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urheme:
God can Heal any disease whether it has a name or not.

Stop this bad jokes pls!

samebony1:
Dear Akintom,
You need to differentiate between a Religious Organisation and a Church.

According to the Bible the "called out ones" are the churches of God. The worship him in Truth and in Spirit, not allowing the filthy lucre of this world to stain their soul.
The Religious Organisations are the ones that are making merchandise of the souls of men with deceit and superfluity of craftiness.
They have one program or another to keep their beguiled members busy, thereby ensuring constant inflow of Tithes and offerings. The organisations and their leaders/founders fed fat on the soul of the laity.But the true church of God prepares the soul of believers for the soon coming of the Lord, Jesus Christ. these are the True Bride of Christ, earnestly awaiting His second coming, when they shall be raptured to meet the Lord in the sky.

Religious organisations with all the wealth of this world that they have accumulated, will never preach Holiness and Righteousness, not to talk of getting their deceived laity ready for the raptured.

This your argument is stale and well trashed here. Let me assume that you're a member of deeper life church or church of christ, will your ringleader agree to CAC looking into your books?

Is your church not lying, when it says to the members, that Yahweh has power to cure their diseases?

In years to come, more religious minds, will be sufficiently disillusioned with religious organizations, and they shall be rehabilitated from cognitive dissonance, into rational mentality.

Most churches, have a formal documentation of material and financial contributions of their members, to the churches. In fact, the Anglican church, will have to first confirm that a member, was in good financial membership, before the church will agree to offer Christian wake service, when such member dies.

And within the Pentecostal faction, the ringleaders, will psychologically breakdown their members, whenever they are buffeted by vicissitudes of life. By saying that their difficulties, are handiwork of devourers, sent by Yahweh, since they robbed Yahweh of tithe and offerings. That's why bishop Oyedepo, bandy the rhyme - "your life is tight, because you don't tithe".

But few years ago, a certain Christian, who belong to the christ embassy faction, headed by ringleader called Chris Oyakhilome, stole the money of his employer, and donated the money to christ embassy in the most generous and cheerful way, to the extent that he got a commendation letter from the ringleader himself. Just as apostle Paul did, during his own time.

And when this criminal Christian was found out, he confessed that he donated the stolen money to Chris embassy. The law enforcement agents contacted the church, for confirmation. The church said yes he did, but the donation was to Yahweh. Since the prosecutors can't reach Yahweh, the stolen money was gone.

Now, christ embassy had the financial record of this stolen money, why did they activate the Yahweh alibi? When in reality, christ embassy was a significant accomplice, in a case of financial fraud. This is a criminal act by all definition.

The criminals who have raped and plundered this country since independence, have donated part of the filthy lucre, to different religious houses in humongous amounts. But if these den of criminals, are asked to present their financial records, of their members' donations, in the event of financial fraud investigation, they will cry religious persecution.

If an organization, thrives on lies, Hypocrisy, aiding and abetting criminal behavior, that organization is a perfect definition of criminal organization.

The Nigerian churches, that vehemently resisted the statutory duty of CAC, from looking into their books, are now mouthing their readiness, in collaborating with EFCC to fight corruption. What else, can be described as malicious hypocrisy, than this play to gallery, by Nigerian churches.


#epihanic

CoolUsername:
There's a post on the front page right now talking about how people were killed while worshipping in church in Anambra, and what do I see? A bunch of people using that opportunity to mock religion.


What is wrong with you guys? Are you too socially inept to empathize with the victims and their loved ones? Must you push your agenda at every single opportunity? And why are those comments receiving likes? There's nothing remotely cool about not recognizing the time and place to make your point.


This is incredibly low-hanging fruit that you guys are picking here. It achieves nothing, it just makes us look like a$$holes. We should try to be better than that because we are more than our beliefs. We are people first and so are the victims of that attack.

If there are folks that have respect for human life, in its real essence, the irreligious folks ranks higher.

The contributions of the irreligious folks on that thread, have no leaning towards insensitivity to the lives lost.

It's not out of order, to remind the merchants of spiritual protection, to perish such foolishness, while commenting on incidence like this. Especially when you see comments demanding that Yahweh still be praised, the failure of the promised protection not withstanding.

Very true

Deicide:
Akintom You be Homosexual?

No I'm not.

hadow:
a sin is a sin .lgbt is sinful (leviticus 18:22

Says Yahweh, the fairy of desert nomads.

jonbellion:
from today I knight thee as ser Felix the halfwit
Rise!!

Adding to that.... Rise ser felixomoron, and rule the kingdom of slept brains.

It's grand error, to think that there exist, an entity called atheist.

An Atheist, is a debater, a conversationist, and a "discussionist". Beyond what he/she says, after participation in the subject matter of "claims of existence of Gods", an atheist ceases to exist.

As long as the subject matter isn't CLAIMS of existence of Gods, atheists don't exist.

Essentially, atheism has no conceptual, ideological or philosophical pinnings. Therefore, it presents no basis for qualification.

No one takes title of "an Awitch", on the basis of rejecting claims of existence of witches.

Whatever you call my response, to any of your unfounded claims, is your own creation, and certainly not mine.

felixomor:
Dear Op

Homosexuality is one of the topics that brings out the hypocrisy of the so called "science advocates" who only quote science when they want to fight religion.

Firstly, homosexuality has been directly linked with so many diseases that has decimated human existence:
From HIV/Aids to Cancers of the Rectum, Mouth, Anus, Cervix, Human Papilloma Virus transmission etc
This alone is enough to oppose it
But all of a sudden, the so called science advocates have gone numb and silent.

Secondly, the rise of radical homosexuals who now claim they are born gay or with homosexuality in their genes is an insult to science itself.
As a result, some people now also claim they are born without gender
Last year John Hopkins Hospital a leading research institution came out with a study that cancelled that notion
The radical homosexuals even went as far as threatening John Hopkins scholars because of that study
This is shameful.

Despite these insults, the so called science advocates have gone loudly quiet on homosexuality.

Some even claim that homosexuality is observable among lower animals, and as a result its normal.
That is Another Insult
In same fallacious manner, We could as well say Cannibalism is normal, because we observe it among lower animals too.

In summary, homosexuality is bringing out the hypocrisy of many people who have claimed to be science advocates all the while.
Many only become "scientific" when they want to oppose religion.

Your usual trash there!

johnydon22:
I hate the act, frankly put i am disgusted by homosexuality

Do you think you can separate the hate for the act, from the actors?

johnydon22:
i believe that everyone should be left alone to live their lives the way they want as long as you dont hurt anyone but still i hate homosexuality, you may say i am a homophobe i won't deny that

May i know why you hate homosexuals?

WPA Position Statement on Gender Identity and Same-Sex Orientation, Attraction, and Behaviours
Background

Recent controversies in many countries suggest a need for clarity on same-sex orientation, attraction, and behaviour (formerly referred to as homosexuality).

Along with other international organisations, World Psychiatric Association (WPA) considers sexual orientation to be innate and determined by biological, psychological, developmental, and social factors.

Over 50 years ago, Kinsey et al (1948) documented a diversity of sexual behaviours among people. Surprisingly for the time, he described that for over 10% of individuals this included same-sex sexual behaviours.

Subsequent population research has demonstrated approximately 4% of people identify with a same-sex sexual orientation (e.g., gay, lesbian, and bisexual orientations). Another 0.5% identify with a gender identity other than the gender assigned at birth (e.g., transgender) (Gates 2011). Globally, this equates to over 250 million individuals.

Psychiatrists have a social responsibility to advocate for a reduction in social inequalities for all individuals, including inequalities related to gender identity and sexual orientation.

Despite an unfortunate history of perpetuating stigma and discrimination, it has been decades since modern medicine abandoned pathologising same-sex orientation and behaviour (APA 1980) The World Health Organization (WHO) accepts same-sex orientation as a normal variant of human sexuality (WHO 1992). The United Nations Human Rights Council (2012) values Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights. In two major diagnostic and classification systems (International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) and DSM-5), same sex sexual orientation, attraction, and behaviour and gender identity are not seen as pathologies (WHO 1993, APA 2013).

There is considerable research evidence to suggest that sexual behaviours and sexual fluidity depend upon a number of factors (Ventriglio et al 2016). Furthermore, it has been shown conclusively that LGBT individuals show higher than expected rates of psychiatric disorders (Levounis et al 2012, Kalra et al 2015), and once their rights and equality are recognised these rates start to drop (Gonzales 2014, Hatzenbuehler et al 2009, 2012, Padula et al 2015)

People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities may have grounds for exploring therapeutic options to help them live more comfortably, reduce distress, cope with structural discrimination, and develop a greater degree of acceptance of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Such principles apply to any individual who experiences distress relating to an aspect of their identity, including heterosexual individuals.

WPA believes strongly in evidence-based treatment. There is no sound scientific evidence that innate sexual orientation can be changed. Furthermore, so-called treatments of homosexuality can create a setting in which prejudice and discrimination flourish, and they can be potentially harmful (Rao and Jacob 2012). The provision of any intervention purporting to “treat” something that is not a disorder is wholly unethical.
Action

1. The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) holds the view that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals are and should be regarded as valued members of society, who have exactly the same rights and responsibilities as all other citizens. This includes equal access to healthcare and the rights and responsibilities that go along with living in a civilised society.

2. WPA recognises the universality of same-sex expression, across cultures. It holds the position that a same-sex sexual orientation per se does not imply objective psychological dysfunction or impairment in judgement, stability, or vocational capabilities.

3. WPA considers same-sex attraction, orientation, and behaviour as normal variants of human sexuality. It recognises the multi-factorial causation of human sexuality, orientation, behaviour, and lifestyle. It acknowledges the lack of scientific efficacy of treatments that attempt to change sexual orientation and highlights the harm and adverse effects of such “therapies”.

4. WPA acknowledges the social stigma and consequent discrimination of people with same-sex sexual orientation and transgender gender identity. It recognises that the difficulties they face are a significant cause of their distress and calls for the provision of adequate mental health support.

5. WPA supports the need to de-criminalise same–sex sexual orientation and behaviour and transgender gender identity, and to recognise LGBT rights to include human, civil, and political rights. It also supports anti-bullying legislation; anti-discrimination student, employment, and housing laws; immigration equality; equal age of consent laws; and hate crime laws providing enhanced criminal penalties for prejudice-motivated violence against LGBT people.

6) WPA emphasises the need for research on and the development of evidence-based medical and social interventions that support the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals

References

1. American Psychiatric Association (1980). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd edition). Washington, DC: APA.
2. American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) (5th edition). Washington, DC: APA.
3. Gates GJ (2011). How many people are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender? Accessed March 4, 2016. Available at: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-How-Many-People-LGBT-Apr-2011.pdf
4. Gonzales, G (2014). Same-sex marriage — a prescription for better health. New England Journal of Medicine 370: 1373-1376.
5. Hatzenbuehler ML, Keyes KM, Hasin D. (2009). State-level policies and psychiatric morbidity in lesbian, gay and bisexual populations. American Journal of Public Health, 99: 2275-2281.
6. Hatzenbuehler ML, O’Cleingh C, Grasso C, Meyer K, Safren S, Bradford J (2012). Effect of same sex marriage laws on health care use and expenditures in sexual minority men: a quasi-natural experiment. American Journal of Public Health, 102: 285-291.
7. Kalra G, Ventriglio A, Bhugra D (2015). Sexuality and mental health: issues and what next? International Review of Psychiatry, 27: 463-469.
8. Kinsey AC, Pomeroy CB, Martin CE (1948). Sexual Behavior in the Male. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.
9. Levounis P, Drescher J, Barber ME (2012). The LGBT Casebook. Washington, DC: APA.
10. Padula William V, Heru S, Campbell JD (2015). Societal Implications of Health Insurance Coverage for Medically Necessary Services in the US Transgender Population: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal of General Internal Medicine: 1-8.
11. Rao TSS, Jacob KS (2012). Homosexuality and India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 54: 1-3.
12. United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (2012). Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender identity in International Human Rights Law. New York and Geneva: Office of the High Commissioner United Nations Human Rights; 2 Available from: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/.....EqualLowRes.pdf. [Last accessed on 2013 Dec 31]
13. Ventriglio A, Kalra G, Bhugra D (2016). Sexual minorities and sexual fluidity. Discussion paper (available from authors).
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The writing group was led by Professor Dinesh Bhugra and constituted Drs Kristen Eckstrand (USA), Petros Levounis (USA),Anindya Kar(India), Kenneth R Javate (Philippines)

If you have seen the video of the scene, where the ALUU 4 were burnt, you'll recall that the crowd was more 200 hundred persons. But in the judgment given on this incident, ONLY three persons were convicted of murder.

Now, do you know that the evidences relied on to convict these three folks, were about 95% hinged on the video of the scene where ALUU 4 were burnt?

Listening to one of the defense lawyers, he said the convicted folks got roped, because they were seen (on the video presented during trial) hitting the burning ALUU 4 when they had already been set ablaze.

The lawyer then asked,

*who was the person(s) that first shouted and alleged that ALUU 4 were thieves?

*who was the person(s) that poured fuel and hung tire on them?

*who was the person(s) that lit the fire?

No single person in any of the three groups above, was known or put forward for trial (on the basis of concrete evidence), according to the defense lawyer.

THE LESSONS

A kuku bi, o san ju ka bi radarada.......... It's better to be barren, than have idiot as a child.

You that take pleasure in belonging to MOB MEMBERSHIP, to lynch imaginary witches and wizards, suspected thieves, ritualists, and kidnappers, and you foolishly put your face on video images.

Just know, your idiocy will one day rope you in murder case and conviction. Then, you can go tell appeal court, how you were only at the scene, but didn't participate in the actual savagery.

Your appeal might not find Supreme favor, then the hangman will be waiting to put an end to your idiocy.

#epihanic

Babalawo to n so katikati....... Babalawo that talks gibberish.

DeSepiero:
Anon1: These instructions were for the Israelites alone!!

Anon2: ... but so was the instruction on tithe paying

Really?

Fingerprinter:
Jehovah witness without waka about, that one na Jehovah witness?

Kikikikikikiki.......

Jehovah witnesses
* minus their waka about * minus transfusion

Leonbonapart:
we don't defend our God neither do we fight for him, he defend and fight for us..... wait and see

Keep kwaeit there!

Why did you speak for Yahweh, when Yahweh can speak for itself?

0temAtum:
I'm so real!

Enjoy this poem:

A Rhyme of Otem, composed when Abubakar Muyiwa challenged him to a Contest in the name of his god Yahweh : Yahweh vs Otem (The Power Contest)

It's time for another psychological contest
A challenge from Muyiwa Abubakar to test,
The power of fictitious Jesus on Atum's best
It's gonna bring the mighty fun of July to rest
As the D-day is the wonderful day of rest
It will be Saturday July 29 in the Nigerian South West
Who are going to to be our special guests?
As we make fun of Yahweh the evil beast.
Yahweh the stain of peace and the evil yeast
Whose words enslaved the minds of those who should be blest
Making humanity have the mindsets of the pests

It's not the first time Otem is making a mockery of this Yahweh
In the case of Arinze Goddy who thinks that using threats is the way
But ended up being the one left in total dismay
I'm sorry because I've tried to be silent on such funny display
Which left that user of Urim in total disarray
But I've got to bring it up again for the sake of today
For the purpose of this wonderfully written rhyme for the DeeJay
It was the story of how he prophesied against Otem to say
"You'll beg for bread within Twenty-One days from today"
I was glad because the prophecy made my day
And on July 7 the wonderful deadline D-day
I was here again putting recharge cards and money on display
And the prophesier himself ended up begging after two days
With his account number publicly on Nairaland display

It reminds me also of the case of Samuel Ekwueme the scammer
Who thinks that by duping the sheeple he would hammer
And sincerely he was doing his job well as the spammer
Who spams the Internet with his false testimonies like a dreamer
And when I told everyone he's a scammer he stammers
And he called me to plead for mercy and a cool of my temper.
Thinking that his scamming jobs I could hamper.
Okay I'm not actually a rapper
Therefore I'll cut my wrapper according to the cloth with the draper
This is to say I won't go into this story deeper
But I'll conclude by telling you the end of the story of Ekwueme the duper
He's currently on the run while at every news he sees he scampers
Fearing that he would soon be made to wear the prison slippers


Now GoodMuyis aka Abubakar Muyiwa the prophet
Today is the D-day to be humbled by Yahweh the puppet
But it didn't happen as Yahweh is caught in a spiritual net
Come and see me hit his head with a mallet
And dump my fat solid poo in his mouth like a toilet
Who is Yahweh where god Otem is making him his pet?
I have made the change of the brains of the gullible my target.
And Yahweh is left with no option than to regret.
I am sweeping all bad gods under the carpet
Yahweh, Allah, Moloch, Mazda shall I put in my waste basket
And leave them there for the generations to come in the sunset
Come join me to sing the song of victory blowing the trumpets
Sing from the corners of your houses to the markets
As we dump all the evil gods of the evil books in the caskets.

Yahweh has stepped down from the contest. Its mind has failed!

GoodMuyis is giving Yahweh pep talk right now.

If God tells a Christian to marry a rabid jealous partner(capable of murder, bathing with acid, primitive dehumanization etc), he/she will obey, because Yahweh has set the precedence.

Thus says Yahweh, i loved you first, and whether you have feelings for me or not, you must love me back. And if you think that you can call my bluff, i will deal with you according to my wickedness and madness below:

Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

Deuteronomy 28:16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deuteronomy 28:18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Deuteronomy 28:19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Deuteronomy 28:20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

Deuteronomy 28:21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it...........

Deuteronomy 28:68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

Those folks that created the idea of Yahweh, are completely psychopaths, sociopaths and deluded.

CAPTAIND5235:
Christians often have legitimate, honest disagreements and differing opinions, but we can disagree without being disagreeable.

If there are bad habits that plagues Christianity, dishonesty, pathologic lies and Hypocrisy ranks highest.

* Jehovah Witnesses will NEVER marry a winners chapel member.

*Deeper Life Church pastors, will NEVER Wed his member, with celestial church of christ member.

* Pastor Adeboye and Oyedepo, will NEVER Wed their member, with member of TB Joshua, of the synagogue of magic.

You Christians are in disarray and scattered. Because you folks disagree and are perfectly disagreeable.

The hostile emotion of the theists, toward the irreligious, is mere neurophysiological reaction, which results from interplay of their conscious and subconscious perception, of the counter behavior of atheists, to their held beliefs.

When you're confronted with uncontestable evidences, by your wife's boss, that all the financial and material goodies, that your wife has accorded you in the last 30 years, were made possible by her boss, in exchange for sexual romps.

That confusion, disillusionment and grave sadness, that grips such husband, is exactly the type of mental anguish, that theists find themselves, each time they engage atheist.

They may deny this neural playout, but that doesn't change the fact.

CuteMadridista:
, except Jehovah's witnesses who I simply tell that I'm a Jew or I'm excommunicated and they usually leave very fast

Hey bro, kindly expatiate on this. Why do JW run away from folks, with the two identities you mentioned?

ecoeco:
.

Na dem Atheist

Na so dem de die

Cuz

I trust a young African man dat can afford lexus to hav a strong Ode-shi

Or for Christians a strong spiritual cover





#Eco99#

Kikikikikikiki........ How about them Christians, wey ROOF FALL ON, for Yahweh house? Them "spiritual cover" expire ni?

You're a Yahweh's clown!

GoodMuyis:
You are trolling a fine thread

Says who exactly.

GoodMuyis:
[s][/s]

You have joined bad gang!

The Christian God is imagined and ascribed the following attribute:

*uncaused cause
*first cause
*personal etc

Based on these attributes, worship is now accorded this imaginary entity.


DEIFICATION is conferring the above attributes (in their amorphous measure), on just about anything inanimate and animate.

All of these are product of human imagination. The atheists simply ask anyone, who says that they aren't products of imagination, to produce the evidence to the contrary.