₦airaland Forum

TheSourcerer:
pfft

the real atheists are those whose actions , inactions and intentions discourage others from believing that God really exists.

TheSourcerer:
I personally don't give a fvck , and I'm sure I speak for most intelligent people called freethinking Atheists

lols , what was that again,please?

hopefulLandlord:
Fair enough but I'm more concerned by how you associated these things with atheists like there's a rule book written for atheists saying they need to take part in these vices

Not at all. What i am trying to send across is that atheists seem more morally upright when you compare with so called believers in God's existence but by their actions deny His being or substance. Then doesn't it become funny that it is not the label but the actions of individuals that is fundamentally important here? Atheists seem to be the real believer in the existence of God than many of us modern day pharisees.

[quote author=BlueAngel444 post=85257621]To a true child of God, everyday is a day for loving, sharing, evangelism and "soul winning"

We don't wait for a special day tomorrow we use today, everyday.

The disciples didn't wait till April to break bread and remember that Jesus die, they did it daily, when they gather as often as they could and not once did you hear they gather on certain days for certain observations (which is religious) [/quote that is what the article is saying, please...

who steals money meant for the public and keep in a toilet while some imams or pastors gleefully look away as obtained here if not those who don't really believe what they preach: that God exists? what about exam malpractices, bribery and corruption, prejudices ,hatred and other vices despite our claims to religious teachings against these evils?

hopefulLandlord:
care to elucidate?

ain't most Nigerians by our conducts atheists?

nice

hmmmm......make we leave talk as many children here dont know what they are saying.

Wao! this is huge and a big step to industrialization that Ajaokuta never brought as most companies depend on steel for one project or the other. God please help us see this through. Best Xmas gift. God bless Nigeria.

even if there are fire spitting dragons there ,naija guys would see them as mild and tolerable situations compared to the socioeconomic snakes that forced them out in the first place......hehehehe i hail my people.

dominique:
Such a terrifying experience for the little boy, thank God his dad was able to rescue him before he got crushed by the monster snake. Too many dangerous reptiles in that country, Nigerians hoping to flee there should first learn to protect themselves from snakes, crocodiles and alligators.

...different strokes to different folks but only a cosmopolitan woman would appreciate such men . Come to think of it ,is there any big deal in being able to cook? Wasnt my dad bathing and teaching me;cooking and still providing for the family while i was growing, and did it reduce his being a man and head of the house? Domestic works are huge tasks that most of us overlook and undervalue without which many homes would have crashed.

Yes Op- a friend's younger sister just said 'yes' to a dude because ,among other fine qualities, the guy is a good cook.

By Dr H .Spencer Lewis THE IMPERATOR, AMORC

[From the article '' MAKING CHRISTMAS COME TRUE'',The Rosicrucian Digest December 1932]


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.........Whether we are Christians or not in no way affects our appreciation of the spirit of Christmas, and, of course, a month before the Christmas holiday is the popular Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, and immediately after Christmas falls the New Year holiday, which is very widely recognized and celebrated in most countries of the Western World. Therefore, between the 25th of November and the 2nd of January our lives, our social affairs, business and personal interests, and other matters are greatly affected by the almost universal spirit of celebration, good will, and human joyousness.

Whether we can enter into the Christian spirit of accepting the 25th day of December as the birthday of Jesus the Christ, or not, the fact remains that Jews and Gentiles and many others of other religions accept this day as a time of good will to all beings. December 25th, as we have stated before, was a time for good will, and the giving of gifts, and the bringing of joy into the human consciousness long before Jesus the Christ was born. Among the many festive days of the pagans and among the many holidays of those religious and non-religious peoples who preceded the Christian era, December the 25th was the most outstanding and most important of all. There are many things which indicate that when the great fathers of the Christian church were perplexed at deciding upon the precise date of the birth of Jesus the Christ, they were influenced by the fact that December 25th had always been a holiday typical of the Christian spirit and would, therefore, be most appropriate.

The spirit of that ancient holiday is reflected in every feature of our present day Christmas time. In pre-Christian years prisoners then in bondage were set free on the eve of December 25th, and throughout the day people exchanged gifts, readings, and every symbol and sign of good will was expressed. Today the spirit of Christmas is something that is always separate and apart from the sacred celebration of the birth of the Great Savior. As we have already said even those peoples whose religious beliefs do not permit them to keep the sectarian holiness of the day, find in it an opportunity for the definite expression of the spirit of good will and human fellowship that is very broadly and quite uniquely the true expression of the Christ spirit........


.......For no reason that is sane and sensible, January 1st has been selected as the beginning of the year. It is, in fact, neither the beginning nor the end of a year or of a season. It is midseason, midwinter in most places in the northern hemisphere, and far removed from the rebirth of the year, and the rebirth of life throughout nature as made manifest in or about the Spring equinox in March. In many oriental countries the month of March is looked upon as the proper time for the celebration of the beginning of a new year, for it is not only the beginning of a new season but the beginning of new life after the long sleep and transition of nature throughout the winter. And so it is with the spirit of good will and of good fellowship; instead of expressing this good will to all beings throughout the year and seeking every opportunity to give to those who are in need and to bring happiness and joy to others who are in sorrow, and singing the songs of life everlasting to those who are Cosmically and spiritually asleep, we wait for Christmas day to do those things which might be done on any day of the year....

..... Perhaps the fact that December 25th is so universally looked upon as a time of good will induces us to express the goodness in our hearts more completely, and with greater significance than we would do under different circumstances. If this is an argument in favor of organized and ritualistic emotional expression then we should be logical enough to prove it and to do it. Therefore, I say to those who withhold from others throughout the year the good will they should express and who restrain themselves in the impulses to give and share with others what they have, that on Christmas day or throughout the festive week following it every effort should be made to unburden oneself of the pent-up and restrained expressions of the entire year.

Unquestionably, each one of us owes something to others, and unquestionably each one of us is enjoying benefits and blessings that we can share with others and should do so. The Cosmic law of compensation and the universal law of supply and demand requires that we not only give thanks for what we have, but that we look upon ourselves as trustees for the Cosmic dispensation of blessings. God and all of nature require human channels through which the great work of the universal benedictions can be carried out. Each one of us is a channel, therefore, for the dissemination of that which God intends each of us to enjoy. Certainly joy and happiness are the most essential things in life, often enjoyed in abundance by many, but found wanting in the lives of many more. I need not pose as a prophet, nor phrase my words as a prediction when I say that next Christmas day there will be millions in our own environment and close to each one of us who will find in that day nothing more than a day of ordinary experiences fraught with solitude, despondency, gloom, sorrow, want, and regret. Without leaving our immediate neighborhoods and also without doing more than cross the street, we can find someone on that day whose picture of life will be the very opposite of our own. Just how any one of us can feel the fullness of Christmas joy and be as extremely happy as we should be while across the street or around the corner there is someone in want or in sorrow, in sadness and grief, is something I cannot understand.

We speak of desiring to have the Christ Consciousness developed within us. Even those who are not essentially Christians admit that the presence of the Christ Consciousness would be not only desirable, but the maximum of their earthly desires. Yet if there was any one outstanding emotion made manifest by the living Christ on earth it was the consciousness of the sorrow of the world. He constantly expressed the thought that He sensed and was highly sensitive of the grief, the pain, the bitterness resting in the hearts of those around Him and throughout the world. He was a man of sorrows, not because of personal experiences, but because of the consciousness of the experiences of the millions of human beings around Him. How then, can any of us expect to have or feel that we do have the least degree of Christ Consciousness within us and yet be immune to the sorrows of the world, and restrained from sharing our happiness or our blessings with those who do not have them?

If we would get the utmost out of the Christmas spirit this year, or any other year, and if we would live a life that would exemplify the Christ Consciousness within us, we will seek as the ideal Christ sought, and as the ideal of Christ within us would seek to find opportunity, occasion, ways, and means of bringing some happiness and joy, some relief, some bright light of hope and cheer into the lives of those who do not have these things either at Christmas time or any other time of the year.

Therefore, make this Christmas a true Christian spirit holy day by sharing with others to some small degree at least that which you have an abundance of, even if it be but happiness and the smiles of joy with those who do not have them, and in this way make Christmas come true, independent of its religious significance, independent of its sectarian meaning, and uniquely and wholly in the spirit of the ideal that it exemplifies.

Yo Mo, merry xmas.

modath:

vivaciousvivi:
Amen o!

Merry Xmas.

fieryy:
I didn't what? I stated very clearly earlier that I do not care, if the child's hair is braided or in a bun. I'm very aware of the fact that natural hair is time consuming, since mine is as well. However, I do have a problem with the pain are lot of kids have to go through just in the name of 'fashion'. Let kids be kids and educate yourself on afros instead of just Brazilian wigs

Apt! so apt! few days ago, i had to force myself to look away when a lil girl of about 5 in heart wrenching tears was practically begging the mother and the ' hairdresser' to free her from their clutches as the useless stuff their were braiding on her head was damn hurting! Why they weren't moved by the pleas and pains of that lil child still baffles me.

omenka:
Make such a move and see Nigerians descend on you with a barrage of insults and criticisms for daring to stifle *freedom of speech*.

It is just a pity.

mumu George talking nonsense to confuse fellow foolish people.

ernieboy:
he is not dogged anything, he just has the president and probably tinubu in his camp, let him lose the support of the president, u will be surprised at the speed with which he will be booted out. same thing happened to oyegun, they couldn't get rid of him until he lost the support of buhari.

Who in Nigerian politics is more dogged than an Oshiomole who has fought military turned civilian presidents like OBJ; state cabals like Anenih, Igbinedion and a dangerous group like the PDP to a standstill ? Not even a minute did we see any of his children or relative in government while he governed Edo state; nor could the president's wife influence the party primaries in her state under an Oshiomole - a favour many a party chairmen would have gladly offered the first lady long before she even thought of soliciting for it. It is obvious you don;t know who Oshiomole is.

it maybe but the stuffs he has done with Tinubu from Radio Kudirat till date makes me doubt if he can betray Jagaban's camp; he may be a decoy the way he was used to 'loose' to Fayose inorder to harvest all GEJ's rigging strategies in 2014. My opinion though.

seunmsg:
Fayemi is an over ambitious snake. He wants to be president in 2023. He can sacrifice just anybody to achieve his ambition.

''.......and it is over now'',.......... may her soul go back to God, amen.

AJ should never underrate Ruiz - an uncoventional- boxer again oooo. Right from the start to the finish ,it should be a deliberate and careful punching. Being No1 isnt the real deal but staying No1 is. Wishing him plenty lucks.

Yes please ,was a bit busy. i just replied.

Brightgem:
Hi, I'd responded that email. Are you seeing it?

OP what is the latest? Have you seen a dermatologist, and what is the outcome? Has any of the suggested solutions by well-wishers here worked? Please do share with us asap so that we learn too. While we await your update, please it is important to deal with this skin issue ,like every ailments, from the root cause. Most skin issues can easily be tackled if the body cells are healthy and the easiest way to achieve that is to detoxify your system by fasting on fruits ,vegies( with special bias for bitter, scent and dogonyaro leaves), original honey, clean water, white meats, no white flour most especially polished wheat; by imbibing a lil bit of some organic culture that is compatible with your nature. Clean skins are wholesome to behold, and say a lot about our personality. And isn't the skin the largest organ God has given us and and a window into some of the activities inside our bodies? Your concern are genuine but don't it sap your energy. Try to feel happy. Cheers.

Brightgem:
Why is he getting impatient? Sighs. My relationship ended because of a skin issue I'd battled since teenage hood. Nobody shd get impatient with you over what it's beyond ur control. Infact mine was a broken engagement. I manage condition with medications. That's life.

Painful but thank God you dodged a bullet . Nobody leaves their dogs because of some skin issue talk less of a supposed soul-mate. Truth is dude was not in love with all of you. Beyond the physical attractive mass whose appeal is so temporary and fading, the real ,invisible you;your essence -that inner distinctive traits unique to you alone and which defines your values, philosophies and ideals , part of which manifest in the objective world was alien to him. When two souls truly love, no stupid conventions can come in between them. Don't we all have one malady or the other that we never knowingly and unknowingly brought on ourselves?

That said, is the recalcitrant stuff still there? Who knows if i can proffer a herbal therapy? Yes i am a student of the wonders that herbs can unleash. cheers.

His lawyers should just tactically push the blame on a 'manager,plead guilty, and sacrifice something or else this is a really big shit of fraud. and unknown to many FBI' have been around and sniffing every where for some months now. DOJ is deliberately not even revealing everything it has on this case. Onyema lawyers should not play smart but show some remorse less he gets Ibori treatment.

....but it is not fair to be so far away while i quietly search every e-space for a clue and that mail ad but not that one-way -mobile number was my next oracle. WELCOME back mon cherie. Whatever kept you away must be so huge.....

amicable09:
I'm just checking to see if I still know how to reply mentions

Nice, but im still annoyed with him for destroying a dream that would have enabled him help millions more: leading Nigeria.

Anybody worth her salt can win a Grammy but it depends on the creativity in your words, rendition and acts to convince Grammy voting team to vote your work. Angelique kidjo speaks original afrobeat unique to her and loved by cosmopolitan folks while Oluwa Burna is unique too and trying to hetch his name on the global musical stage through his Afrobeat experiments . So let us wait for Grammy to determine their fates but the odds favour Angelique; but for being nominated at all shows that Burna has something to offer. God bless Africa.

wishing them luck.

oyatz:
Must he always win?

Didn't Azikiwe lose Anambra to NPN in 1983 and Buhari lost Katsina to the PDP in 2007 and 2011?

...because the reason he advanced no be im make PDP loose for Bayelsa! If Dickson had calculated well , he should have known that he narrowly escaped APC onslaught in 2015 ,and that a divided PDP with a weak candidate is a bad market for any electoral business especially against a very strong APC machinery being supported by PDP backbones in the state. So hence my asking his excellency Alhaji Sule Lamido if his loss to APC in jigawa was due to malabu? i hope you understand.

Waterview:
You're a complete fool, so Gen. Buhari the chief commander cannot release a prisoner kept in Abia prison?

in this case Gowon was the head of state, he has the right to release Awolowo, Gowon was more powerful than your coward Ojukwu who disguised as a woman after puting millions of Igbos in trouble.

just burry your head in a bag full of dicks, shame.

did you read what i wrote please or you are mistaking me for someone else? read again,slowly and apologise. no hard feelings...