AjanleKoko:

Holy Book ke.
Though the fellow is right after a fashion; Moslem activism on a global scale started in earnest after the British drove the Ottomans from the Middle East, and a lot of puppet regimes were empowered. Moslems never had widespread access to Western Europe prior to then. The Ottomans ruled a significant portion of Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and was an alternative power to the Christian West back in those days.

Latter-day Moslem activism is by and large a product of Western Imperialism, to be honest.

kola oloye:

It is well.

bakila:
Simply uninformed.

Audukaya: Soyinka you look like an informed person but your notion on religion is loopsided.who ignite the recent violence across the glove? A christian ofcourse.

chimuchi: love ur neighbour as urself. hmmm

Sagamite:

I disagree.

Mohammed is an icon that shaped the thinking and being of majority of his people (Arab people).

People are going to model themselves on such icon that they also see as a Prophet that speaks to God.

Mohammed was a warrior in the 5th century. He was a warrior that had little qualms in waging war, taking slaves and dominating conquered people if one goes to read about his history.


These approach has been embedded in the culture of Arabs since then (5th century).

It is even evident from their mode of celebration (swords and shooting in the air) till this day.

It is a no-brainer people of respective religions would model themselves on there most prominent messenger.

Arabs are aggressive people that will turn to violence if they feel offended especially by non-muslims.

And as Mohammed said in his farewell speech, they should respect fellow muslims. That is part of the reasons why they they treat other muslims different to non-muslims.

ignis: He is right and he is wrong depending on perspective one look at it from.

ebamma: Take Islam out and the world will be in peace

shymexx:

^^^^^I concur 10000%!!! Religion has to go!!

Humanity > Religion!!

omodapson: See them dey fight, muslims and christians, shio! This only gives credence to Soyinka's write-up. The solution to 90% of world's problems is to have no religion or have at most one religion.

AjanleKoko:

So were Vikings, Norsemen, Huns, Barbarians, Franks etc. Yet Charlemagne is regarded as the father of modern-day Europe by most historians. No history tome is complete if there's no reference to Jenghiz Khan, the great emperor of the steppe. These guys were all barbarians, bloody butchers. The only reason why we don't hear these names anymore is simple: Their time don pass.

AjanleKoko:
Forget all the religious small talk and slogans: Moslem extremism is the manifestation of 20th-century oppression of a large number of indigenous Moslem people, brought about by Western imperialists and the puppet leaders they installed in these countries. After all, Afghans, Tamils, Abu Sayaf (in the Phillipines), Pakistanis, are not Arabs ke.

AjanleKoko:
Let's not stereotype Arabs. I work with a lot of them, and they are just like everyone else. Imagine stereotyping Nigerians because of Boko Haram or Tompolo's boys. The violence going on around the world today has nothing to do with religion, but more to do with striking a blow at the perceived oppressors.

musKeeto:
Christianity is a religion... Love for your fellow man isn't.

Anyone can practice love despite his religion.
You don't need religion to have common sense, and a conscience ...

Sagamite:

I disagree.

Mohammed is an icon that shaped the thinking and being of majority of his people (Arab people).

People are going to model themselves on such icon that they also see as a Prophet that speaks to God.

Mohammed was a warrior in the 5th century. He was a warrior that had little qualms in waging war, taking slaves and dominating conquered people if one goes to read about his history.

These approach has been embedded in the culture of Arabs since then (5th century).

It is even evident from their mode of celebration (swords and shooting in the air) till this day.

It is a no-brainer people of respective religions would model themselves on there most prominent messenger.

Arabs are aggressive people that will turn to violence if they feel offended especially by non-muslims.

And as Mohammed said in his farewell speech, they should respect fellow muslims. That is part of the reasons why they they treat other muslims different to non-muslims.

gbadexy:
Arabs are naturally violent and aggressive, it is actually prophet Muhammad that tamed them through Islam.
They bury their daughters alive, commit violent acts at the slightest provocation and it was the prophet that stopped these.

gbadexy:
The prophet was uncompromising and detests oppression and injustice and he didn't attack innocent people. The jews were living peacefully in jerusalem during the time of the prophet and muslim domination generally.

m.k.o2005:

We are called to live a christ like life !
Religion seeks to follow rituals and set down dogmas !
Christ never came to establish a religion but to reveal a life style ! Surprisingly,most people see Christianity as a religion ! But actually,it's not.

OYINBOGOJU: Legend Fela has spoken about it 1 Millionth times....

One more way that proved Fela is a Prophet.

Religion is a crime against humanity

AjanleKoko:

So were Vikings, Norsemen, Huns, Barbarians, Franks etc. Yet Charlemagne is regarded as the father of modern-day Europe by most historians. No history tome is complete if there's no reference to Jenghiz Khan, the great emperor of the steppe. These guys were all barbarians, bloody butchers. The only reason why we don't hear these names anymore is simple: Their time don pass. And their descendants were the likes of Diderot, Talleyrand, Rosseau, Voltaire, etc. So we only think of them today as 'civilized'.

Forget all the religious small talk and slogans: Moslem extremism is the manifestation of 20th-century oppression of a large number of indigenous Moslem people, brought about by Western imperialists and the puppet leaders they installed in these countries. After all, Afghans, Tamils, Abu Sayaf (in the Phillipines), Pakistanis, are not Arabs ke.

Let's not stereotype Arabs. I work with a lot of them, and they are just like everyone else. Imagine stereotyping Nigerians because of Boko Haram or Tompolo's boys. The violence going on around the world today has nothing to do with religion, but more to do with striking a blow at the perceived oppressors.

m.k.o2005:

We are called to live a christ like life !
Religion seeks to follow rituals and set down dogmas !
Christ never came to establish a religion but to reveal a life style ! Surprisingly,most people see Christianity as a religion ! But actually,it's not.

m.k.o2005:

Yes i agree with you but sure not Christianity because Christianity isn't a religion but most people practice it as such hence the atrocities inherent in it's practice !
Christ came not to establish a religion but to reveal a life style !

Katsumoto:
Please read Bernard Lewis' "The Roots of Muslim Rage" where he traces the origins of rage from the conception of the religion, the requirements of followers to wage war when necessary, to imperialism and emasculation of the Muslim male.

Katsumoto:

First, The Vikings, Huns, and other Barbarians did not murder in the name of religion.

Second, Muslims were not the only religious group to suffer from western imperialism.

Third, Christian crusaders stopped the crusades in the 13th/14th century. If we agree that both were bad in that they both waged religious wars, why is it that one stopped waging wars over 800 years ago while the other hasn't?

Please read Bernard Lewis' "The Roots of Muslim Rage" where he traces the origins of rage from the conception of the religion, the requirements of followers to wage war when necessary, to imperialism and emasculation of the Muslim male.

musKeeto:
Buddha also came to establish a lifestyle and people made a god out of him, just like the Christians did with Christ... so Buddhism isn't a religion too...

Hindus will also tell you that Hinduism is also not a religion..

At least, all of you agree on one thing: religion is evil and causes more problems than it claims to solve..

AjanleKoko:

Bros.
They murdered in the name of whatever gods they believed in.
And the Crusades generally petered out due to the lack of resources, and bickering between the many states.
True, Moslems are not the only group to suffer from Western imperialism. But you misunderstood me there; I am not saying it justifies their reactions. Just saying that religion is a good motivation for them to cause trouble everywhere. Seeing as the rest of the world has assimilated them.

Sagamite:

I have not even read the book but I am inchoately already self-formulating similar perception from my little research as people that have done large-scale research and written a book.

Kai! Mo wah extremely intelligent! Mo Gbonaa! (I am extremely intelligent! I am hot!)

Sagamite:

I have not even read the book but I am inchoately already self-formulating similar perception from my little research as people that have done large-scale research and written a book.

Kai! Mo wah extremely intelligent! Mo Gbonaa! (I am extremely intelligent! I am hot!)