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Iice, gotta go briefly, can't risk my head being off now Good to know you still good though. Catchya soonest okay

This guy is something else, Iice, where you beget am from?

Oga Somze, before you decapitate somebody via the complex connudrum of cyberspace lemme leave you be oh. I wan watch today's champions league games with my eyes, maybe I go see another record breaking scoreline ^{can't do that without my head now ha ha ha ha}

^{Time out}

I go sorry for you small cos I make love not war Mr. Somze. If you search the meaning finish, add it to your vocabulary, okay.

Guy, I no blame you. If only you can tell me the meaning of psychokinesis before my next post, then I will take you seriously

^{For your information, Mixagrip and Cofta syrup are NAFDAC approved, Aunty Dora confirmed, you know am?}

Sorry oh, was just trying to show some concern, you know now, we take care of our own. How the go so far, I see na now people dey recognise the celebrity status when you don attain.

As for me and my house, e don taaaaaay when we know say you na BOMB

Oh, Iice, sorry for butting into the family reunion, but I can't help but notice that it seems you got some of Uncle Sege's cough like syndrome ^{(what with the constant erhhhing and all )}

Make I reccommend cofta and mixagrip, it works wonders

mukina2:
you be Ajad tha great!

Haaaa!!! Mukinatu, abeg oh ^{( Exclaiming in a shocked, surprised and embarrassed sort of way )} . Put me down small small, which one come be great for inside this matter so, if you see my blushing feats now ehn you go think say person don finish like six dozen slaps for my cheeks 

Abeg, no mind my going off unceremoniously yesterday, na power finish. I saw Iice online briefly today, but wasn't able to chat with her, hope she's doin ok?

Police no fit do me nather, I go tell dem say na the very extreme case of missability naim dey worry me. I miss all u guys with style, so I'm gonna try make up for some lost time. Police ke, na dem go even tell me where I fit find u go for Gambia meeen

Yeah girl, I dey stalk you

Any bee keepers in da house?

Muta sa bopa Adebayour bena la dummy doo The next time na to gun am out of the first team meeen. Him suppose dey start their Carling cup squad, no be premiership at all

I go believe u the day when Arsene go begin bench Adebayour as a sort of punishment (or wake up call) for not fulfilling his role as the top striker of the team Na him suppose be the bullet for the gun, but the guy just dey fire blanks

2009? I will be a grand daddy by then, wetin una want make I tell my childrenses, say gunners no win premiership in 5 years, that's some hard tale to tell, don't u think?

2009? What happened to 2008? I be think say na Arsene Arsenal go Ascend the podium this season

Muki baby, that guy so (abi na babe) wey dey ur profile, na purdah she dey abi him na ninja?

M u k i n a t u, you dey laff at me

Some extra large wraps of pounded yam and exotic hot steaming egusi soup (Edo style) spiced with bushmeat and prawns and pieces of beef interspersed allover and an ice cold pack of large 5 alive. Wow, now this is the life. It just so happens to be my lunch today

Salivating already?

Sharn darling, wish you could join me

Oluwanisol:  "Lord Jesus,

Jesus: Yes my dear

Oluwanisol: 1st of all, I want to ask for forgiveness of sins,

Jesus: Okay, I'll bring it up with Jehovah

Oluwanisol: I want God to give me the bone of my bone and the flesh of my flesh.somebdy that will love me d way I am.

Jesus: Your's is about going to sleep now, Genesis 2:18 and 21

Oluwanisol: Lord Jesus, protect every members of my family, cover us with your blood,

Jesus: I am in you and you in me and all that beleieves me right now and we are all in the father, if them no know tell them

Oluwanisol: let me find favour any where I go

Jesus: Might just add grace and peace and love and joy and contentment and all those things that you will need at any point in time, okay.

Oluwanisol: and finally,

Jesus: Allright, I knew you'd say that, go ahead child

Oluwanisol: Lord Jesus come and bless NIGERIA"

Jesus: A lot of people would say an amen to that because Nigeria is home to many that believe in me and my father Jehovah. We'll all be together in the next system soon, this place called Nigeria now will still be there along with other beautiful places all over this earth, then you all will have some real cool big brothers from all of the nations

I no send satan and his horde of followers, I no send all bad spirits and wicked people, I love all good people and good spirits and the most that I can do for the other brother or sister is to tell them about the love of the one true and living creator, Jehovah.

Aside from me, there are I believe millions of people who are truly on the side of the true God, and amongst these people are brothers and sisters of other nations and races. They might be found in different religions of the world, but in the expected system of things, their way shall be vindicated by the one who looks not at the appearance but at the content. Sadly, this cannot be said for the others from the other side.

Did I make any sense to you?

Of power, the rule of law and the servant leader:


On May 29 2007, the people of Nigeria were not prepared for anything spectacular as they were more or less disinterested with the swearing in of Shehu Umar Yar Adua as the incumbent president and commander in chief of the nation. This was coming off the heels of an Olusegun Obasanjo administration who had exhausted his constitutional two term of eight years tenure, we were made to believe later that he had actually explored the possibility of a tenure elongation via an amendment to the constitution. Although this was met with admirable resistance from the national assembley. The moment was to be a defining paradigm in thon the role of the legislature in maintaining democratic norms under the rule of law as the speech as given by the then senate president Ken Nnamani ably encapsulates.


The various motives which influenced the decisions of most lawmakers opposed to the idea although were suspect as a lot of money was reported to have changed hands among the members of the respective camps, the other camp being sympathisers of the then vice president Atiku Abubakar who was embroiled in the intricacies of high level political power play bent on scheming him out from contesting the upcoming presidential elections. The legislators would in time have their own date with the question of credibility as both houses had hitherto been embroiled in controversies ranging from the amazing to the outright absurd in their eight year lifespan. The elections in itself was mired in the midst of irregularities and various degrees of intimidation and in some cases legitimate voters were disenfranchised, the violence that characterised the conduct of the polls in certain areas were spearheaded by friends and associates of the various contending parties and most of these guys are allies of the powers that be.


A lot of them still walk the street as free men and some "cannot be arrested" as stated by the security officials of state and the unfortunate ones that lost their lives during skirmishes are regarded as sacrifices for the entrenchment of a workable electoral process as it was accepted by the majority of the populace that things were to remain the way they were and that the law was selective in it's administration of justice. Moreso when viewed against the backdrop that the new president was an obvious anointed son of the outgoing president whose eight year reign was fraught with the flagrant disregard of the rule of law, classification of a few as sacred cows and therefore above the law and the high level corruption in the system that in most cases was shielded from the scrutiny of the public under the guise of party affairs or "family affairs".


So when on may 29 2007 Shehu Umar Yar Adua took a deep breadth before he made his inaugural speech, not a few were disinterested, a lot of those people present at the Eagle Square must have felt themselves at the threshold of history as being witnesses to the installation of this man from Katsina state whose brother might had been a president of the country had he not been a victim of the military junta under the Abacha regime in those heady days of the struggle for the present democracy which some individuals are earnestly attempting to undermine as many in the podium were already dreaming dreams on how to take the opportunity to have a chair on the table where the national cake is being masticated, while others might be thinking "We can actually make this thing work!".


To the onlooker in the street it was like "Make we just hear wetin the man go talk". The words spoken that day somehow made most to have a feeling that perhaps we might just be able to get things going. As spoken by the president, he expected Nigerians to believe him and trust him, that he was going to be to us as a servant and that it is to us that he owes his allegiance. Well, no president had spoken those words before. Used to the usual brashness of the military heads of state and the repetitions that plague the efforts of politician civilians which had so largely being proven by the uneventful eight year rule of his predecessor we were consoled and our feelings were assuaged by the mien of this man whom most heard with their hearts. After the speech, it was like a cloud had been lifted, his seven point campaign agenda was made a priority and we were assured of a new arrangement where the rule of law was to be effected to the letter.


The political situation in those early days of the present administration were as terse and tense as the various machinations behind the scenes were carried out by foot soldiers of the new order and die hard loyalists of the passing one, the ways and manner in which these underhand arrangements and negotiations were carried out showed that there existed still a tug from the ruling PDP elite which somewhat restrains the progressive ideals of governance that the Yar Adua government would want us to believe they posess. The spectre of deceit and blackmail that trailed the baton of exchange of the office of the BOT chairman was a publicity nightmare that the party somehow managed. Honchos of the previous cabinet were systematically schemed out of things but hordes of loyalists were rewarded with executive and legislative positions in the various states and local government levels.


However, amongst these were some that had a belief that the nation could indeed positively realise her potentials in her peoples but others had different ideas as was to be seen in the various events that were to unfold. The various heppenings in the political arena were of less concern to the average citizen as they were viewed as amusing talk and rigmarole, what they wanted to see was concrete moves to get things going and to some extent, things are moving albeit slowly, but steadily. Given some good run up it could even fly and this fact has been realised and this is believed to have geared up the entire political-economic policy of the Yar Adua government. The power sector is being geared up to maximise the eternal power problem plaguing the entire nation. This is in fact one of the many laudable programmes that was initiated by the PDP government of Olusegun Obasanjo who actually launched a few stations before the end of his administration. The incumbent however has gone much farther by ensuring that all the power projects are concluded as soon as practicable and working at full capaity, the totality of the power stations should be able to generate about 10,000 megawatts of electricity, just about enough to ensure a steady power pool for the nation and some of her neighbours.


If this is achieved, it should be something short of a miracle considering the power crisis that is faced by most African countries. This among others has given people a hope that further gives the mind reason to believe that things could actually get better. Country wide, it was a feeling that had taken too long to come. The goal that was set was that the country would be a hub of economic activities which when translated would mean more than enough things to do to earn a good living baring the fact that one makes a conscious decision to become a deliquent, it was a laudable goal the willingness to pull together to assist in it's attainment not in short supply. A zero tolerance for corruption was declared and altercations between the EFCC and the chief law officer of the nation is believed to be the birth pangs of the delivery of an entrenched system for checking corruption as a duplication of duties should be avoided and a more streamlined and corruption detecting and investigative mechanism be realised.


The story of the Freedom of Information bill is another move that should engender transparency within the circles of government and her parastatals when it finally gets underway as expected. The search for a more acceptable electoral process has commenced as initiated by this administration and this was applauded by all with the calibre of personalities named to the commitee. The Niger Delta agitations were albeit temporarily taken care of with one of their own as the number two citizen and with concrete actions taken to formulate a long term solution to the issue. At least it was tabled as a national issue something previous administrations only paid lipservice to. The air of change was gradually blowing and the police force charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order was working towards the modern policing methods of crime detecting as against crime fighting.


The judiciary at this time was coming off a string of decisions which had both been applauded and acknowledged as landmark right from the period of the upheavels that charecterised the run up to the 2007 presidential elections. Seeking to bar political opposition from contesting elections using the paraphernalia of executive office, the PDP government made attempts to thwart the ambitions of those categorised as opposition and disloyal, but landmark decisions ensured that reason and good conscience prevailed. The hope of a new beginning began to take more root when viewed against the perspective that if the executive and the judiciary and the legislature do their own jobs, the wheels of this project Nigeria would move at an unhindered pace. But like in most tragi-comic scenarios, there is always a cog in the wheels of progress as is the case that it has turned out to be in Nigeria less than 200 days into his expected four years tenure. If there is one thing that the government of Yar Adua has done it is to identify some elements within the polity that seem to have a different perspective of reality from the yearnings and aspirations of the average Nigerian in the street .


Hitherto Niger Delta militants who have metamorphosed to ransom demanding kidnappers, political thugs masquerading as party leaders and political office holders who believe they are above the law. If the words that were spoken on May 29 2007 are serious to the one who spoke it he has no choice but to take us on a carriage as he guides the way through and when we experience any cog in our wheel, it is his responsibility to take care of it. The president should be aware that aside the words he spoke on that day, he is become the president of the people and not the president from a party. This is more significant in the wise that as a party man his chairman and BOT might want him to kow tow to their leanings, but he should be mindful of the fact that his predecessor was never known for kow towing, infact he put them there especially during his second term in office.


A conflict of interest might naturally be expected as the presidency seeks to assert it's independence from the party while acknowledging the influence but a clear line of demarcation should be created as all aspects of nationhood, including her peoples and institutions are defined along the policies as set about by the government of the federation as headed by Shehu Umar Yar Adua.


The past few weeks had seen to a lot of happenings which are an amusing and interesting read, the trusted Nigerian society is never short of rumour mills and grapevine sources interspersed with the intermittent exposure of various scandals including corruption and sex. There was the story of some party officials involved in the rape of some lady and as yet, not much is being heard from the authorities, that shocking revelation presents itself as a scar on the administration. It is a well known fact that some of these cases of sexual assault are not reported, but for one to be done so brazenly and consciously to beats the imagination and for the perpetrators to still be left as free men lends credence to the failure of the rule of law in a security apparatus that claims to uphold the ideals of the president.


Macabre as the drama gets, we see a hitherto demi god wanting to be god within his territory disregarding the governor because he is his political godson and disregarding the federal government because even the last president was more or less defferential to him, it will be trite to see how his story ends as he has begun to thread on some sacred and time worn waters of culture and tradition. Now the above would not bother most as they are those involving private citizens like themselves, but when feelers started being filtered that things were not right in the House of Representatives, no one ever dreamed it would snowball into the type of national and personal embarrassment of the magnitude it has assumed.


From commitee appointments to the birthday party in the United States which the embattled speaker Patricia Olubunmi Etteh pulled through successfully, nothing was to prepare herself and her followers for the oncoming torrents as there was no inkling that the next card to be played by her growing number of disgruntled members would lead her to the bind that she has found herself. At the height of the allegations of a contract that was awarded for the purchase of vehicles and renovations of quarters of principal officers, the aloofness of the speaker was aluded to the presumed spuriousness of the allegations. It was likened to a smear campaign of sorts, however the idoko panel report has raised issues that need be addressed. Thus the current posturing by the speaker is not only uncalled for but irelevant and totally out of place.


Looking at the proceedings in the lower house is entertaining and exciting as the unpredictability of honourable members can be counted upon. As usual, many are in the various camps for different reasons, but I do hope that the lesson that would be learnt at the culmination of this impasse would be that no matter who one is, they cannot claim superiority to the rule of law. The only option open to Mrs. Etteh now is just to cling on to power, maybe if she is lucky she might ride the storm and it will all end up a family affair with an amicable settlement. Otherwise, she should spare herself any more ignominy and shamefacedly resign and keep quiet in the house, Nigerians being who they are would forgive her in a few years and maybe she might be the first female vice president someday if the respect for the rule of law dies today.


But alas, the drama is enough, irrespective of who her sponsors, frontmen and backers are, they are not the ones being spat on, she is. Her sitting, staring and smirking poise at successive sittings of the house watching her colleagues who are inherently her peers singing war songs, battling and dying all on the supposedly hallowed floor of the house should be tiresome to her at least by now. Power corrupts only those who are drunk from it and it would show an immense power if one can let go of what one hitherto held, that is "will power". The stance of the speaker and her supporters show a very discernible power behind the scenes working in the favour of Mrs. Etteh, but clearly, it has been confirmed that she indeed has issues to clarify.


The proponents of the probe were not much interested in the mode of atonement but were particular about the process followed in the approval of such contracts as the initial cry was to the fact that due process was not followed in the award of the said contracts. From the truly credible members of the house to the new comers wanting to make a name for themselves and even those who got the short end in the appointment of commitee chairmanship positions, there was a new unifying bond of camarederie insisting that the panel report must be read on the floor after the speaker must have stepped aside which to all intents and purpose was the sane, rational and normal thing to do but we have been treated to an amazing show of the physical and aggressive abilities of our lawmakers who are fathers, mothers and supposedly respected members of society. If this show can become a reality in one of the prime institutions of our democracy under the Yar Adua government, then what right do they have to occupy the exalted positions in which they have found themselves in? What moral justification do they have to tell their kids that violence does not pay? What right do they have to preach about patriotism and nationhood when by their nvery actions they demean the very character of Nigeria? These are some of the questions that should be asked to each and every member of the house and each and every holder of political office in the nation who think that the fate of over 140 million people can be toyed with.


The president must put his foot down and ensure that his dreams are not scuttled by the very factors which seek to ensure his failure as these factors are within and around him. He should prove himself to be the president of the people and not the president of the party. Are we to believe that under this dispensation there still exists some who can lord it over the law? The last bastion that stands for the common man is the law, but what happens when the law hangs like a sword of Damocles on the heads of the common man, when one can be arrested for days without trial, where one can have rapists on the loose ready to pounce again, where known killers and murderers are adulated and feted in state banquets.


There must not only be the rule of law, "The law should rule!". This should be the point that must be made and the president of the federation, Shehu Umar Yar Adua must realise that somehow, the people are watching these unfolding events and will use it as another yardstick to measure the sincerity of those words spoken by him on that Tuesday of May 2007.

Atimes it becomes absolutely neccessary to clarify some issues which should be appreciated as significant in an attempt at our explaining the various experiences that mankind has passed through since the beginning of peoples, societies and nations. Even as individuals we have been engaged with lengthy discourse with ourselves and our thought processes and the extent to which man has sought to make the most use of his conscious faculties has seen to the birth and blossoming of geniuses in respective fields of endeavour. The bible as a work is made up of two compilations of seperate and individual texts, but one theme is present even when both seperate texts that span thousands of years from each other are compared and it is that incotrovertible fact that propels the rational and higher thinking one to ascribe to it the true guide of the designer of this entire universal system.

This mind set is beyond Christianity as even the entire Kingdom of Christianity does not teach the bible as they should. The Hebrew Texts (Old testament) is verified by both Judaism and Islam and other scholastic works of ancient historians, while the Greek Scriptures (New testament) has proven itself a true fulfillment of the original will of the designer who started making his name known to man since the days of the fall of man.

I do not intend to be confrontational, but there are some salient facts that need to be pointed out. If one is in disputation of the conformity of the bible or its consistency or otherwise, they are well within their rights. Religion would cease to exist, just as one day all forms of organised worship might eventually become a thing of the past. The bible might be banned along with every other form of religious document, text or holy book, but the one who follows the principles as espounded by inspired men who out of their ordinariness has proven to be the very epitome of genius and claim to be well, that one is well indeed. They all share one hope that has been shown to them, and to all intents and purpose, even as history has shown, has staked all for the sake of the discerning people of this time and in more of time to come.

I tried to understand some of Don Maselo's write up, but it didn't work. Concerning how many of israel died of the plague, are you aware that when the book of Numbers was written, it was centuries before the book of Acts? I believe that with the updated information available to Paul as a man of learning in the Hebrew context should give him a better and more factual reporting than that of the time of Moses. The point to be made is that it was an actual event and was reported and corroborated by independent sources, an aspersion should not be cast on the real significance based on the numerical difference, the real significance is the atonement therein.

Another numerical discrepancy as can be cited is the number of Jacob's house that went into Egypt. Well, this is quite obvious when one reads through the text. In the genesis account, it is clear to see that the reference was to the souls that were begotten from Jacob and his children. Numbering this, one may arrive at the number 70. But mind you, this reference can be found in Genesis 46. What the account contained in acts only does is to add Jacob, Leah, Zilpah, Rachel and Bilhah to that tab. Although Rachel was dead already, but it is assumed that At the time of going into Egypt, the nation of Israel had hit the 75 mark. It is also worthy of note that in the Genesis account, the two sons of Joseph were already in Egypt,so when taking that into consideration the actual Genesis account should have actually read 67, minus all of jacob's wives, his son's wives, Joseph and his two sons. But the significance is to show that the effect was not so much as how many entered but as to the totality of the souls that was Israel.

In the case of Judas, a very logical explanation is given, Judas received payment for betraying the Christ, he must have felt very guilty and remorseful, but the deed had been done. He made to return payment but was turned away and he threw the silver pieces to the floor and proceeded to hang himself in a field. Well, whether he fell down and burst forth is ambiguous as he must have commited his suicidal act in that field, thus it being referred to as the field of blood. The Holy men must have gathered up the silver and gone to buy out the field since it had gotten a bad reputation and what better way to buy it with the money of the one who corrupted the place. The accounts in both Matthew and Acts rather than contradict each other gives us a clearer picture of what transpired during that crucial time. Make your own deductions.

Brother, I could go on and on, but even as I read on I saw that you got your information from some source. It is adviced to be careful what one refers to in the justification of their beliefs. This is not a time for sentiments and grandstanding, the final showdown dey come. If we argue for arguements sake, we do each other no good. Make we dey argue to know the truth irrespective of bias. As to discrediting the bible as a book, no be bible get the problem, it's the guys who claim to own the bible that do

Now the chickens are coming home to roost . Did anyone get that?

On the issue of atheism, I will not defend those that claim atheism neither will I judge them. I believe that before a rational, reasonable adult would take a decision to believe in their unbelief a lot of thought must have gone towards it even to the very point of questioning the very essence of one's existence. As a result of the many misconceptions and misrepresentations that has been handed down throughout the history of mankind as to the kind of belief systems that best suits our composite definitions of society, the real truth as to origins has been beclouded and it is in this state that modern man has sought to question the very reality of a supreme deity responsible for the design of existence in which we are witness of even as of the present.

In some ways, I quite understand the mindset of the atheist and I have been priviledged to have intelligent conversation with a few and I dare say that some of these guys are more spiritually enlightened than most who claim to be devout adherents of the many world religions. It is my belief that deep down in the mind of the average atheist is still that one great yearning that the real truth as to the mystery of our existence be laid bare and open for all to grasp and understand and not to be shrouded in some secrecy and mystery as is the present practice of world religions.

The founders of most (if not all) of the worlds major religions might have had some sort of communication and relationship with some supreme spiritual entity, but their surviving followers have done a hash of a job in the dissemination of the message of their masters. I for one know that were Jesus to be alive today, the entirety of Christiandom would be strangers to him. Same might apply to other religions as atheism is a rebellion against all established faith based belief systems irrespective of type or denomination.

The atheist I do not begrudge, the teaching of religion and it's twisting of divine truths and it's close association with the nations, now that I will not condone. I only hope that those who claim atheism would in time with the impartial and unbiased knowledge gained from study and research (and not the blind atheism that has no basis in arguement and sense), most of these guys will come to the realisation that no matter your religious affiliations, the God Jehovah still answers questions. And one day all your questions shall be answered.

Job might have been the first atheist documented, but he made a choice to keep on believing the One, true and living creator. Una go make that same decision sooner or later, no mind Babylon and all her followers.

I will not defend those that claim atheism neither will I judge them. I believe that before a rational, reasonable adult would take a decision to believe in their unbelief a lot of thought must have gone towards it even to the very point of questioning the very essence of one's existence. As a result of the many misconceptions and misrepresentations that has been handed down throughout the history of mankind as to the kind of belief systems that best suits our composite definitions of society, the real truth as to origins has been beclouded and it is in this state that modern man has sought to question the very reality of a supreme deity responsible for the design of existence in which we are witness of even as of the present.

In some ways, I quite understand the mindset of the atheist and I have been priviledged to have intelligent conversation with a few and I dare say that some of these guys are more spiritually enlightened than most who claim to be devout adherents of the many world religions. It is my belief that deep down in the mind of the average atheist is still that one great yearning that the real truth as to the mystery of our existence be laid bare and open for all to grasp and understand and not to be shrouded in some secrecy and mystery as is the present practice of world religions.

The founders of most (if not all) of the worlds major religions might have had some sort of communication and relationship with some supreme spiritual entity, but their surviving followers have done a hash of a job in the dissemination of the message of their masters. I for one know that were Jesus to be alive today, the entirety of Christiandom would be strangers to him. Same might apply to other religions as atheism is a rebellion against all established faith based belief systems irrespective of type or denomination.

The atheist I do not begrudge, the teaching of religion and it's twisting of divine truths and it's close association with the nations, now that I will not condone. I only hope that those who claim atheism would in time with the impartial and unbiased knowledge gained from study and research (and not the blind atheism that has no basis in arguement and sense), most of these guys will come to the realisation that no matter your religious affiliations, the God Jehovah still answers questions. And one day all your questions shall be answered.

Job might have been the first atheist documented, but he made a choice to keep on believing the One, true and living creator. Una go make that same decision sooner or later, no mind Babylon and all her followers.

If only they would just stop the lying and tell everyone the truth. There are in existence documents and symbols predating modern civilisation that are in the custody of the Vatican. Whatever these were used for should not bother one as much as to knowing the explanations for it. But these guys prefer to keep this within it's defined territory which is the only known sovereign nation state operating a theocracy as a form of government. Sometimes, they choose to share some of these secrets with chosen allies and as such maintain a pseudo influence on the contemporary powers that be among the commitee of nations.

Since the beginning of time, many factors have influenced worship of an identified deity. Different cultures express the existence of another realm of existence, a throwback to when man was in a state of become, which is the theoretical state of man immediately preceeded by the Hobbes Leviathan state of nature. It was the turmoil and total state of anarchy that brought about the neccessity for a social contract. Thus in any given social super structure, religion has been applied as an abstract base structure. In cataloguing the historical developement of nations, the Roman empire proved to be the one that most benefitted. By virtue of her occupation of the land of promise till her destruction, she was priviledged to witness the lifetime of an individual whose short life has defined mankind since then. Since the times of post Augustinian Rome, it did not take the powers that be to realise the immense opportunity by hijacking this foreign belief system to grind with the state machinery.

They really must have had some good intentions, at least I believed that a lot of them might have argued that they were doing it following instructions from above. Now was it God that was being reffered to as being above or was it man? The reference to God as against the mentioning of his name which he had made known already for it to be called and acknowledged further lends credence to the notion that some of those guys had alternative intentions. This shroud they intended to keep on the majority of mankind by making the compiled work reffered to as the scriptures completely inaccessible to common folk, that is if they could even read. We see how religion is being applied as a reason and as a vindictive weapon in the affairs of man, even to the present day.

Quite fortunately, we have long left that part of the human history, and the global information situation has been greatly deregulated. Still, I doubt that religious affiliation becomes a yardstick for measuring the true spirituality of the individual and the concept of a divine deity should be clarified unambiguosly by those who claim to subscribe to tenets. Bare faced lies and subtle attempts at playing down the significance of dogma as a factor of great significance to worship would not do anymore.

If they do not know what to do, I propose a global conference of all world religions to hold where they would come up with one unified explanation of the concept of spirituality as it relates to mankind, although I doubt if this suggestion would ever be taken

Many things dey to talk about

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

And still it goes on

cgift:
But the truth is they can't create life! Th most basic component of life in the most basic or simplest cell which is proteins composing amino acids can never be created by thm scientists. Though the create amino acids, the ones they create can't come together to form a protein.

Miller tried it and failed!

God pass them!

I quite agree in the concept of a God being as we are priviledged to have various written documentation and first hand reports by men respected by history as to the veracity of an existence of such a being. Thousands of distinguished men of science would also agree with me on this point as they have been truthful and honest enough to acknowledge a total helplessness as to the various complexities of physical existence and the uniqueness of it's laws structure.

Decades ago, it was fashionable to dispute the existence of that such being, but the many breakthroughs and advancements in thought and research has vindicated those who hold the belief that the existence in it's entirety was ordered right from the very inception which science refers to as "the big bang". Now they are realising say na something cause that bang. Recent discovery of dark matter gives one serious cause for wonder as the presence of such may well be the very evidence of discernible reason for the progression of the universe in this day and time.

God pass them true true, but are we sure the God is in these contraptions of a modern day immitation of divinity. There is only one true way, but see the countless faith based based organisations when dey claim to get the genuine road map. All of them go talk true one day

How does an earthly sovereign power consolidate her hold unto the faith and allegiance of the people who she governs? A set of rules and guidelines guiding daily activities and discouraging opposition to authority. Countless nations spanning the entire history of mankind has modified a tool to achieve this and has so indoctrinated politics into faith based organisations as it has indoctrinated nationhood into the very fabric of belief systems.

When one mentions religion today, many tend to think of Christianity, Islam, Hindu, Judaism etc. Even the African belief system has been categorised under ATR (African Traditional Religion) after having metamorphosed from it's hitherto tag of "paganism". However, since the earlier days of contemporary mankind at the dawn of documented history, earlier civilisations laid great emphasis on worship and belief systems even to the point of integrating religious practices with duties of state. The bottomline is that everybody had an idea of a superior existence, but the bone of contention is which one is actually the right choice.

Coincidences of birth location should be the first influence on an individual as it is most likely that if one were to be born in Saudi Arabia he would most probably be a Muslim adherent, while one born in, say India would likely be a Hindu faithful. This has to be the death knell for the justification of faith based beliefs as each claim to be the one true and only way towards something positive that we can experience on another level of spirituality.

Contemporary religions have naturally evolved to ascribe to a monotheistic belief system drawing from some irrefutable occurences of history spanning over two millenia. These religions, albeit new totals billions of adherents today due to the policy old world powers applied in the control mechanisms of maximally applying religion to achieve conquest. It is worthy of note that the exported end product which was so successfully applied in the systematic invasion and colonisation of African civilisations has not done their exporters much good talk less of African nations who continue to struggle with decadent leadership who lay claim to belief in one or more of the dominant religions.

The way and manner in which supposedly believers of the same doctrine contradict themselves in their manner and speech and are ably accomodated within the realm of the state only points to one logical and rational conclusion, there really is a lot of hypocrisy around. It's not forever that religion's gonna be able to fool most of the people

You guys are capable of doubting anything even after being provided with incontrovertible corroboration. I hope we all be alive to be witness when these events unfold. If you had been in Israel say about 40 CE, I believe you must have doubted the veracity of her impending total destruction also.

And Friedrich Nietzsche had his priorities straight only he was dissilussioned by the hypocrisy of global religious institutions and their compromising stance on issues

I guess you're entitled to call it what you like girl, but that don't change the reality