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Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) is a religious organisation founded in 1956 by
Olumba Olumba Olumba Olumba Obu (1918-2003?) is a Nigerian religious leader who is believed by followers to have been God in human form. He was the founder of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, an organization which has been described as a new religion. ...
in
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, Cross River State,
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. It differs from mainstream
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in that it maintains that BCS is not a church but the new Kingdom of God on Earth and that its founder, Olumba Olumba Obu, is the
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personified, the
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of all creation; while his eldest son, Olumba Olumba Jr., is the returned
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. BCS incorporates into Christian teaching ideas of
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and
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.


Beliefs

Central belief: Love towards other men. God: God is biospiritually interconnected with all things in nature, is male and female, and good and evil."Olumba Olumba Obu and African Traditional Culture" by Friday M. Mbon, 1985 Jesus: Jesus did not have time to fully communicate his beliefs before crucifixion, and Obu’s role has been to explain, expand upon and add to his teaching. This is why a part of Brotherhood teaching has no counterpart in either the Old or the New Testament. His son, Rowland, continues to add to the teachings. BCS followers suggest that Obu's achievements exceed those of Jesus. Reincarnation: Because of a belief in the transmigration of souls between humans and animals, BCS members practice vegetarianism and veganism.Some Doctrines of BCS
 (They are also teetotal.) Medicine: The BCS website says that "BCS do not believe in medicine of any form". Olumba Olumba Obu: In official BCS literature, it is suggested that Obu has the attributes of God, although Obu has gone on record as saying "I am not Jesus Christ or God.". BCS says that it believes that calamity will come if the world does not worship Obu as God.


National politics

BCS is not politically inclined, but her members are involved in Nigerian politics. Their spiritual leader Olumba Olumba Obu makes declarations and predictions about Nigerian politics.


International aspirations

BCS has bethels (churches) in several countries other than Nigeria, and formed a "Government", sending ambassadors to several countries. The BCS has a cable TV station called "Starcross TV".


References

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Further reading


Reachout Trust

Olumba Olumba Obu and African Traditional Culture


External links


BCS website
Christian new religious movements Religion in Nigeria