{"id":50666,"date":"2026-02-23T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=50666"},"modified":"2026-02-23T18:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:45:54","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsiv-ngesi-sparks-debate-after-admitting-he-doesnt-believe-in-god-but-loves-gospel-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsiv-ngesi-sparks-debate-after-admitting-he-doesnt-believe-in-god-but-loves-gospel-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Siv Ngesi sparks debate after admitting he doesn\u2019t believe in God but loves gospel music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_95030\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95030\" class=\"wp-image-95030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Siv-Ngesi-sparks-debate-after-admitting-he-doesnt-believe-in.jpg?resize=600%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Siv-Ngesi-sparks-debate-after-admitting-he-doesnt-believe-in.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Siv-Ngesi-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-95030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siv Ngesi claims to be an atheist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>South African actor and media personality Siv Ngesi has set social media abuzz after sharing a candid confession about his faith and musical taste.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, the outspoken star wrote: \u201cI don\u2019t believe in God, but I love gospel music!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tweet quickly gained traction, drawing mixed reactions from users who weighed in on the apparent contradiction between disbelief and devotion to a genre deeply rooted in faith.<\/p>\n<p>One user responded by suggesting that Ngesi\u2019s love for gospel music hinted at something deeper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe spirit inside u, knows the truth thats why love Gospel\u2026 its ur smart brain leading u astray but uzoba right,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Another echoed similar sentiments, sharing their own perspective: \u201cI also don\u2019t believe in God and I love gospel 2.. it\u2019s because human being we are spiritual like that.. we can feel through our spirit that there\u2019s a higher power..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others were more curious than critical.<\/p>\n<p>One person simply asked, \u201cAre you angry with God?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, some defended Ngesi\u2019s stance, arguing that music and belief do not always have to align.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it\u2019s absolutely okay. Music is somewhat spiritual to some extent, I don\u2019t think feeling it at times has anything to do with the genre,\u201d another user commented.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Siv #Ngesi #sparks #debate #admitting #doesnt #God #loves #gospel #music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Siv Ngesi claims to be an atheist South African actor and media personality Siv Ngesi has set social media&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50666"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50668,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50666\/revisions\/50668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}