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zicoraads:
Why wouldn't he want an answer to it? I am glad he asked because before now, I had absolutely no idea about this practice.

For some of us, if it's not biblical, I would certainly question the rationale behind it, then either do it, or not. But, I would never judge those who would.

Personally, I think Christianity shouldn't be about what the 'mother church' says, or what 'my pastor/bishop' says. Each and every one of us has access to the bible and to God. Yes, the church is very important but I don't see it as the ultimate.

I ask God questions, so who is the church?

The issue with personal opinions about christianity is that we end up with different even conflicting doctrines and practices.
Within the bible,we find that the church is the bulwark & pillar of truth(1Tim3:15),this is why Catholics follow the church's teachings to ensure right guidance and uniformity.

Amazing that we Nigerians have voted out an incumbent government. Interesting times ahead, let's hope the Buhari govt will seriously tackle the major issues facing the country.

Good morning all, thank God for his goodness to us.
Let us pray for @brocab that he opens his heart once again to the fullness of truth,may his visit to the 'Thread for Catholics' be one where he learns even more about our Lord Jesus and the church he established.We ask through Jesus Christ.Amen

luckylucky:
Most Londoners are hustlers apology to those professionals among them. 98% of Nigerians living in UK are as poor as church rat. These guys do all sort of jobs to earn a living, menial jobs like cleaning in hospital, carer taking care of elderly people in care home, security and mall guards, baby sitters, kitchen and hospital porters to mention few. These are the able youths that we need in Nigeria to cluster our work force for overall development of our society alas out of bad PDP party leadership they jetted abroad without even having a reasonable motive of why they have to embark on such journey of no return. Those of us that travel a lot can testified an eye sore liability our boys have become to western society. I cry deeply for this country.

Obviously,people will migrate if they feel things are better elsewhere. However.I think you'll find that there are still loads of people in Nigeria that could do the same jobs you listed within Nigeria.They are jobs after all.
Re. 98% of nigerians in London being poor as church rats,I understand your sentiment but your stats are probably off.most people just get by I think and are not as much a liability as you posed.
The focus should really be on those in Nigeria and how to stop them jetting off to other climes. I must say that it is now very difficult for nigerians to jet off anywhere. Sad.

pmc01:
I hope Mr. Reno Omokri will take this up.

It is time Nigeria took a cue from the likes of the USA that make the protection of lives and dignity of their citizens an utmost priority.

Believe me, thes little things count in judging responsible leaders.

I condole with the bereaved family.

Agreed, security and protection of lives should be the govt's number 1 priority. Nothing else really matters without it.
What a shame the state of our country.! Sympathies with the girl's family.

chillex8:
Honda no dey hia

Acura mdx na honda.

Does anyone actually know the answer to the maths question on the paper? Wey the Maths teachers?

Kamsified:
Good morning dear
There's no incentive for FTC . I guess it just makes them feel on top of the world that they're first to comment on a thread that hit frontpage.smh.
Funny enough, some end up saying nothing but to rejoice about the position how can there be a price for such?

thanks

SalC:
Awww sorry na, page 400 is still ahead

Hi all, how's the week going. someone please educate me.On other threads,you see people thanking all their ancestors for making the first comment.Is there any incentive for ftc?just curious.

Here we go again.!@OP what is your goal? it intrigues me to know where the church established by Jesus is.
The history stated there is flawed and this has been dealt with several times on this site.
It'll be great if you let us know why you read the New Testament.

agabakennedy:
It is nt all abt cautioning our drivers.It is all abt God being on our side.Dude we hv to be prayerful.

God is on our side,this is why he created us and I'm certain that we not short of prayers in Nigeria.As important as prayers are,when one relies only on prayers then you get ghastly accidents like that.
We need to look at other countries,they pray but also create and maintain good roads,have working regulatory frameworks to ensure roadworthy vehicles, legal drivers and safe driving.
Our over- reliance on prayers without doing the necessary work is the bane of our nation. The sooner we do the work the fewer these incidents will become.
God loves us.

Someday,the US president will fly to New York to meet with the Nigerian Foreign Affairs minister.Now, won't that be something.

striktlymi:
https://www.nairaland.com/2108377/popular-alaba-trader-whoterrorise-lagos#30046803

not surprising,after all the church is full of sinners. We pray for the guy.he'll now have to suffer the consequence of his sins, and turn sincerely to God. hopefully he won't be put to death.

Sad if true. May he rest in peace.Condolence to his family.

Billyonaire:
What I know is that he will pay taxes on all his assets within and outside of the UK, even his assets in Nigeria will be taxed. That's US and UK policy, and that's why I rejected US citizenship.

I do know there are complex sporting/endorsement laws in UK and their taxman might want a cut of some of his endorsements in or out of UK. Their arguement being he gets his popularity in UK.this is regardless of citizenship.
US laws are different I believe.

danjumakolo:
See how Nigerians sale their patriotic ago.
So what's the big deal in having a british passport?

probably because their citizens are treated with fairness and respect.plus that passport takes them to most places on earth with no palaver.

SalC:
a little, I was uplifting, I've been following his journey from Sri Lanka to Philipines though, much love shown, a lot of comforting words, erm not forgetting what the wind was doing with his cap though

Cool. Yes,their weather can be extreme in the Philippines. Let's not forget those >6000 fatalities from that typhoon in 2013 and other natural and human caused disasters.

Rich4god:
the mass was touchy... Seeing all that crowd at the mass...

certainly.
I really liked the charisma of the Archbishop of Manilla as well towards the end as he gave his message to the pope.

BTW,did anyone watch the papal mass in Philippines this morning?I was quite surprised that the pope spoke English.
The faith is certainly alive,there must have been over 5 million people at the mass.

SalC:
Btoks saying hi won't finish your mb na. Happy sunday bro

Greetings SalC.happy Sunday all.

Billyonaire:
I hope he understands the implications and the Tax Burden associated with getting that passport. It is not a thing of joy, but of sober reflection.

As he's based in UK there will be no difference in the way he's taxed,UK citizen or not.
Having said that,at least one can see the benefits of their tax system- it's used to develop the country.

Happy new year all.I trust it's been a wonderful start for all.May this year and beyond bring us even more joy.May we continue to trust in the Lord Jesus and love others as he commanded us.God bless.

Celebrating the day Christ was born has also been part of this preservation.
In every walk of life,notable dates are celebrated in order to help propagate whatever core message there is . Christianity is no different.

How exactly do you think christianity has been preserved all these centuries? It's amazing how you come in 2000 years later to ask christians not to celebrate Christmas. If you don't want to celebrate it,then don't.
Early Christianity was liturgical like it is today.
I'm sure you celebrate the fact that Jesus Christ is God,there are some groups today who will tell you this is wrong. Try to focus on the reason why Christmas is celebrated. Just so you know Easter is also celebrated and is the most important celebration

Nigerians shouldn't be queuing up to receive free bags of rice from politicians like refugees.it is a sad state of affairs that people have the time for this. I'd rather the masses were shown how to spend their time building a longer term future for themselves.as much as it's a good gesture from Tinubu.

tonybosses:
Go to ur bible and chk out d fruit of the spirit...lol

And also thhere isn't anytn like co-redeemer anywher in my bible...hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha


Me? Misinformed? Can the holy spirit lie?

I read my bible and get fresh revelation my friend I don't read bulletin, and follow man made dogma...thank u.

Also I would be very greatful if u cn clearly point out me where it Wass stated dt mary is a co redeemer..

If being a co redeemer is by participation whhat about Joseph dt play d "earthly" father? Wt about john the baptist? Wt abt the owner of the menger and the women that probably helped mary wen she was in labour?......hhahahahahahahahahahah

You go and confesss to ur priest when u sin on Saturdays, what about when your priest sins... what about when ur pope sins..who does he confess to??

I have a million unbiblical practise that I can point out to u.. but ur surname isn't catholic church so I wuldnt, unless u tell me u re capable

I'll like to point out that popes and Priests are sinners like you and I.They confess to other priests regularly. Jesus bestowed the holy order gifts regardless of the priests personal sins, you only need to look back at Peter.
It'll good if you raise these so called unbiblical practises . you'll find that all your misconceptions have been addressed on this site or elsewhere.
BTW, Mary as co redeemer is not officially defined as dogma in the church,however @Ubenedictus has explained its use.

To illustrate, you snatch the bible from it's sacred traditional context and you end up with x thousand opposing doctrines.
One example, @olaadegbu believes that drinking alcohol is sinful while his font of knowledge - gotquestions.org states the exact opposite with both using sola scriptura. Who is right in this case?
Bigger examples are opposing doctrines on the Trinity,holy eucharist, sabbath,Tithes,infant baptism, female clergy etc.
How does one know the correct doctrine/interpretation without recourse to the sacred traditional context.
Back to your question,sacred tradition and scriptures (both word of God)are equally valid as the source of authority plus a third source,the teaching authority of the church.None of these are contradictory.

This issue was addressed over 1500years ago at the council of Ephesus,accepted by the only church at the time. Mary is the Mother of Jesus who is God.She is the Theotokus.Shikena !!
Please see wiki link http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ephesus.
For the doubters,this dogma was defined to clarify the nature of Jesus more than anything else due to heresies at the time.

Sorry OP to learn about your ordeal. I had a similar experience with Nigerian police a few years ago . It's unfortunate that they feel they have to intimidate and assault people to maintain law and order.
This is where we need the NASS to intervene and promulgate laws that outlaw this nonsense. Nigerians' lives are just as valuable as those in the west and should be treated as such

Revolva:
Na today....we don dey hear all these..omo ur format no fit work for me...that tv station no go ever show for my tv.- will never keep my eyes glues to that station for 10mins

cool,life goes on regardless.

Revolva:
how will that TV assist the reduction of the price of Garri in the market.....lol

one simple way would be by being able to reach more people and spreading the values of honesty in all we do.this will in turn mean that fewer traders are likely to cheat their customers thus ensuring a fare price for garri.obviously cost of goods is controlled by many factors but people being honest certainly helps.
overall,a good development to launch the TV station.