Eric Patrick
Media personality Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has opened up about the personal experience that led him to stop attending church.
Speaking during an episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, Daddy Freeze revealed that his decision followed a difficult period in his personal life—specifically his divorce.
He recounted how his pastor encouraged him to reconcile with his ex-wife, a suggestion he chose not to follow.
As a result of his refusal, he stated that he was asked to step back from participating in church activities, with the controversy surrounding his marriage cited as the reason.
Reflecting on the incident, Daddy Freeze drew a comparison to the biblical story of the woman at the well who had multiple husbands and was living with a man who was not her husband yet was still accepted by Jesus.
He questioned why, in contrast, the church seemed unwilling to show him the same level of understanding and compassion.
According to him, this perceived rejection prompted him to reevaluate his relationship with the church, ultimately leading to his decision to stop attending altogether.
He said, “I used to be a church boy. Then, when I had my divorce, my pastor sat me down, sat my ex down, and after two hours of talking, they said, you guys should get back together.
“I said, I’m not getting back to any together. I’m done. And then when we left, they called me on a Monday, said, You are introducing the pastor on Thursday at some event.
“And I got ready, ordered costume. And then on Wednesday, they called me, said, Well, Baba said because of this, your controversy everywhere, you should rest first. And I’m like, why? John chapter four, the woman at the well, who had had five husbands and was living with the sixth husband, or with the sixth man that was not even her husband.
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“Christ did not stop her from spreading the message. Now, only one I don’t do now.
“Personally, I don’t do five, still deal with number six. They don’t reject them. Why are you rejecting me? So, I felt like it was a bit of rejection.
“Then I sat down with my pastor after that and said, when I come to church, I should go and sit at the back because of the person who I killed or they catch me with drug, marriage, no work, marriage, no work, which one is sit at the back.
“So, I stopped going to church for a period around then I’ll move to another church and afforded myself more time to study scripture. And the more I studied scripture, the more I went deeper and the more I started studying in original languages.
“You compare the text to the text of the receptors you now start seeing. So, by the time you do the work, you can’t do that work for one year.”
Daddy Freeze, was on Sunday night announced to have officially joined The Honest Bunch podcast as a new co-host, taking the place of a broadcaster and actor Nedu Wazobia.