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Christianity Etc › Re: Tell Me About The Freemasons by budaatum:
Shepherd00:
It appears you are not done with that thread, but before we take it on again, I'll like you to respond to those scriptures.

Shd I post them again?
I must confess that I have reread it twice, and referred and linked to it over 20 times already, that is how much value I place in the conversation we had, and in you for having it with me. It is a very important thread Shepherd! Or did you not see where I mentioned the Holy Spirit led you to start it? And I was very honest and sincere in it too, even telling you things I have never mentioned before! Might I ask, have you bothered to read through the entire thread even once?

But sorry, I can not deal with your misrepresentation of me claiming I said you should not believe. Nor can I deal with those who do not read what I have written, as you admitted, in response to the questions they themselves have asked. And nor do I play the game of who has the bigger prick, which, rather unfortunately, was the purpose of your thread as it eventually turned out, for despite it's title asking how I, buda, can follow Jesus without first believing, as was the case, which is what I responded to, you seem to be asking about what you or others should believe or not as if I ever claimed I was the authority in my less than half a year of accepting Jesus in my life, though, from the mouth of babies and all, I daresay.

I did point out Paul though, who I said did not believe before his journey to Damascus, which you refused to address and which clearly answers the question you posed in that thread. Or did Paul believe before he accepted Jesus as the Lord? Did he not follow Christ? Which is it? And besides, since then, I have been pointing out to you people on here, whom by any measure you measure by, 'believe', not only in Christ, but that they are "righteous" and "saved" too - claims I dare not make about myself - yet you yourself have found yourself in argument with their lack of understanding. Have you not yet considered what went wrong there?

I have however addressed my "seeking" and "understanding" and "knowing" in a separate thread if you care. You know I have time for you when you use your brain. But the "insist in being brainless" you, I buda will treat with the disdain that Shepherd deserves because, well, let me not say least I sin.
Christianity Etc › Re: God Still Chooses For His Own by budaatum: 10:23pm On May 30, 2019
kpakpandoN:
the Lord commanded me to carry my cross and continue from where my father in the Lord stopped. I am enjoying my life today because I answered “Yes Lord.” No other answer could have turned out better for me.
And some people will be claiming they should not work as if the blessings they see Adeboye enjoying fell down from heaven like manna from the sky!
Christianity Etc › Re: As Above So Below by budaatum: 10:09pm On May 30, 2019
One day, a university graduate of Philosophy asked what he knew about [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli?wprov=sfla1]Machiavelli[/url] responded, "Tupac Shakur na di beast!"

And for that reason, and because the title of a [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_Above%2C_So_Below_%28film%29?wprov=sfla1]movie[/url] tops Google rankings,

“As above; so below. As within; so without. As with the universe; so with the soul.” Hermes Trismegistus
Culture › Re: Ooni Of Ife Performs Ritual Before Boarding Arik Airplane (video) by budaatum: 9:55pm On May 30, 2019
willibounce1:
Please tell us the plane you boarded and saw any Christian or Muslim praying audibly that the next person could hear. I know you are not very smart.
You want to tell me that mama alata does not pray when she enters plane? They will even ask you to pray with them sef just like they would in a bus! Imagine my reaction when I was an atheist!
Education › Re: 16 Years Old Student Named Commissioner For Education In Bayelsa by budaatum: 9:50pm On May 30, 2019
The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Jonathan R Obuebite Ph.D while handing over office to the one day Commissioner for Education, Cyril said, the idea of organising the competition is borne out of desire to motivate and encourage the students.

His words, “we want them to understand act of governance and how daily activities of government are being carried out.


As an aside, Emmanuel Olaniyan (born 27 November 1997 and barely over 16 when first elected in 2014-15) was elected in 2015–16 as Young Mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham for the second time based on his online campaigning and digital presence. Throughout the year Emmanuel and the young advisers worked on youth violence, mental health, employment and business opportunities, reflecting the concerns of the community.
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 9:37pm On May 30, 2019
tintingz:
Ok, but I don't think there is misinterpretation here.

Menstruation in Islam is seen as impure.....
"Seen" "in Islam" as "impure" by whom exactly? By the adherents of Islam, or by Allah who is referred to as "Most Intelligent, Most Merciful and Most Wise" and who is said to have created perfect woman with this menstruation that you, and "Islam" as you say, are claiming is "impure"?

tintingz:
Good, you now subscribe to the Christian deity and it dogmas?
Hmm. You did this with Allah and Islam above and I have responded above. I hope the distinction does not go over your head, and that you'd also desist from it.

Where did you get the idea that buda subscribed to "the Christian deity and its dogmas"? Wouldn't it be wiser for you to enquire what "deity and dogmas" I might subscribe to instead of creating false images in your head. (And I say this despite the question mark you tagged on at the end because I know you to be wiser than this and would like you to consider that I also just might have a brain!)

This thread might inform you of the deity or part of the dogma I might subscribe to and I am open to questions.
Christianity Etc › Re: At What Time Was Lucifer Cast Down To Earth? by budaatum:
Ihedinobi3:
[2]The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1:2 NASB

The words translated "formless" and "void" can also be translated "a chaos" and "ruined".

As for the heavens, they were obviously reconstructed too, just as your quote said.

I am not going to discuss further with you if you intend to carry on with your Bible-editing habits.
First, I do not need your permission to go on with anything, nor do you need to "discuss further with" me if you don't want to. To be honest, I am not "discussing with you" either, just that this is a public forum with thousands of people and it's just likely some might wish to hear what I have to say. You might want to be cautious with your "Bible-editing habits" least you be judged by the measure with which you judge others.

That said, "Formless" and "void", and "chaos" for that matter, do not in any way mean "ruined".
Christianity Etc › Re: Would You Prefer A World Where Religion Don't Exist At All? by budaatum: 7:34pm On May 30, 2019
Heathen777:
Not necessarily, different religions have different moral guidelines, and sometimes even condoned unethical practices (read Lev 25: 44 - 46)
Seriously? Who practises slavery in their religion today?
Islam › Re: Hijab Approved As Uniform Option By Scotland Police by budaatum: 7:28pm On May 30, 2019
This is a very clear example of what an enlightened nation does, and we should fight very hard for such acceptance (it is not in any way "tolerance"!), in our nation and amongst us wherever we may be.
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 7:25pm On May 30, 2019
tintingz:
budaatum, are you now a Muslim or are you being sarcastic? grin
I am very clearly not being sarcastic, which is juvenile at its worst. I am in fact, furious at the misrepresentations!

And I am now a theist, or shall I say, somewhat of a theist, as in, a person who attempts to understand theology. Some light is shed on me here.
Islam › Re: 10 Sharia Laws Retarding Scientific Growth by budaatum: 7:19pm On May 30, 2019
usermane:
This is proof that Muhammad's sunnah is deeply flawed. Yet there are Muslims who want us to live according to this sunnah.
This, hopefully, is why you post what you write and I cannot say I do not agree with you, because while the sunnahs may be the knowledge of it's day, we must most definitely not live according to old ways and should allow our knowledge to evolve as it clearly has over time because I bet I can find a sunnah somewhere, which I can twist if I tried hard enough, that would mean, "do not use the internet or phones". But I can also bet that nobody with a brain would throw their phones away or refuse to use the internet because of it.

You may want to see my posts on ancient science here.
Christianity Etc › Re: At What Time Was Lucifer Cast Down To Earth? by budaatum: 7:16pm On May 30, 2019
Ihedinobi3:
I stand with the Bible. It says that the earth was a complete ruin.

The universe was not exempt, because the earth was representative of it, being God's Seat of Power. The original Universe was full of light with no darkness at all, for example. I think it is obvious that this one we live in is not that way at all.
Well, my Bible at Genesis 2:1 says "Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them", so I see no reason to assume God destroyed the "heavens" and "the host of them" along with the earth, and that's even if I were to allow that verse to imply "the earth was a complete ruin", as you claim. It does not imply anything of the sort to me!

Besides, if God were going to destroy all that God created because of some unruly sinful angels I see no reason why that same God would not have destroyed the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned.
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 7:02pm On May 30, 2019
usermane:
2. Why Pregnancy symptoms and Pain of Child birth?

Theism can't explain constipation, morning sickness, mood swing or irritability that pregnant women mostly suffer due to their bodies's hormonal shift.

You'll assume that a most intelligent, most merciful creator would design pregnancy with a homeostasis mechanism to account for hormonal changes and prevent these symptoms, but this is not the reality.
The pain will not kill you. Women will even inform you that it makes them appreciate the giving birth, but that's not why you have pain. The pain is like a restriction. If you did not have pain, you might be giving birth way too early, like at the age of 12 because it will be so easy to do so.

The pain at 12 is like you died, and it reduces the more mature you become. But so you wait till you are more mature and have accumulated enough resources and wisdom to nourish a life we give you pain to stop you having a child too early so you appreciate and are able to nourish that new life when it arrives. The Almighty God is most Merciful and Wise, and you humans after all, do not appreciate that which comes easy to you!
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 6:53pm On May 30, 2019
usermane:
Not only this, menstruation cannot be withheld voluntarily, as urination. It cannot simply be wiped off, as sweating, because it continues for days. It is often painful, distressing and inconvenient for women.
Well, if you cannot avoid making a mess in the mosque with your menses, which was more likely the case when this law was passed, please don't come and mess up the mosque and disturb the prayers with it!

Note that today you are wise enough to use a pad or tampon so we do not place menstruation police at the door to the mosque to turn you away, and if you do come whilst menstruating and if you don't make a mess, we would hardly know you are menstruating.
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 6:47pm On May 30, 2019
usermane:
But there are questions with theism that all the sages of Islam, Christianity or Judaism or Hinduism can only answer with "God knows best". "God knows best" is an euphemism for "It doesn't matter, forget about it." But these questions matter because their subjects affect our lives daily.
Indeed, "these questions matter because their subjects affect our lives daily", but we do not say "God knows best" as an "euphemism for "It doesn't matter, forget about it"".

Rather, "God knows best", is an euphemism for "my knowledge is limited because I am ignorant and I don't fully understand so I will just accept what God says because, God knows best".

If these "questions" did not "matter because their subjects affect our lives daily", the Almighty God would not have bothered to inform me how to deal with them!
Islam › Re: Philosophical Questions: Where Did Theism Get It Wrong? by budaatum: 6:38pm On May 30, 2019
usermane:
Here is what Abrahamic scriptures have to say on this;

To add insult to the injury, women after birth are prohibited from salat or fasting for 40 days, not because they need a break, but obviously because they are considered not spiritually pure enough post natal.

Theism want us to embrace all of these as the perfect plan of God, the all intelligent and most merciful. That is why AlBaqr tells us that the 'so called flaws' in man are actually good that we do not know enough of to appreciate yet.
This is not true! Women after birth are not prohibited from salat or fasting for 40 days "because they need a break"!

They are prohibited from fasting because fasting will not allow them to provide nourishment for their new born baby, but because people were stupid and did "not know enough to appreciate yet", we tell you it is the "perfect plan of God" so you will comply without argument!

Thankfully, you are smarter now, so you would be advised not to fast during salat for the benefit of the nourishment of your new born child!

If you disagree that it is the "perfect plan of God", or you think that the 'Almighty God' is is not "all intelligent and most merciful", have a baby and go and fast and then come and inform us of how much milk your mammary glands produce for your baby who will most definitely cry a lot from being hungry and eventually be stunted in growth, if it does not die first, that is!

The Almighty God is most definitely most intelligent and most merciful and most wise or many would just be adding insult to their own injury by killing themselves with their own hands and their own ignorance!
Culture › Re: Ooni Of Ife Performs Ritual Before Boarding Arik Airplane (video) by budaatum: 6:16pm On May 30, 2019
AreaFada2:
I only mentioned the cross if indeed the procedure has any other reason unknown to me. Since antiquity music or other things associated with the King's movement has been well documented. Way back in Egypt, Persia, etc.

Centuries ago, Europeans documented Oba of Benin going through Benin City with drummers, flutist, hornblowers and traditional instrument players playing. With court jester dwarfs and live leopards in tow. Even with drawings. I am sure same was prevalent across Nigeria back then.
Our modern allergy to our tradition is sickening. It shows a massive level of ignorance and complex.
I know sir. And thank you indeed for educating fools.
Christianity Etc › Re: At What Time Was Lucifer Cast Down To Earth? by budaatum: 6:14pm On May 30, 2019
Ihedinobi3:
Although I disagree with his answer, yes, the earth was recreated.

The Lord destroyed the perfect Universe He created with a universal flood after Satan and his fellow rebels fouled it up with their rebellion. That was what verse 2 of Genesis 1 was about.
There is a reason why you disagree, and it's because you know very well that it is not true!

Did God destroy the perfect universe, or just one tiny bit of it called earth, according to Genesis 2:1?

Even that earth God may have destroyed cannot be all of it. I just don't think God can be so wasteful.
Christianity Etc › Re: Jesus Vs Crimes Committed In Jesus' Name by budaatum: 6:09pm On May 30, 2019
OLAADEGBU:
Jesus Vs Crimes Committed in Jesus' name

The crimes committed in Jesus' name do not reflect the teachings or commands of Jesus, and therefore have nothing to do with the truth of Christianity:

Within this article, we are going to be looking at the following points:

1. Not everything done in the name of Christianity is representative of Christianity.
2. The inquisitions (Torture)
3. The KKK (Racism)
4. Burning witches (Murder)
5. The good ship Jesus (Slavery)
6. Catholic priests (Child abuse)

See the link for details.
http://reasonsforjesus.com/jesus-vs-crimes-committed-in-jesus-name/
You forgot to include the stupidity of some today that encourages them to drink bleach, and the one that discourages them to bear their cross and to love their neighbours even if they go to a different church to your own as many refuse to do on here!
Christianity Etc › Re: Jesus Vs Crimes Committed In Jesus' Name by budaatum: 6:05pm On May 30, 2019
Ubenedictus:
In another way, I think you fail to see how the Christian faith refines culture and practices.
How can they not see? Is it not that "refined Christianity" that they practice now? Or do they seriously believe they are practising "traditional Christianity"?

They see! They just refuse to admit it!
Politics › Re: Okezie Ikpeazu Promises 1million Jobs In Abia State by budaatum: 5:58pm On May 30, 2019
B2mario:
I did not boycott it, though I supported MASSOB but I was totally against the boycott policy. I wanted to be counted but I was not reached.
You are one of the wiser ones. Only stupid people boycott.

Next time please force them to count you so they don't give your share to their own children.
Politics › Re: Throwback Picture Of Muhammadu Buhari & Aisha by budaatum: 5:43pm On May 30, 2019
dokyOloye:
That a thief successfully robs and gets away with his loot doesn't make him a great man.
As sarrki very wisely said, if he stole from your grandparents and stole from your parents and He’s stealing from you now, who is clueless?
Culture › Re: Ooni Of Ife Performs Ritual Before Boarding Arik Airplane (video) by budaatum: 5:27pm On May 30, 2019
AreaFada2:
The courtier does it on land also. I think it just shows the Oba's presence. And perhaps in addition to other traditions. Nothing about fear.

Catholics kiss the cross after doing sign of the cross too.
This was not even the equivalent of "kissing a cross".

It was ordinary "The Ooni is coming", the equivalent of the trumpet in the video below. But ignorant people are refusing to accept their ignorance and learn!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eBYUOKQOnE
Nairaland General › Re: Bank Debtors In Nigeria In Trouble by budaatum: 5:20pm On May 30, 2019
This is a very important development! I have the feeling that non-performing loans on banks books probably exceed the current GDP of Nigeria twofold! Or when did you last hear of bankruptcy in Nigeria?

They should include non-performing government ministry debt too, so we see where we are!
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 5:12pm On May 30, 2019
wirinet:
grin
I can't help but admire wisdom. I'm told it's the only way to get some oneself.
Christianity Etc › Re: Must Read : This Is How I Perceive GOD And The Nature by budaatum: 5:11pm On May 30, 2019
LordReed:
We should learn yet when you are asked questions you are so reticent to answer it looks like someone is fighting you.

You generalised that Nigerians don't love the god that's why their prayers are not answered. Now when asked to provide an example of a country whose people love the god and have their prayers answered as a contrast, you say everything but what matters. It is either you have no proof of the thing you are asserting or you were just saying something for saying sake because it sounded good to your ears.
For arguments sake, my Lord, I want to name this Kingdom as an "example of a country whose people love God and have their prayers answered". Even the people who live there are angels! But my fear is that you would assume to know what is meant by "God", and "love God", which you most definitely don't!
Christianity Etc › Re: At What Time Was Lucifer Cast Down To Earth? by budaatum: 4:59pm On May 30, 2019
Preciousgirl:
The earth was recreated?
Lol! grin
Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 4:57pm On May 30, 2019
wirinet:
After you show us where you got the info that Buhari gave the order for Fulani herdsmen to start killing farmers, since you all put the blame of Fulani herdsmen killing squarely on the feet of Buhari.

Not that I am insinuating that Buhari should not be responsible. I am only reacting to your argument that since Trump is not responsible for wrong doings in the white house, how come Buhari is responsible for wrong doings in Aso Rock.
Have I said, when I grow up I want to be smart like you? Na, I don't think I have!

When I grow up I want to be smart like you!
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Is It Right For A Company To Make You Work On Federal Govt Declared Holidays by budaatum: 4:52pm On May 30, 2019
DaBogu:
My company allows us work on every public holiday, please, is there an agency I can report them to
You can refuse to work now or did they put chain around your neck?

Just resign! Plenty people de out there who would work on public holiday!
Politics › Re: May 29: Saraki Was Acting President For 10 Hours (see How) by budaatum: 4:49pm On May 30, 2019
SocialJustice:
There was little he could have done even if he wanted to.
Please tell them o. They think Nigeria that he would take over belongs to Buhari, yet when the same Buhari rides to inauguration in expensive merc they will shout "na we money im take buy am", remembering it's their Nigeria like if Saraki does take over we will not go and take our country back from him and burn him sef like we burn thief on the streets!
Travel › Re: Town In Norway Has No Sun For 5months, Spent ₦207Million On Artificial Sun(Pics) by budaatum: 4:43pm On May 30, 2019
askibee:
continue calling Nigeria a zoo, don't worry i know the eyes I will keep looking at you with.
The same eye you will use to keep looking at a monkey in the zoo now! After all, if dem confess with their mouth that their country is a zoo, are they not the animals in the zoo?

Abeg, throw monkey banana and go do better thing with responsible human beings jor!
Politics › Re: EFCC Denies Arresting Okorocha, Wife by budaatum: 4:38pm On May 30, 2019
Isabellah:
We have a dysfunctional society because we have dysfunctional men and women. We have dysfunctional men largely because a lot of men were bruised and traumatised as children.

IF you think we can fix society without trying to fix dysfunctional men and abused boys, you are deluded.
https://www.nairaland.com/5215679/nigeria-africas-money-losing-machine-forbes/2#78861323

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