Wet dreams satanic, condoms are murder, lobola is sin: Zim sect

Vapositori apostolic sects live in a world of their own, in small communities. To them, experiencing wet dreams is as bad as committing murder.

According to myzimbabwe.co.zw, Madzibaba Ishamael told this publication how they live and what they believe in.

"The secret of life is to choose what you want to be and what you do not want. We chose to be Vapositori...we believe it is a sin just like killing to experience wet dreams because God has made man and woman for a purpose — that is to help each other," he said.

Ishamael said experiencing wet dreams was a clear sign that one is old enough to marry but people tend to resist.

"The word says killing is a sin hence having wet dreams is a way of wasting "seeds" and the Johane Masowe Church does not brook this. Why should a grown up man have wet dreams when he can get a wife? He should marry, having wet dreams is driven by the devil, it's something that should never happen to a man," he said.

"Sending children to school, is also a sin. Modern schools are the deathbed of our culture; therefore, we do not allow our children to attend school. In schools, children are taught to use condoms to prevent getting unwanted pregnancies and STIs. Putting on a condom is tantamount to killing because the condom prevents man's seeds from entering a woman's body, killing potential babies," he said.

Paying lobola is also a sin, according to Madzibaba Ishamael. "Getting married is okay but trading people is a sin. No one is allowed to sell another person, hence we are not allowed to charge a bride price," he said.