whatever is imbibed in them remains in their minds for a very long time.
We shld really be careful with what we expose our kids too.
Thanks

Unknown said...

Odikwa suspicious sometin

Anonymous said...

This is Inappropriate. Yes the mum was around when this pix was taken. tomorrow nobady will be there and bc the mum allowed it once, next time when nobody is there u cant for sure know what will happen. so its better not to allow it so that u child know what is right and can tell u when she is been molested

Anonymous said...

Have you thought about the psychological well-being of the child? What if in her innocent mind she thinks it's ok to get in the tub with anyone then ask and a perverted human being molests her in the process. The heart of man is desperately wicked-it's in the bible so excuse us for thinking this way

Anonymous said...

well, id say... MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!! I dont see what's wrong here

Anonymous said...

For goodness sake must people post every pix they take. Na wa o. Today the mum allows it with the grandda, how will the child know the difference tomorrow of who not to be in the bath tub with\. and remember the people who molest kids all those who they are suppose to trust. lets be wise

Anonymous said...

I couldn't say quiet. I had to comment on this because the sheer ignorance of the comments is shocking. Now see below his explanation

"The bishop defended himself by saying that while taking a bubble bath, his grand daughter, who was visiting with her parents for the weekend, came in the bathroom and asked him if she could get in the tub. He said yes, and it was the girl's mother who took the photograph"

To all you people saying there's nothing wrong with it - DO YOU HAVE A BATH WITH CLOTHES OR UNDERWEAR ON? Or are you not naked in the bath? For the little girl to join him in this bath that (that she happened to just walk into) would it not require for her to take off her clothes???

Please all of you women tell us how many times you have had bath (NOT swimming but BATH) with your fathers or Grandfathers? In fact those of you that have daughters should go and ask your father's to have baths with them and hear the response they will give you.

If he knew he had visitors, why would he not lock the bathroom door when he went to take a bath like everyone does? Why was the door unlocked and available for people to open???

Those asking would it be different if it was on a beach or swimming, the answer is yes, as the girl would have her swimming costume on and he would have his swimming trunks on and the scenario is TOTALLY different. The bath is not the beach, if it were people wouldn't need to take visits to the beach as they would just go to the bathroom have a bath with their friends & family instead.

This has nothing to do with "unpure thoughts", judgment or whatever else. Anyone with the least bit of common sense can see how inappropriate this is, and not because of the picture but because his explanation further proves the inappropriateness of it all.

People need to look beyond the fact that he is a Bishop, he is human after all & as humans we all error and men of God and in Church are not exempt from this. This whole scenario was inappropriate, there needs to be boundaruies.

Anonymous said...

I bet all those that think its inappropriate are the same ones that take their own underage kids to their so called pastors and leave them there unguided for hours just to be prayed for. Do u know what the pastor does to your child?NO! Even if your child turns around and says mummy pastor done this and that, you won't believe your child. So pls let this man enjoy this lovely moment with his granddaughter n furthermore if he was really an abuser, he would av abused his own daughter that took the pic when she was younger . So she probably knows best

Dende said...

@olu,ur english is gbagaun-laden!

Dende said...

D guy has alot of time on his hands,it's pple like him that usually turn paedophile.

Dende said...

@olu,ur english is gbagaun-laden!

Anonymous said...

Would like to answer by asking a question is it appropriate for the father/grandfather to bath the girl? to clean up if she does the big job? if yes there is nothing wrong in him taking a bubble bath with her. It is however wrong to display such pictures publicly...... it is suppose to be a private memorial pix. Never believed in the facebook pix sharing things somethings should remain private

Anonymous said...

How can people talk about temptation when a man and his Child are concerned. if you know anyone that has slept with their child pls tell me( I don't mean step cuz i know there is that kind of madness). It's like saying now that you know the difference between good and bad you see your mum or dad naked and you think about sleeping with them. Is that possible. What is wrong with us, Sex is not everything!!!!

Anonymous said...

I promise you no man will think this inappropriate cuz we know nothing can happen. only women will think this is inappropriate cuz their thought process is complicated to say the least!!!!!

Pls prove me wrong....Anybody!!!

Anonymous said...

i feel is it extent at love has grown in d family

Anonymous said...

What a funny world we live in..if any of you bubble heads think and believe that this is inappropriate then you are all sick and come from very pervert homes where your parents never expressed their profound love and affection without any dubious intentions!
@Olu.. i do understand from your words what you went through in life, that does not mean that the rest of the world is full of people from your type of background and i sympathize with you.
Now look at it the other way, so if you see a woman with her son of the same age in a bath, what would you call that? You are so myopic in thinking that your experience in life has actually beclouded your judgement. The man probably has no warped intention! and that is why most women will fantasize about marrying a man like their father,who treated them well 'cos their father is the first love of their life and that is what is lacking in the modern family environment of today due to the gradual disintegration of family life and values of matrimony.

You get my gist? there are still a few good men out there and this man could be one of them.

Lady Match said...

its even wrong for a man of God to put a pic of himself in a bath tub on d internet not to talk of with someone it dose't matter who

Unknown said...

This pic speaks for itself; totally wrong! There is nothing wrong with a father swimming on the beach with his daughter for two reasons. One, they would both not be both naked nad two because a beach is a public place. All this pic does is simply to blur the boundaries between a father and his daughter. That u are a father doesnt it make it right for you to bath with your daughter or son for that matter. Anything concerning personal hygiene is aprivate and should be left as such. If the man isnt depraved, what was the girl's mother doing in the bath too? Or does he leave the door wide open when he is bathing? If Nigerians were truly they christians they claimed to be, they wld all know this. It is there in the bible old testament; dont expose yourself before ur relatives. Please! The boundaries between family members must never be crosses if we are to preserve our sanity!! Enuf said! As for those screaming blue murder, keep bathing and dressing your daughters even in their teens and when you eventually violate them, blame the devil!! Mscheeeeeeeeeeew!!

Anonymous said...

lol... inappropriate...

the lil' girl might just be playing in the water and feel up his d**k, then she'd go "oh grandpa what is this"

Nonsense and rubbish!!

Anonymous said...

It is not appropriate, what is not good is not good, we need to avoid situations like these. Im sure the bishop was just playing with his grandkid and didnt think anything of it but its not good. These things hapoen, ive read storiesof grandfathers sexually assaulting their granddaughters, it happens, but the children are just too scared o tell anyone.

Anonymous said...

What makes it inappropriate is, d world has gone bad!

Anonymous said...

You are on point Blog Lord

Toritsemugbone Ikomi said...

I dont think it inappropiate at all ..pls stop carrying things like this u can destroy someones image #just saying

mimisaid said...

na wa oooo.. i was still bathing with my dad @ 15yrs and i didnt see anyfin wrong with dat and am 23 now..so please will the world just pause for a minute and stop reading unnecessary meaning into special moments in life dat might never be gotten back again..gosh what a stupid world and views by sily and dirty minded humans mahn ..damn!

Anonymous said...

This world has become so evil minded that a man\'s love for his grandchild is now considered in apporpraite, hmmm what have we become?

Unknown said...

Most of the dudes here are so crooked,that means you lack self control really..They are things to me that are never possible,like one sleeping with his cousins,sister or sorts like that......The man did nothing wrong please get your minds worked on...

Anonymous said...

one word nansense

Anonymous said...

Well to the pure all things are pure... this is what happens when u share ur private life with others.

Everyone has an opinion... the most important thing is their hearts.. Aldoe the lil girl is also exposed to the risk of thinking that it is cool to be in a bath tub naked with a naked "father-figure". This could lead her to being setup in the future for a potential rape

Anonymous said...

@mimisaid, thats just wrong, you were still bathing with your dad at 15yrs, if nobody has told you before, hear it, thats just WRONG, totally wrong! I dont care how close a daughter is to the father, there are boundaries!

Unknown said...

@ Mimi, if u were still bathing with ur dad at 15, then u have been abused. Pray tell, at 15 u saw ur father's privates and u think it is normal? what sort of closeness wld make a father bathe with his 15 year old daughter? Are u claiming ur father is a eunuch? Were u his wife? Ur situation started just like this one we are all debating! By the time that little girl is 15 she will see nothing wrong in undressing in front of her dad or sharing the same bed until they begin to mess themselves up! Mscheeeeeeeew!Damn!! So many things wrong with the world!!

Anonymous said...

Couldn't have said it better, really sad what the world has come to.

Anonymous said...

linda, please i dont mind if you dont have time to post my comment. I realise that alot of nigerians have wrong intuition and its irritating. i dont see anything wrong with a baby of 4yr having a bubble bath with her dad or grandad. when i was 7yrs old my mum makes a bubble bath for me and my cousins who where a year older than me! all stalk naked with pictures taken. now they are married with kids. i pray for more intellectually stimulated people to recognise your blog and put a share their knowledge. cos i never read peoples comment on this blog, its just crap most of the time. xx



Anonymous said...

rubbish talk,@ age 13 i sleep with my uncle in the same bed naked, thou he is always clothed. lost my virginity @23 , didnt know or see a penis untill about 18yrs. it depends n family please.....if u say is not right, look inwards smfin is wrong with you

Anonymous said...

Pls ladies and gentlemen, if only we cn look deep into this matter u will find out dt something is going on inside dt water, if u doubt me. OK. the man is a human being wel and the girl is a humanbeing ask ur self. IF IT WAS ME WHAT WILL I BE FILLING

Anonymous said...

of course not! Next thing you hear, there'll be 'inappropriate relations' with your pillow!

Anonymous said...

there's ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG with this picture!you all should shut the fuckup

Anonymous said...

people r just perverting things that ought not be perverted.

Anonymous said...

There is nothing wrong with this not every man is a molester people !!! She was even the one that requested it and her mum was there . He even posted it online meaning that he has nothing to hide

Anonymous said...

Why should a little girl be be holding her grand father's nakedness"?

Anonymous said...

What is inappropite about this picture, bad minded people

Anonymous said...

OLU, YOU ARE SO ON POINT. MAY GOD BLESS YOU. SOME PEOPLE WILL NEVER SEE ANYTHING WRONG HERE JUST LIKE SOME PEOLPE UP TILL NOW STILL DONT BELIEVE HIV EXIST, SO THEY SLEEP AROUND AS IF THEY ARE DOGS. THIS IS HOW CHILD MOLESTATION START.

A WELL KNOWN GHANA MUSIC STAR HAS JUST BEEN ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING HIS STEP DAUGHTER SEE STORY AS COPIED FROM A WEBSITE-

Ghanaian hiplife musician-Akyeampong Deeba, also known as Richard Nimo and Kofi Akyeampong who was arrested few days ago by Interpol under a UK warrant for allegedly defiling his stepdaughter in UK between 2004-2006 has been refused Court bail.
Since Deeba’s extraction process to the UK to face charges leveled against has just started, he pleaded to be granted bail until the papers are ready. But the Court rejected his bail and remanded him in custody, for him to reappear before the court on February 7, 2013.

READ ALSO: Ghanaian Musician-Deeba Arrested By Police For Defiling 8-Year-Old Step Daughter In UK

According to the prosecutor in charge of Deeba’s case in Ghana, “Deeba invited the little girl into the bedroom to watch pornographic films with him, after which he would lay her on the bed, kiss her mouth, apply baby oil on his penis and have sex with her. The little girl also alleged that the accused person sometimes had anal sex with her and that after each act, he put a sanitary towel in her panties to avoid evidence of bloodstains and also hid his stained bedsheet….A medical examination on the little girl by a forensic physician, Dr. Ainsley Kassie, revealed extensive damage to her hymen as a result of vaginal penetration”.

THINGS SOME MEN DO ARE JUST TOO MUCH. AS MOTHERS, WE NEED TO PROTECT OURGIRLS.


gisturbia said...

there is nothing inappropriate about this...we are just shallow minded

Anonymous said...

Lol

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