Hashabiah:
This writeup sounds like one who is disgruntled about Adeboye being a pastor of God.

Daveambition:
Wtf..
Omo, e don rascal til the stage of fellow MEN go stylishly dey wish their own kind death as per blogging? Aghh

buragidi:


What has been disgruntled has told do with posting a reflection on an occurrence?

And what is the big deal about being a pastor, especially in Africa, anyone who has the ability to lie and sell himself out as a powerful man can be a pastor in Africa.

Have you wondered how backward Nigeria is despite producing pastors?

Hashabiah:
Nigeria's problem is does not lie in religion. It lies in the fact that we have a corrupt structure. There was a time in Nigeria were one dollar was the equivalent of one naira and still, there was religion in Nigeria and progress was reported. So what happened? Corruption occurred

buragidi:


Nobody wished anybody death. I know it is a long post. Please go back and read. The write up never wished anyone dead. ...and I am not a blogger.

Daveambition:

How can yu ask me to ASSUME someone departed from this earth & yu say yu didn't just wish the person dead'.?

OkCornel:
Dear OP, you have written very well on the matter.

Sadly religious zealotry and critical reasoning are oil and water. They hardly mix.

Now let’s watch and see religious zealots invoke curses and insult the OP for this truth.

buragidi:
It is pointless engaging you.

buragidi:


You cannot divorce religion from the politics and problems of Nigeria. Today, hardly can anyone become a leader in Nigeria without religion endorsement. The vice president of Nigeria is a senior pastor in Nigeria. Oyedepo would always attack the government of the day when he supported the past administration. All our GOs are politically inclined . That is at the strategic level.

At the base of the pyramid, the kind of messages our churches preach are problems on their own. These are messages that make people to beleive that success is a function of supernatural break through, instead of diligence and creativity. These are messages that make people to beleive they can see where they did not sow (they call it unmerited favour).

The flamboyance and elegance of todays pastors do not help matters. Instead of developing the real sector, many Nigerian professionals would rather turn to pastors, lie to people in the name of prosperity messages and build an empire from the sweat of the poverty-stricken members, while promising them blessings and eternity.

The above destroys creativity and build the culture of laxity in a population.

Daveambition:

Omo; yu be evil. Yu need help.

buragidi:


Na dem. If there is anyone who needs help, it is your likes who are derided of logic and critical thinking.

buragidi:


You cannot divorce religion from the politics and problems of Nigeria. Today, hardly can anyone become a leader in Nigeria without religion endorsement. The vice president of Nigeria is a senior pastor in Nigeria. Oyedepo would always attack the government of the day when he supported the past administration. All our GOs are politically inclined . That is at the strategic level.

At the base of the pyramid, the kind of messages our churches preach are problems on their own. These are messages that make people to beleive that success is a function of supernatural break through, instead of diligence and creativity. These are messages that make people to beleive they can see where they did not sow (they call it unmerited favour).

The flamboyance and elegance of todays pastors do not help matters. Instead of developing the real sector, many Nigerian professionals would rather turn to pastors, lie to people in the name of prosperity messages and build an empire from the sweat of the poverty-stricken members, while promising them blessings and eternity.

The above destroys creativity and build the culture of laxity in a population.

buragidi:


Na dem. If there is anyone who needs help, it is your likes who are derided of logic and critical thinking.

Hashabiah:
I told you earlier that corruption has destroyed the very fabric of the Nigerian politcal structure and this has nothing to do with religion. And you complaining about men of God living flamboyant lifestyles has nothing to do with the woes of Nigeria. And until we learn to accept responsibilities of our own problems as a people, this issues of corruption will never end.

Daveambition:

Ten toes; if yu blaze trees yu'd picture life outta harmful view

buragidi:


You only restated yourself, you have not scientifically disociate religion from corruption in Nigeria. Indeed, religion ( both Islam and christianity) play crucial role in the level of corruption in Nigeria. I have earlier given excuses to substantiate this. I expected you to break those links. As long as money is the epicentre of your churches' message and their leaders keep frolicking with politicians, while living in flamboyance, corruption will keep increasing.

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dikeigbo2:
above all ....this fuel part just caught my attention.......believe it and get your head and brain examined. as many times as possible......No matter your status with with God ....you will surely die One day and that is your rapture

Hashabiah:
I did that in my last post by citing how the Nigeria economy was doing (when $1 =N1). At that time there was still religion. And if you had taken the time to research, you would have seen that men of God like Adeboye and Oyedepo were already ministers in their respective churches. And they were not even influencing anything

buragidi:


You are right. Religion makes people to suspend their brain. You would be surprised that professors in the church also beleived that outright lie.

dikeigbo2:



exactly without asking questions

Hashabiah:
This writeup sounds like one who is disgruntled about Adeboye being a pastor of God.

orisa37:



Not true. "I just feel like sharing my opinion", he says.

orisa37:



Not true. "I just feel like sharing my opinion", he says.

buragidi:


It is called the power of the pulpit. The church arrangement does not even permit to ask questions and provoke intellectual discourse. One man just stands in front of the pulpit and dish out what he thinks is right and people listen with rapt attention without the right to interrogate his speech. He does it over and over again and he masters the art.

He knows that whatever he says cannot be questioned, at least, not on the spot. All he needs to do is to build followers and mix lies with truth and sell it to them. They listen to this over and over again, coupled with what their parents have taught them that men of God should not be questioned and they become brainwashed.

When you listen to a lie over and over again, without being challenged, no matter how stupid it is, it begins to look like the truth. You are a total product of what you watch, read and hear. That is why the Bible says that "..and the word becomes flesh and dwelelleth among us".

When you listen to lies over time, it becomes part of your flesh and dwell with you and yours.

Hashabiah:
This writeup sounds like one who is disgruntled about Adeboye being a pastor of God.