Pastor Refuses To Bless Marriage Of His Daughter After Realizing Groom Doesn't Have Papers, Video Causes Stir

• A video of how a father in Canada reacted at her daughter's wedding has attracted a lot of reactions on social media
• The man revealed that he doesn't agree to the marriage because the groom is not legally documented
• Netizens who reacted to the video shared their own opinions on the actions of the man

The decision of a pastor not to bless the union of a man and his wife-to-be in Canada has divided opinions on social media.

In the video that has gone viral on TikTok, the officiating pastor, who happened to be the father of the bride, was seen questioning the groom in the full glare of the wedding guests on whether he is legally documented and has the necessary permits to live in Canada

After the groom answered no, the father turned to his daughter, who wore a beautiful wedding dress, pegged her on her cheek and walked away from the altar.

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Just as he exited the church, he stopped and revealed that he would not give his daughter to a man he knows has ulterior motives.

He added that the man only wants to marry his daughter because he desires to get the necessary documents and not because of love.

The 48-second video, which was captioned "What just happened now", had gathered over 700 like and 100 comments.

Don't hide under the guise of marriage to secure citizenship

YEN.com.gh reached out to a Ghanaian immigration lawyer in the US, Akua Poku, for her expert opinion on the legal aspect of an issue like this.

She explained that in a country like the United States, securing citizenship through marriage with a US national is fairly easy as compared to using other means.

"Getting married to a US citizen as an immigrant is one of the quickest ways to becoming a green card holder and eventually a US citizen. Other routes such as a US citizen filing for his brother or sister) may take as long as fifteen years. Getting a green card through marriage may take as little as one year"

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Lawyer Poku, however, warned against marrying a US citizen under the guise of love, only to divorce them once you become a US citizen.

She revealed that in some cases the victims or their relatives take the law into their hands and react to the betrayal.

"In the US, this is a type of marriage fraud and a felony offence: where a foreign national defrauds a U.S. citizen who believes the marriage is legitimate.

Needless to say, this type of situation causes a lot of pain and disaffection which can lead to disastrous consequences. People are shot and stabbed over these types of situations. Sometimes the revenge is not even taken by the victims of the marriage fraud but by their family members who see the suffering and the pain their loved ones go through. If you cause someone pain in such a manner then you have to be ready for the consequences. she told YEN.com.gh

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Peeps react to the actions of the man

Netizens who watched the video shared diverse opinions on the actions of the elderly man

Kaylami12 commented:

why did he not ask before the wedding he is a drama king

Influential revealed:

The pastor is the wife’s father

Fletch_don stated:

Parents with no boundaries smh

Couple marry in simple wedding ceremony

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a young couple earned praise online after a video of their simple wedding ceremony dropped online.

The coupled opted to do away with the pomp and pageantry associated with weddings in recent times.

The bride and groom were captured holding hands in the open as a man of God blessed their union and wished them a marriage of bliss.

Source: YEN.com.gh