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Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 1:31pm On Nov 04, 2015
Why are poor nations the most religious? Why do poor people cling to religion? The answer is obvious, when you are in pain you take painkillers! Poverty is pain, religion soothes poverty! The poor rely on religion for comfort. Across the planet and especially in Africa, the most impoverished people are often told their reward is in heaven and that they should be thankful for being alive. Thus, the poor embrace religion as a way to handle the plight they have no power to escape.

Apart from Buddhists, I’m not aware of anyone who is happy to be poor. That is why people want to pray away poverty. People only pray over the uncertainties in life. No one, except Nigerians, pray for things they have control over. No one prays to strike a match or to open one’s mouth. The more uncertainties one experiences in life, the more religious one becomes. It is also a fact that people with low Intelligence Quotient (IQ) have less understanding of reality, they face more uncertainties and have less control of their lives. This means the underclass are more religious than wealthy and intelligent people. As a consequence, the more the population of the underclass in a nation, the poorer the nation is, the more religious the nation is and the more it gets exploited by the clergy. When people are poor they lean on religion for comfort.

In a 2010 Gallup poll of 100 countries, the data showed a strong, positive correlation between strict adherence to religion and privation. In like manner, an independent study by Dr. Tom Rees, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, showed that in places without strong social safety nets to provide people with opportunities for upward mobility, they are more likely to be religious. When suffering becomes a constant in the lives of people, they are easily consoled by visions of the apocalypse, judgement, punishment and hell. Poverty, deprivation and suffering often leads to consolatory beliefs that the world will soon end, with God rewarding the faithful with everlasting joy where there is no want, no toil, no tribulation. The doom and gloom predictions of the rapture and the trials and tribulations that humanity will face, as found in Christian fundamentalism, is thus made popular. The scenario helps perpetuate suffering by attributing a higher purpose to human pain and suffering as part of God’s grand plan for absolution among His chosen.

The religionists may argue that religion does provide real assistance and a sense of security to the poor. That is true to a lesser extent, it does not solve the problems associated with poverty. What the religious houses give in assistance, they take back a thousand fold in tithes and offerings. Religion as a positive social influence in Nigeria is a decoy for much larger social problems that promotes poverty. One of the biggest problem in Nigeria is religion. Just how does the lowly working class focus on developing logical, realistic plans to escape the oppression of the powerful who promote religion to keep the poor content with their parlous state on earth? The truth is that the Nigerian ruling elite in collaboration with the clergy want everyone in perpetual bondage. They know, if the poor gets wise and stops waiting for the reward of the afterlife, they will start fighting for some of that reward right here, right now. They will stop worshiping their oppressors and start demanding their fair share. That is why a Senator will rather build Churches, and Mosques while governors will prefer to distribute rice, kerosene, vegetable oil and chicken than to build good and equipped schools or give scholarships to reputable institutions of learning.

In a country where good roads, electricity and healthcare facilities are taken to God in prayer, the link between religion and poverty is worth analysing more closely. Do Nigerians turn to religion due to despair, or do people fall into poverty as a result of their religious beliefs? This question is pertinent because seemingly intelligent, educated people in Nigeria believe they have no control over their lives because their living and dying has been preordained and it is all in God’s hands. For these people, life choices do not count. The only method of making major life decisions – where to school, where to live, who to marry is “to tell my pastor and pray over it.”

Religion in Nigeria has become a powerful open trap that exerts tremendous social pressure that is often impossible for the uneducated mind to avoid. In my interactions, I have seen educated people, who were normal in their homes, normal at work and everywhere outside of the Church, become complete fools once inside the Church. One cannot but wonder if the central problem comes from people turning their minds off once they walk through the door of a Church or Mosque. Their minds seem conditioned to do so since they were young. They swallow anything that is said as the truth. It is no longer what the Bible says but what my Pastor says and for the Muslims, every reference is according to this Sheikh and that Imam. To a first time visitor to Nigeria, it is easy to conclude that religion makes both educated and uneducated Nigerians mindless.

The result of our religiosity is not difficult to fathom. It has been a disaster for Nigeria in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century. All ramifications considered, the malfeasance of the Abrahamic faiths is staggering in its extent and its viciousness on our national psyche. The link between religion and poverty is easy; it is control. If you feel less in control of your life, you seek beliefs that help you feel greater control. Being poor and poorly educated, lacking power in the larger world and solid knowledge of the way things work, the natural fallback becomes a belief in miracles and magic. In Nigeria, magic and miracles comes in the neat package of religion. With the nation-space littered with Pastorpreneurs, who preach prosperity and nothing else, religion may be the only source of hope for a better life for a larger portion of our people.

The trick the Pastors and the rulers who patronise and encourage them know is that the greater your education (good education), the more you understand the world, and the more options you have for moving and succeeding in it. Education is the power you can see, it is the power you create that allows you to need less of miracles and magic. That is why they have ruined education collaboratively. That is why almost all the Churches and some Islamic sects and organisations have invested in education. They make it expensive, such that majority of their congregants can’t afford it and where they can, they shape the kind of education they give. They do this to ensure successful manipulation and enslavement of our people. That is why “touch not my anointed” is one of the most quoted verse in the Bible, in today’s Nigeria. It is the reason why the poor congregant will donate his entire January salary in his bid to sow by giving his first fruits (insane). That is why a person earning minimum wage is happy his Pastor has bought a second Gulf-stream jet while he barely could afford his transportation to Church.

Religion offers a sense of hope, and it helps keep the poor from total despair. It thwarts their drive to improve their lot and creates a social disincentive for progress. That is why people under stress are easier targets for evangelism. That is why the soul winning ministries have more success among the poor, and it is the reason they target people going through life-changing events such as illness, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, death in the family, etc. We ought to be wary of those who take advantage of us at our most vulnerable moments.

Without a shred of doubt, Nigerian churches have failed the poor. On the other hand, Islam is busy promoting intergenerational poverty through fatalism and fundamentalism. Religious centres have become profit oriented mega-companies. All hope is not lost. If the right investments in education are embarked upon, the situation will change. Nigeria will be a better place and the social benefits of religion will naturally take centre stage and be targeted further down the socioeconomic ladder, and delivered through education, community and charitable giving. For Nigeria’s renaissance, we must think less of hell and the annihilation of the human race. We must commit to making this life the best that it can possibly be, since it is the only life that any of us has. As urgent as we can, we must ensure that the basic needs of the majority of our people are met and that they have opportunities for security and advancement.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by Luizkid(m): 1:57pm On Nov 04, 2015
nice write-up
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 2:22pm On Nov 04, 2015
Crap. Africa's richest man, Dangote, is religious. Alakija, Africa's richest woman is religious. Bill Gates no longer identifies as an atheist but a Roman Catholic. Till tomorrow una go dey beef Oyedepo and Oyakhilome because of their money. Who u be?

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 2:50pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:
Crap. Africa's richest man, Dangote, is religious. Alakija, Africa's richest woman is religious. Bill Gates no longer identifies as an atheist but a Roman Catholic. Till tomorrow una go dey beef Oyedepo and Oyakhilome because of their money. Who u be?

Did you even read the write up? Let me just give you some excerpts

In a country where good roads, electricity and healthcare facilities are taken to God in prayer, the link between religion and poverty is worth analysing more closely. Do Nigerians turn to religion due to despair, or do people fall into poverty as a result of their religious beliefs? This question is pertinent because seemingly intelligent, educated people in Nigeria believe they have no control over their lives because their living and dying has been preordained and it is all in God’s hands. For these people, life choices do not count. The only method of making major life decisions – where to school, where to live, who to marry is “to tell my pastor and pray over it.”

"Religion in Nigeria has become a powerful open trap that exerts tremendous social pressure that is often impossible for the uneducated mind to avoid. In my interactions, I have seen educated people, who were normal in their homes, normal at work and everywhere outside of the Church, become complete fools once inside the Church. One cannot but wonder if the central problem comes from people turning their minds off once they walk through the door of a Church or Mosque. Their minds seem conditioned to do so since they were young. They swallow anything that is said as the truth. It is no longer what the Bible says but what my Pastor says and for the Muslims, every reference is according to this Sheikh and that Imam. To a first time visitor to Nigeria, it is easy to conclude that religion makes both educated and uneducated Nigerians mindless."

"The trick the Pastors and the rulers who patronise and encourage them know is that the greater your education (good education), the more you understand the world, and the more options you have for moving and succeeding in it. Education is the power you can see, it is the power you create that allows you to need less of miracles and magic. That is why they have ruined education collaboratively. That is why almost all the Churches and some Islamic sects and organisations have invested in education. They make it expensive, such that majority of their congregants can’t afford it and where they can, they shape the kind of education they give. They do this to ensure successful manipulation and enslavement of our people. That is why “touch not my anointed” is one of the most quoted verse in the Bible, in today’s Nigeria. It is the reason why the poor congregant will donate his entire January salary in his bid to sow by giving his first fruits (insane). That is why a person earning minimum wage is happy his Pastor has bought a second Gulf-stream jet while he barely could afford his transportation to Church."

In a 2010 Gallup poll of 100 countries, the data showed a strong, positive correlation between strict adherence to religion and privation. In like manner, an independent study by Dr. Tom Rees, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, showed that in places without strong social safety nets to provide people with opportunities for upward mobility, they are more likely to be religious. When suffering becomes a constant in the lives of people, they are easily consoled by visions of the apocalypse, judgement, punishment and hell. Poverty, deprivation and suffering often leads to consolatory beliefs that the world will soon end, with God rewarding the faithful with everlasting joy where there is no want, no toil, no tribulation. The doom and gloom predictions of the rapture and the trials and tribulations that humanity will face, as found in Christian fundamentalism, is thus made popular. The scenario helps perpetuate suffering by attributing a higher purpose to human pain and suffering as part of God’s grand plan for absolution among His chosen.

Without a shred of doubt, Nigerian churches have failed the poor. On the other hand, Islam is busy promoting intergenerational poverty through fatalism and fundamentalism. Religious centres have become profit oriented mega-companies. All hope is not lost. If the right investments in education are embarked upon, the situation will change. Nigeria will be a better place and the social benefits of religion will naturally take centre stage and be targeted further down the socioeconomic ladder, and delivered through education, community and charitable giving. For Nigeria’s renaissance, we must think less of hell and the annihilation of the human race. We must commit to making this life the best that it can possibly be, since it is the only life that any of us has.

People like Oyaks, Oyedepo, TB Joshua etc are all benefiting from a crumbled and disorganized system where majority of the people suffering and are in despair, they take advantage of the failed system by spewing lies, promising false hope, staging miracles and wonders, and cajoling the people to give them money all in the name of giving unto God , they tell the people that if the people give God money he will change their lot and make their lives better, but the reality is that they are the ones that continue to grow rich why majority of the people that give them the money remain the same or their conditions get worse.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by hahn(m): 2:51pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:
Crap. Africa's richest man, Dangote, is religious. Alakija, Africa's richest woman is religious. Bill Gates no longer identifies as an atheist but a Roman Catholic. Till tomorrow una go dey beef Oyedepo and Oyakhilome because of their money. Who u be?

Nigeria's richest will still have to buy canoes in their Lekki mansions or come down from their expensive cars and "swim" when rain falls due to lack of proper drainage systems. undecided

You also forgot to mention that ALL corrupt officials that ever stole Nigeria's money are religious. That says a lot about the inability of religion to instill morality undecided

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by Nobody: 3:04pm On Nov 04, 2015
Religious Nigerians lack the sense of objectivity.

They aren't capable of reading through texts like this without prejudice.

Unfortunately...

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 3:13pm On Nov 04, 2015
hahn:


Nigeria's richest will still have to buy canoes in their Lekki mansions or come down from their expensive cars and "swim" when rain falls due to lack of proper drainage systems. undecided

You also forgot to mention that ALL corrupt officials that ever stole Nigeria's money are religious. That says a lot about the inability of religion to instill morality undecided


I will agree most were religious but I'm not sure about all. It's a fact that most Nigerian atheist LIE about being atheists and pretend to be religious and there are threads here were atheists said lying and stealing were okay.

Your view of religion is polarized and hypocritical. When religion urges a call to higher values that are hard to maintain such as not lying, not having pre-martial sex and decent dressing you castigate it. When religious people fall short of their values, you will now use those same values you criticize to judge them.

If religion doesn't instill mortality how come there are many good religious people, people whose character and lifestyles have been totally changed by religion? You better not let your bias rob you of your reason.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by vooks: 3:27pm On Nov 04, 2015
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dalaman:
Why are poor nations the most religious? Why do poor people cling to religion? The answer is obvious, when you are in pain you take painkillers! Poverty is pain, religion soothes poverty! The poor rely on religion for comfort. Across the planet and especially in Africa, the most impoverished people are often told their reward is in heaven and that they should be thankful for being alive. Thus, the poor embrace religion as a way to handle the plight they have no power to escape.

Apart from Buddhists, I’m not aware of anyone who is happy to be poor. That is why people want to pray away poverty. People only pray over the uncertainties in life. No one, except Nigerians, pray for things they have control over. No one prays to strike a match or to open one’s mouth. The more uncertainties one experiences in life, the more religious one becomes. It is also a fact that people with low Intelligence Quotient (IQ) have less understanding of reality, they face more uncertainties and have less control of their lives. This means the underclass are more religious than wealthy and intelligent people. As a consequence, the more the population of the underclass in a nation, the poorer the nation is, the more religious the nation is and the more it gets exploited by the clergy. When people are poor they lean on religion for comfort.

In a 2010 Gallup poll of 100 countries, the data showed a strong, positive correlation between strict adherence to religion and privation. In like manner, an independent study by Dr. Tom Rees, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, showed that in places without strong social safety nets to provide people with opportunities for upward mobility, they are more likely to be religious. When suffering becomes a constant in the lives of people, they are easily consoled by visions of the apocalypse, judgement, punishment and hell. Poverty, deprivation and suffering often leads to consolatory beliefs that the world will soon end, with God rewarding the faithful with everlasting joy where there is no want, no toil, no tribulation. The doom and gloom predictions of the rapture and the trials and tribulations that humanity will face, as found in Christian fundamentalism, is thus made popular. The scenario helps perpetuate suffering by attributing a higher purpose to human pain and suffering as part of God’s grand plan for absolution among His chosen.

The religionists may argue that religion does provide real assistance and a sense of security to the poor. That is true to a lesser extent, it does not solve the problems associated with poverty. What the religious houses give in assistance, they take back a thousand fold in tithes and offerings. Religion as a positive social influence in Nigeria is a decoy for much larger social problems that promotes poverty. One of the biggest problem in Nigeria is religion. Just how does the lowly working class focus on developing logical, realistic plans to escape the oppression of the powerful who promote religion to keep the poor content with their parlous state on earth? The truth is that the Nigerian ruling elite in collaboration with the clergy want everyone in perpetual bondage. They know, if the poor gets wise and stops waiting for the reward of the afterlife, they will start fighting for some of that reward right here, right now. They will stop worshiping their oppressors and start demanding their fair share. That is why a Senator will rather build Churches, and Mosques while governors will prefer to distribute rice, kerosene, vegetable oil and chicken than to build good and equipped schools or give scholarships to reputable institutions of learning.

In a country where good roads, electricity and healthcare facilities are taken to God in prayer, the link between religion and poverty is worth analysing more closely. Do Nigerians turn to religion due to despair, or do people fall into poverty as a result of their religious beliefs? This question is pertinent because seemingly intelligent, educated people in Nigeria believe they have no control over their lives because their living and dying has been preordained and it is all in God’s hands. For these people, life choices do not count. The only method of making major life decisions – where to school, where to live, who to marry is “to tell my pastor and pray over it.”

Religion in Nigeria has become a powerful open trap that exerts tremendous social pressure that is often impossible for the uneducated mind to avoid. In my interactions, I have seen educated people, who were normal in their homes, normal at work and everywhere outside of the Church, become complete fools once inside the Church. One cannot but wonder if the central problem comes from people turning their minds off once they walk through the door of a Church or Mosque. Their minds seem conditioned to do so since they were young. They swallow anything that is said as the truth. It is no longer what the Bible says but what my Pastor says and for the Muslims, every reference is according to this Sheikh and that Imam. To a first time visitor to Nigeria, it is easy to conclude that religion makes both educated and uneducated Nigerians mindless.

The result of our religiosity is not difficult to fathom. It has been a disaster for Nigeria in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century. All ramifications considered, the malfeasance of the Abrahamic faiths is staggering in its extent and its viciousness on our national psyche. The link between religion and poverty is easy; it is control. If you feel less in control of your life, you seek beliefs that help you feel greater control. Being poor and poorly educated, lacking power in the larger world and solid knowledge of the way things work, the natural fallback becomes a belief in miracles and magic. In Nigeria, magic and miracles comes in the neat package of religion. With the nation-space littered with Pastorpreneurs, who preach prosperity and nothing else, religion may be the only source of hope for a better life for a larger portion of our people.

The trick the Pastors and the rulers who patronise and encourage them know is that the greater your education (good education), the more you understand the world, and the more options you have for moving and succeeding in it. Education is the power you can see, it is the power you create that allows you to need less of miracles and magic. That is why they have ruined education collaboratively. That is why almost all the Churches and some Islamic sects and organisations have invested in education. They make it expensive, such that majority of their congregants can’t afford it and where they can, they shape the kind of education they give. They do this to ensure successful manipulation and enslavement of our people. That is why “touch not my anointed” is one of the most quoted verse in the Bible, in today’s Nigeria. It is the reason why the poor congregant will donate his entire January salary in his bid to sow by giving his first fruits (insane). That is why a person earning minimum wage is happy his Pastor has bought a second Gulf-stream jet while he barely could afford his transportation to Church.

Religion offers a sense of hope, and it helps keep the poor from total despair. It thwarts their drive to improve their lot and creates a social disincentive for progress. That is why people under stress are easier targets for evangelism. That is why the soul winning ministries have more success among the poor, and it is the reason they target people going through life-changing events such as illness, marriage, divorce, pregnancy, death in the family, etc. We ought to be wary of those who take advantage of us at our most vulnerable moments.

Without a shred of doubt, Nigerian churches have failed the poor. On the other hand, Islam is busy promoting intergenerational poverty through fatalism and fundamentalism. Religious centres have become profit oriented mega-companies. All hope is not lost. If the right investments in education are embarked upon, the situation will change. Nigeria will be a better place and the social benefits of religion will naturally take centre stage and be targeted further down the socioeconomic ladder, and delivered through education, community and charitable giving. For Nigeria’s renaissance, we must think less of hell and the annihilation of the human race. We must commit to making this life the best that it can possibly be, since it is the only life that any of us has. As urgent as we can, we must ensure that the basic needs of the majority of our people are met and that they have opportunities for security and advancement.

http://blogs.premiumtimesng.com/?p=169503
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Garbage. So Nigeria atheists live in cloud 9?

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by hahn(m): 3:29pm On Nov 04, 2015
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I will agree most were religious but I'm not sure about all. It's a fact that most Nigerian atheist LIE about being atheists and pretend to be religious and there are threads here were atheists said lying and stealing were okay.


Lol. Such a cheap shot are atheists. Even based on your assumption at least 99% are religious.

Your view of religion is polarized and hypocritical. When religion urges a call to higher values that are hard to maintain such as not lying, not having pre-martial sex and decent dressing you castigate it. When religious people fall short of their values, you will now use those same values you criticize to judge them.

Religion is not the basis of morality. Atheists and theists sin but the the truth is that statistically there are more theists than atheists and a lot of criminals attend one church or the other.

If religion doesn't instill mortality how come there are many good religious people, people whose character and lifestyles have been totally changed by religion? You better not let your bias rob you of your reason.

Read my last comment

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 3:51pm On Nov 04, 2015
vooks:
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Garbage. So Nigeria atheists live in cloud 9?

Is that all what you could deduce from the write up?
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by hahn(m): 4:04pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


Did you read the write up?

Fixed grin
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by Nobody: 4:10pm On Nov 04, 2015
Nice write up OP. But unfortunately from my experience,religious Nigerians don't read. You may tattoo the truth on their skins,they still won't read it. They are better off waiting in vain for their Lords and Masters

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by vooks: 4:56pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


Is that all what you could deduce from the write up?
There was nothing to deduce. This came from my head. If I went by the silly rant, I'd have kept my peace
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 5:13pm On Nov 04, 2015
ifeness:
Nice write up OP. But unfortunately from my experience,religious Nigerians don't read. You may tattoo the truth on their skins,they still won't read it. They are better off waiting in vain for their Lords and Masters

While waiting some are making money, you berra make ur own. So when they leave you won't be left high and dry.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 5:21pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:


While waiting some are making money, you berra make ur own. So when they leave you won't be left high and dry.

What has this got to do with what he wrote down?
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by Nobody: 5:25pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:


While waiting some are making money, you berra make ur own. So when they leave you won't be left high and dry.

The only place they will to is their various home from their various churches as usual.
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 5:46pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


What has this got to do with what he wrote down?

He wrote about religion causing poverty and I'm re minding him people make money from it. Abi make Bishop Oyedepo buy anoda jet b4 u change style ba?
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 6:00pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


What has this got to do with what he wrote down?

He wrote about religion causing poverty and I'm re minding him people make money from it. Abi make Bishop Oyedepo buy anoda jet b4 u change style ba? o
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 6:05pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:


He wrote about religion causing poverty and I'm re minding him people make money from it. Abi make Bishop Oyedepo buy anoda jet b4 u change style ba? o

I get. So long as the country remains as disorganized and distabilized as it is religious leaders will continue to cash out selling and peddling snake oil.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 7:23pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


People like Oyaks, Oyedepo, TB Joshua etc are all benefiting from a crumbled and disorganized system where majority of the people suffering and are in despair, they take advantage of the failed system by spewing and lies, promising false hope, staging miracles and wonders, and cajoling the people to give them money all in the name of giving unto God , they tell the people that if the people give God money he will change their lot and make their lives better, but the reality is that they are the ones that continue to grow rich why majority of the people that give them the money remain the same or their conditions get worse.


This idi.ot called Dalaman is a muslim whose mission is to ridicule Christianity ... he uses atheism as a tool . Winner01 , hahn , beware ... he's a fake .

How do I know ? The atheists who were formerly muslims understand the religion and fault it . On social networks they are only interested in ridiculing Islam . But this one is only interested in ridiculing Christianity - a religion he supposedly knows little of . Have you seen Dalaman arguing with a fellow muslim ? shocked shocked wink wink wink wink cool cool cool

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 7:24pm On Nov 04, 2015
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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by dalaman: 7:30pm On Nov 04, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:


This idi.ot called Dalaman is a muslim whose mission is to ridicule Christianity ... he uses atheism as a tool . Winner01 , hahn , beware ... he's a fake .

How do I know ? The atheists who were formerly muslims understand the religion and fault it . On social networks they are only interested in ridiculing Islam . But this one is only interested in ridiculing Christianity - a religion he supposedly knows little of . Have you seen Dalaman arguing with a fellow muslim ? shocked shocked wink wink wink wink cool cool cool

You are deluded in everything concerning religion.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 7:34pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


You are deluded in everything concerning religion.

Stop using atheism as a tool ridicule christianity . You are devoted muslim . Dalaman you are a devoted muslim

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 7:43pm On Nov 04, 2015
dalaman:


I get. So long as the country remains as disorganized and distabilized as it is religious leaders will continue to cash out selling and peddling snake oil.

Guy if someone offers u 0. 01% of Oyedepo's wealth which should be wel over $15k u go take am smiley Yes or no.
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 7:44pm On Nov 04, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:


Stop using atheism as a tool ridicule christianity . You are devoted muslim . Dalaman you are a devoted muslim

So he's a Muslim.
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by Nobody: 7:51pm On Nov 04, 2015
Op, just one word IGNORANCE

Ignorance is the cure for nothing.

I'm glad you also feel my pain but sometimes I laugh at my pain because I know, I was born in it and would die in it but me realizing the truth and turned Atheist is the greatest non-material achievement I'm proud of, then follow by my material achievements.

Proud Atheist till the machine beep my vital signs flat line.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by johnydon22(m): 7:57pm On Nov 04, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:


Stop using atheism as a tool ridicule christianity . You are devoted muslim . Dalaman you are a devoted muslim


Lol... this guy shaaa... You have been here before me you should have witnessed the evolution of Dalaman from Christianity to becoming atheistic.

You can simply go check and research into his old threads, Dalaman was a top notch Christian before not a muslim..

I nearly died of laugh as you are shouting accusation like a market woman in a movie scene.. cheesy

Dalaman was an ex-Christian not a muslim. . . You only think this way because he sometimes uses islamic God in some of his analogies when arguing with a Christian...You funny shaa...

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 8:02pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:


So he's a Muslim.

He's a devoted Muslim . He uses atheism as a tool to ridicule Christianity . Have you seen Dalaman ridiculing Islam before ?? wink . He only talks about the "Christian God" and how the bible is mythical , he subjects christians' views to derision and opens an utterly biased thread that focuses on the "ills" of Christianity . Look at him talking trash about Pastors angry /

Take a look at the horrendous crimes Boko Haram commits against humanity - killings , kidnappings , rape ,violence - but he never points those out . Boko Haram has killed thousands and rendered millions homeless . Boko Haram has destroyed businesses and impoverished millions of Nigerians . This insurgent group armed with their weapons and wicked ideologies from his religion is a menace to our country but he is against people who are armed with the in-dept knowledge of the word of God!

I repeat Dalaman is a devoted muslim who uses atheism as a tool to ridicule Christianity

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 8:04pm On Nov 04, 2015
johnydon22:


Lol... this guy shaaa... You have been here before me you should have witnessed the evolution of Dalaman from Christianity to becoming atheistic.

You can simply go check and research into his old threads, Dalaman was a top notch Christian before not a muslim..

I nearly died of laugh as you are shouting accusation like a market woman in a movie scene.. cheesy

Dalaman was an ex-Christian not a muslim. . . You only think this way because he sometimes uses islamic God in some of his analogies when arguing with a Christian...You funny shaa...


Dalaman is never an ex-Christian ask him . He is pretending to make it look real . Don't be deceived wink
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by CoolUsername: 8:12pm On Nov 04, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:


This idi.ot called Dalaman is a muslim whose mission is to ridicule Christianity ... he uses atheism as a tool . Winner01 , hahn , beware ... he's a fake .

How do I know ? The atheists who were formerly muslims understand the religion and fault it . On social networks they are only interested in ridiculing Islam . But this one is only interested in ridiculing Christianity - a religion he supposedly knows little of . Have you seen Dalaman arguing with a fellow muslim ? shocked shocked wink wink wink wink cool cool cool
Whether he's a muslim or not is immaterial, he made a solid post. That's just it.

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Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by UyiIredia(m): 8:12pm On Nov 04, 2015
KingEbukasBlog:


He's a devoted Muslim . He uses atheism as a tool to ridicule Christianity . Have you seen Dalaman ridiculing Islam before ?? wink . He only talks about the "Christian God" and how the bible is mythical , he subjects christians' views to derision and opens an utterly biased thread that focuses on the "ills" of Christianity . Look at him talking trash about Pastors angry /

Take a lot horrendous crimes Boko Haram commits against humanity - killings , kidnappings , rape ,violence - but never he points those out . Boko Haram has killed thousands and rendered millions homeless . Boko Haram has destroyed businesses and impoverished millions of Nigerians . This insurgent group armed with their weapons and wicked ideologies from his religion is a menace to our country but he is against people who are armed with the in dept knowledge of the word of God .

I repeat Dalaman is a devoted muslim who uses atheism as tool to ridicule Christianity

SMH at him. I hope you're good.
Re: Religion As A Tool For Impoverishing Nigerians. by KingEbukasBlog(m): 8:21pm On Nov 04, 2015
UyiIredia:


SMH at him. I hope you're good.

Yeah , I thank God & hope you are too smiley

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