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paxonel:
It was never suppose to be a thing of show

The purpose of the gathering or congregating of the church back then in the time of the apostles was for encouraging one another and showing support to those who were needy.

Todays church is the total opposite.

Zaheertyler:
From my experience anywhere you go and you hear we are like a family here. Runnnnn

That's the first sign of a cult.

Latter day saints, Jehovah's witnesses are a good example of such cults.

“When you begin to paint, and you think you can improve on what God has already done, you are a fool.''

Thank God say na Daddy talk am.

If we talk they will call us broke.

Some ladies will over paint their face thinking they look like this

https://ainhypho.sirv.com/makeup.png

When in reality, they actually look like this

https://ainhypho.sirv.com/joker.png

How about this 👇

https://ainhypho.sirv.com/V.jpg

Churches or people that display the above don't know how weird and absurd it is. It's like mocking Christ with the device that was used to torture and kill him.

What if Christ was beheaded with a guillotine?
They will display the image below in their Church and homes?

https://ainhypho.sirv.com/G.jpg

Thundafireseun:
This and a lot more other reasons are why other religions see Christianity as a huge joke,,,, Blink kor Wink Ni …. 😆😆😆😆😆

Yeah, but a joker is better than a pedophile.

A draft law in Iraq that would allow the marriage of girls as young as nine has provoked protests across the country, with women’s rights activists saying it would “legalise child rape”.

The Shia religious groups that dominate the political system in Iraq have been pushing to erode women’s rights in the country for more than a decade.

Unlike neighbouring Saudi Arabia, Iraq does not have a system of male guardianship requiring women to have the permission of a husband, father or male guardian to make crucial life choices such as marriage.

However, a new proposal, which passed its first reading in the Iraqi parliament this week, would give religious authorities the power to decide on family affairs, including marriage, divorce and the care of children

“This is a catastrophe for women,” said Raya Faiq, who is the coordinator for a coalition of groups which are opposing the law change. The group includes some Iraqi MPs.

“My husband and my family oppose child marriage. But imagine if my daughter gets married and my daughter’s husband wants to marry off my granddaughter as a child. The new law would allow him to do so. I would not be allowed to object. This law legalises child rape.”

During protests organised by the coalition this week in the capital, Baghdad, and in several other cities in Iraq, supporters of the new law confronted opponents and accused them of “moral decadence” and “following western agendas”.

Although Iraq has outlawed marriage under the age of 18 since the 1950s, one survey by the UN children’s agency, Unicef, found that 28% of girls in Iraq had married before they reached the age of 18.

Since 2021, the Iraqi political system has been dominated by the Coordination Framework, a political coalition of Iran-aligned factions. They have passed several sharia-oriented laws, including one to adopt religious holidays and another criminalising gay and transgender people in Iraq.

“Following the mass youth protests which took place in Iraq in 2019, these political players saw that the role of women had begun to strengthen in society,” said Nadia Mahmood, co-founder of the Iraq-based Aman Women’s Alliance. “They felt that feminist, gender and women’s organisations, plus civil society and activist movements, posed a threat to their power and status … [and] began to restrict and suppress them.”

A bloc of 25 female MPs in parliament have been trying to stop the draft law being put to a second vote, but said they face strong opposition.

“Unfortunately, male MPs who support this law speak in a masculine way, asking what’s wrong with marrying a minor? Their thinking is narrow minded. They don’t take into consideration that they are the legislators that determine people’s fate … but rather follow their masculine thinking to authorise all this,” said Alia Nassif, an Iraqi MP.

Protesters said they feared their children would face a future even harsher than their own if the law changes were adopted. “I have one daughter, I don’t want her to be forced like me to marry as a child,” said Azhar Jassim, who had to leave school to be married aged 16.

source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/aug/09/proposed-iraqi-law-change-would-legalise-child-say-activists

LordReed:
LoLz. And you're bitter because you know the god doesn't exist and you are so disappointed.

I know he exists.

this catholic statues will never talk or walk.

Blinking and bleeding seems to be the only skill they have.

Worshippers in Ohio have been left stunned after a statue of the Virgin Mary commissioned more than 75 years ago appeared to blink as they gazed upon her - with photos capturing the mysterious moment.

The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was making its way across the region as part of a tour when it allegedly shut and open its eyes on August 2 while on display at the Basilica of St. John the Baptist.

The church is located in the city of Canton, known for being the birthplace of the NFL and home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The statue has visited more than 100 countries, including Russia and China, and is believed to be the closest likeness of a documented apparition of Mary in 1917 said to be 'worthy of belief' by the Catholic Church.

Many who have visited the statue have since claimed they've witnessed medical miracles, including a young boy some believe was cured of malaria.

Those in Northeast Ohio who claim they saw the gesture snapped a photo, which seemingly shows the idol mid-blink.

'According to theologians, mystically her presence is there with the statue,' said Katie Moran, who took the picture to post to social media.

Speaking to Fox affiliate WJW, she said: 'I took it and thought, 'that's really nice'.

'I took one more to be sure and when I looked at it, the eyes were closed,' she continued.

'I [went], 'wow!''

Others, including Connie Liptak, claimed they saw the statue blink as well.

She told the local news station: 'I knew it was a miracle because I'd been looking at her all morning.'

Pointing to the photos, she added: 'They're really closed. I mean, you can really see her lashes are down.'

Katie, who is also head of the USA branch of the organization that oversees the statues, further claimed the phenomenon was a sort of warning - one consistent with other miracles the idol is supposed to have worked.

'For those who believe, no proof is necessary,' she said, as reports of visitors being cured of plights ranging from cancer to infertility remain rife.

'For those who don't, no proof is possible,' she added.

'It's faith and I believe.'

'We know that she's wept 15 times,' added the statue's custodian Larry Maginot, who follows the Holy Mother on her travels and says such occurrences, while rare, are not outside the norm.

Sharing a story about a three-year-old boy with incurable malaria supposedly healed by Our Lady of Fatima, Maginot recalled: 'He said, 'the doctors had given up on me.''

But when the boy's father brought him before the statue during a visit to Vietnam, he said, 'he ended up recovering.'

Already anticipating backlash from skeptics, Liptak told a reporter of what she might say in response.

'I just say, 'I don't lie,' she said.

'I know what I've seen and I believe what I've seen.'

Taking into account the statue's history and the occurrences surrounding its creation, there is some indication it is special.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13720309/virgin-mary-statue-miracle-ohio-blinked-lady-fatima.html

Debating the existence of God is foolish.

Jacktheripper:
I need to go contemplate the meaning of life

The bolded is what we are suppose to be debating?

Debating the existence of God is Foolish.

Congratulations.

jaephoenix:
Evidence please?

The fact that there is something rather than nothing, and that the universe operates under complex and precise laws should be enough evidence for you to know he exists but we both know that's not your problem or the problem of every other so called "atheist".

Your problem is why he doesn't seem to give a shit about you and I.

LordReed:
LoLz. How can it not be a specific god when Lennox claims he personal has a relationship with the god?

God exists. You and every other low IQ nairaland ''atheist" know this to be true.

You are just angry because he exist and he doesn't give a shit about you and every other human on this planet.

SunShowAfrica:
In the course of my reading on this Religion section, I have discovered that many folks acuse each other of 'judging'

SunShowAfrica:
The question then is: "is pointing out another person's faults based on the bible judging?"

You are searching for answers concerning judging in a section filled with deluded folks that accuse each other of judging?