Actress Rita Edochie condemns double standards on infidelity in marriage

Veteran actress, Rita Edochie has reacted to a pastor’s comments about infidelity, criticising what she described as double standards between men and women in marriage.

The actress shared her views on her Instagram page after watching a video of the pastor speaking to a couple during a marriage-related event.

In the video, the pastor told a woman that if her husband travelled for months and she was unfaithful, she would be caught and sent back to her father’s house. 

He however, added that if a husband cheated on his wife, God would forgive him.

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Reacting to the remarks, Rita said she disagreed with what she sees as unequal treatment of men and women. 

According to the actress, both genders should be held to the same standard when it comes to infidelity and forgiveness.

“I am very angry this morning, and I pray this is just a joke and content. Look, if men can be excused because they are ‘polygamous by nature,’ then women deserve the same grace, the same mercy and the same forgiveness. 

“Enough of this gender inequality!. If infidelity is a sin, then it is a sin for both. If forgiveness exists, then it should not be reserved for one gender. Justice that favours men while crushing women is not justice; it is witchcraft,” she stated.