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OLAADEGBU:
Get ready for six and a half more years of Donald Trump being your President, if you are a citizen and not an enemy of State.

It's not my State so please have him. His comedy value is worth him being President. Though I would love to be in a position to laugh at your error if he only gets to serve one term.

Meanwhile, let's wait for the pudding in November. I am hoping for Republican loses, just so you know.

MuttleyLaff:
Are you speaking in tongues?
What the fairk is "pointion"? LOL

Anyway, I know I am interested as vaxx is, to know your answer to the OP, stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt,
so just took the liberty to serve you same tune vaxx earlier played me

I was going to shout out to you, about if game, we meet and catch up at Esquires today's PM/tomorrow Tuesday PM
for abula", that's "amala dudu" or "lafun" plonked in a sea of ewedu, gbegiri and obe ata, yum yum yum
serenaded by a lot of all sorts of assorted orisirisi meats,
like shaki, pọnmọ, oxtail, raincoats, jackets, abọdi, fuku, liver, gbọkọtọ/cow leg etcetera,
but it seems you're moody and bad tempered at the mo
Or is it one of them man period things?

Some people have gotten on my nerves with their ignorance this weekend but I'm sure my mood would improve soon.

usermane:
What was your former religion?
Why did you quit?

I never had a religion. I've been interested in religions though since I was seven and some kids told me Oyinbo rats talk. My parents weren't into religion when they had me, though they are now, or at least ma, the only one alive, is.

I used to go church from age 7 when I worked out it was the only way to get out of the house on Sunday. It was never catching, but it got me interested in reading the Bible which I started at nine and finished before my thirteenth birthday.

The stories in the Bible were good stories to learn from but being the avid reader that I was, "belief" never entered into the equation since it wouldn't have entered into my reading of just about any book. You imagine believing Alice really went through a Looking Glass, or the stories in Homer's Odyssey and you might get my drift.

Fifteen years ago, Ma said I was stubborn and that before rejecting, I should at least try it - I think she might not have known I took myself off to Church all those many years ago. So I began going to Church again and did so for 12 years "trying it" like I was told to. I went Bible Study, was secretary of the Parochial Church Council and the Men's Group and volunteered as the English as a Foreign Language teacher, but I've always remained a "there are definitely no gods" atheist, and many in the congregation in the church I still sometimes go to know that I am.

The 2018 United States elections will be held mostly on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections will take place in the middle of Republican President Donald Trump's first term. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested.

The proof of this pudding is on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 when it would be fully cooked and we're eating it. E soon come!

MuttleyLaff, are you pointing out my response to vaxx because he is blind and cannot see it himself?

alBHAGDADI:
The Textus Receptus is the manuscript to be translated to English. The first translation led to what we have as the king James version today.

You were doing very well. The bit about Jesus being referred to as the Morning Star particularly got me since his entire preaching was "eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil so that you would not accept stones from those wolves in sheep's skin who claim to give you bread", so the connection with Lucifer, who freed Adam from the God who kept them naked and enslaved and lied that they would die if they sought knowledge, is hardly new. But you then go and spoil it by claiming the KJV, which was translated to justify certain doctrines, is the authentic version, which is not exactly the case.

Could you do a similar exercise on only the KJV please. Meanwhile, thanks for this.

vaxx:
Do you think scientist can ethically and morally justify the inventions of weapons that can kill and harm?

I was going to join the British Army a long time ago. But when I asked myself if I could point a gun at someone and shoot, the answer was no, except if I were trying to save my life. "But saving your life is what you'd be doing in the army", I reasoned. But going somewhere to provoke and be a treat to someone else whereby I have to protect myself by shooting at them is not exactly "saving your life now buda, is it?" And that was army done for me. I just could not find the justification for pointing a gun at another human being and pulling the trigger to shoot people that my presence might provoke, dead! I sat an exam and passed so well that they kept calling and almost begged me to join till I literally told them to fuq off. Then the British Police came asking me to join them!

I would assume anyone would morally and ethically justify weapons. One just need listen to the arguments the NRA come up with when anyone says anything close to banning guns. NRA members who can't continue justifying gun ownership would get rid of them, but its very easy to avoid information that would stop them feeling the need to own guns. And there's always the fear of what may happen if one does not have a gun which the news reinforces daily. I'm very certain that within a few months of being in the army, my brain would have been so washed that I too might have been justifying shooting people. But knowing me, such acts would eventually be followed by very deep depression once I seriously and honestly think about what I'd done. I'd probably commit suicide.

People can justify anything if they want to. Whether what is justified is objectively justifiable is another thing entirely, but that's not the question posed in this thread so I wouldn't start. Subjectively, however, anything can be justified. Murderers do it everyday.

enilove:
Don't you understand her moniker , "luvmijeje" . It means , you love at your peril , take it easy with loving me o , don't love me deeply , etc.

Eni! Trust you to misguide! Shame on you!

"luvmijeje" means "love me gently", and not the crappy lies you post up there!

Souless0:
Do you know my mum wasn't happy because I kissed her? The relationship between me and her changed immediately after doing that. You are really crazy. Again do you know I once threw rat dung into my mouth because the voice asked me to. I removed it immediately also on intruction but my tongue had touched it. What if I contacted something? I wonder why the holy spirit would want me to harm myself

please just tell people the truth. Stop saying one thing here and another thing there

I see you can't stay away from this person.

Please tell me, did she really mean any mind? Do you seriously expect good things to come out of a mind that is polluted by porn?

God must be doing it's job then because I fear no evil as it is, even as I walk in the valley of the shadow of death itself. And my lack of fear doesn't appear on any "lord lord" on my part. Yet, here is you, in fear of death despite "lord lording" it all over the place!

I would invite you to take the olive branch Primesky, but you will see "Twisting and misquoting" instead of olives since it appears that mud that has been spat on has not been rubbed in your eye so that you may see the fruits and know. But verily verily I say unto you that the day will surely come when your knees will bow and you will say, "buda said so"!

Primesky:
Twisting and misquoting scriptures can not save anybody bro.

À person with Jesus Christ need not worry about anything at all, because God, His Father, will take care of Him. But the man who is not born again, cannot claim the same promises!. Who was Jesus addressing in the said statement you're latching onto?. Of cause children of God!. Do you now believe in God, it are you now His born again son?.

Only the children of God can lay claim to that promise my dear, which is why you need to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour.

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Sons are entitled to their Father's promises, unfortunately, non sons cannot lay claim to it. But the good news is everyone yet alive today can become a son of God, if only they can repent, confess and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal saviour.

But anybody without this cover is in serious danger and hopelessness. I invite you to take the olive branch. Jesus loves you.

HardMirror:
must it be pdp? So apc cant produce an alternative? Pair osinbajo with someone else pls and i wld vote him

I don't seriously think Osinbajo could win the Presidency of Nigeria in the forthcoming election. Buhari has pedigree which Osinbajo doesn't currently have. The older generation know the sort of Nigeria we had when he was Head of State and support him because of it. It was the most disciplined Nigeria had ever been and we liked it. Pity, and good, that democracy tempers such tendencies. But Osinbajo has no such pedigree, nor does he have the resources to pay to win.

Buhari does need to find a replacement, and I hope he does by the time his second term is done. He might be able to beef up Osinbajo by then. If Buhari is indeed smart, his second term should be in retirement or senior statesman, with Osinbajo as de facto President. Or the gods could just kill him off early in his second term to the same effect.

JusticeSeeker:
Old age and some other factors like influential aides and appointees have made look as if PMB is one of the worst leaders we have even at that, he's still better than all the noise makers we've in PDP. The man has reset the economy of this nation and has also done somethings we may not feel now but shall soon feel their impact. I come from Benue, Tiv by tribe but yet without been paid, I support this man because his so called "deception and lies" are better than those of the previous administrations.

My apologies for having not seen you had already said what I tried saying! Thank you, and to all others who shared your view.

HardMirror:
I have been reading comments here on nairaland politics section and at this point i cant just help but conclude that 90% or more of buhari supporters are dishonest paid posters.

They may call themselves patriots but they are parrots.

How is it possible to never ever find fault in buhari? This is the epitome of dishonesty. No matter what buhari does, they shout 'Sai baba!!!' indeed the future of nigeria is bleak with such mindless zombies called the nigerian youths

Buhari is not in anyway perfect, not by miles. But there is something he does that no other President of Nigeria seems to have concerned themselves with not to talk of bothering to do anything about.

Take the expenditure of government revenue. Nigeria, under the former President was flush with money and we saw it on the streets. I'd watch from the balcony of my home in Ago Palace Road as people walk up and down the street, no work, no discernable source of income but they would drink ten times more beer in the ashewo house than I could afford to drink!

When I'm in the Orolu Kingdom, people would rather go to the home of the politician to beg for money than work, and since he had money to give them, why should they bother to work? Except in the Orolu Kingdom, farming is our thing, but we all know if you don't tend your farm, you will end up eating less!

Buhari has created an environment in Nigeria that has significantly reduced the reliance on government for your daily bread. It is time people start working for it rather than praying for it to fall from the national pocket!

Yes, Buhari pays me. I am now a bona fide citizen of Buhari's Daura Republic! Sai Bubu! He has flaws, but far less flaws than most others, is my personal opinion.

Primesky:
Oh OK, so you want me to bend the message to tickle your fancy right?. Can't you see that your soul is yearning for the Lord, yet you're suffering it daily by pridefully rejecting the hope and life it needs, how could you be so wicked to yourself?

Primesky why do you like making imaginary things up in your head? Can you possibly find understanding by so doing?

You tell me to worry about my death, as if each day has not enough trouble of its own! And yet you claim it is "Christ" , the Christ who said I should not worry about life even!

Just goes to show how much of his kingdom and his righteousness, you yourself still need to seek.

benben1000:
There is something about Yoruba people that most us don't understand. There is a way they reason, whether this is based on tradition or in their DNA, time will tell. A typical yoruba man doesn't give a damn if something is happening to other people; he doesn't care AT ALL. But as soon as that thing start happening to his own, he automatically start caring and talking about it. Conversely, Igbos are very proactive, if something is happening to anybody, they take note, stand against it, BECAUSE NATURALLY they know If we don't do anything, it might also happen to us. Try reasoning with a yoruba man why all the ports in SS and SE are not functional? why only Lagos ports are working? He will try to give you all the excuses in the world. Like a guy I was discussing this with, he went from A to Z, then I said Segun, but Kaduna dry port is working nah. Segun stopped and looked at me like an Idiot! Nah so the argument stopped. Other tribes are taking note of your behavior when the chickens start coming home to roost!

Why are all the ports in SS and SE not functional?

technicallyrich:
god bless u.i am also ijaw okirika and i love the igbos with passion.i challenged tosyn2much a northern yoruba on a thread abt these and i was ban for a year.
Unfortunately our brother tonyebarcanista would do anything including insulting our igbo brothers which he knows that in most ijaw communities we speak igbo like amadi ama etc

Next time, report people like that and get them banned instead!

WUdec:
If you'd been to the Nigerian embassy, London back in 2005, you'd realise that this could be true.

I visited and was attended to outside under a hired canopy. We sat there and were called according to names.

Most shameful part of it is that we were attended to via windows designed like Nigerian Megad (home security men) windows and were treated like sh**

Nigerian Embassy, Spain left applicants for a new passport sleeping at its doorstep back in 2011. Applicants who came from Portugal and other parts of the world, with a 2 day ticket to renew their passports. They all got there on a working day only to be told the embassy was closed becos they were observing Sallah holidays. All this with no prior notification on their website nor their entrance. I was there to renew my passport and i witnessed these people stuck for days waiting for them to open. These morons took over 4-5 days. I went back to where i was situated as I couldn't wait after spending over 300 euros (120k naira equivalent)

Ask anyone who renews or consults the Nigerian consulates outside Nigeria. They are hell on earth

"That bloody Buhari", someone would soon say!

hush15:
which plot? its a fact. Nigerian embassy in the london is known for many misdemeanors apart from non maintenance of toilet. even in london, you have to bribe your way thru everything. Ask those who process or renew their passports abroad.

That is not true! You don't have to bribe to process or renew your Nigerian passport in UK!

Freh:
I didn't know the Holy Spirit could be killed

Porn's treasure is in the genitals, and there will the heart also be.

Souless0:
thank you sir. I just cant explain why going through this thread makes my stomach turn each time. I may not drop anyother reply. Cheers

You don't wanna look cause you 'fraid what you'd see so you blind out your eyes so you don't see?

Be troubled!

JeromeBlack:
Are you paid to make dumb comments?

He must be paid. Though I can't imagine who'd pay him to make comments as dumb as his!

statusquoante:
Hahahaha
You are pained by my superior argument.

I am pained by your utter ignorance, statusquoante!

Just how do you manage to delude yourself so much?

Primesky:
Do you expect me to paint the truth for you, and make it sweet?

Actually, no, I do not expect you to paint the truth for buda.

Primesky:
Do you know what it means for a man to die without Christ?

I see you know. Primesky the knoa.

Primesky:
You either take the gospel as it comes to you, and be saved or you don't. But you must understand that it is for your own good, both you and me. It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from, if you have Christ in you, beautiful!, you are good to go. If you don't, sorry, you have need of a major change that is the bible.

Come to me from knoa? You must be kidding! But in case you're not, no thank you. I pick up the Book and read it myself if you don't mind.

Primesky:
What I said and I'm still saying is the raw truth!

Knoa knees the ground that day, the Truth!

You don't know any Truth, knoa, so it's rather impossible for you to have the ability to have said, say or be saying, the Truth, yet.

statusquoante:
You have limited knowledge.

Please, shut up!

Primesky:
A man without Christ is worst of than the ants!

A person with Christ would never ever write what you wrote above, is the point I was making with the forest in your eyes!

Any person with Christ would at least know the lesson taught in the parable of the Samaritan, who the people who were being taught at the time would have made a similar comment about! A person with Christ would also have considered their dentist bill in "thank you Lord that I am not like that tax collector over there".

Sorry Primesky, but if your version of Jesus was the Way, I intentionally and gladly go in the opposite direction to you since my destination is not the one you're going to.

statusquoante:
Please tell me which religion is the oldest

I can't tell you which is oldest, but can tell you some that are older than Christianity. So, here goes:

Hinduism (founded 15th – 5th century BCE) ...
Zoroastrianism (10th – 5th century BCE) ...
Judaism (9th – 5th century BCE) ...
Jainism (8th – 2nd century BCE) ...
Confucianism (6th – 5th century BCE) ...
Buddhism (6th – 5th century BCE) ...
Taoism (6th – 4th century BCE) ...
Shintoism (3rd century BCE – 8th century CE)

Note from the above that Judaism, the father of Christianity, is older than its Son, as it should be.

true2god:
Most ayah in the Qur'an do not make sense without the hadith to shed light on the context.

I disagree! Though, one should not be seeking sense in one ayah at a time. In Christianity, that would be like seeking light in a single verse! Most know they got to read the entire book!

The hadiths sound like the words of individual scholars and preachers with different, and sometimes, opposing views and context (hence subjective), some of whom erred in their understanding, and blindly following wrong hadiths leads one astray. Op, I think it is, said something about using one's brain too instead of fully relying on the brains of some ancient others.

true2god:
Your opinion is subjective here and do not represent the opinion of mainstream Islam.

And that seems to be the reason why the op is pointing out these errors in other's subjective understanding despite opposition in hope that more would learn.

I do think most Muslims share his view too, by the way. Muslims don't exactly go about killing people!

statusquoante:
All that was before Trump became president. Trust me, homosexuality has been on the backfoot ever since.

Trust you? Lol! Was it not you who said Christianity is the oldest religion, amongst other falsehoods you been spouting in the name of your god at that?

Sorry, no can do! I cannot trust those who bear false witness!

statusquoante:
Homosexuality is only legal in some states in the US.

China You must be kidding me.

Please go get your facts straight .

Since June 26, 2003, sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex as well as same-sex adolescents of a close age has been legal nationwide, pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. As of June 26, 2015, all states license and recognize marriage between same-sex couples as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. _Wiki

It's also not illegal in China!

SAME-SEX sexual activity has been legal in China since 1997. Additionally, in 2001, homosexuality was declassified as a mental illness.

bot101:
Got nothing more for you. Just tell your folks to stay away from me cos it could get really messy, bye.

You must think you're so important that my "folks" give a rat's ass about bot101. Sorry to burst your bubble but no one gives a poo.