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PoliticsBlacks Dont Read By A Caucasian by cocolacec(op): 5:55pm On Dec 13, 2017
Blacks Don’t Read

This is very deep, and unfortunately, very true!

This is a heavvvvy piece and a Caucasian wrote it.

THEY ARE STILL OUR SLAVES
We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS.

Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, “The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book.” We live now in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read.

There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality (which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all.

GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a business. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU. And they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives the “Status” or that they have achieved the American Dream.

They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. (Tommy Hilfiger has even jeered them, saying he doesn’t want their money, and look at how the fools spend more with him than ever before!). They’ll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.

SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A “Talented Tenth” he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some “form” of success. However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn’t read that the “Talented Tenth” was then responsible to aid the Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that segment has created another class, a Buppie class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of the goal. Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community. They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that “TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM)! They do not understand that they are no better than each other because of what they own. In fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two paychecks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our boardrooms.

Yes, will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are “helping” their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels.

By the way, don’t worry about any of them reading this letter, remember,

‘THEY DON’T READ!!!!’
Foreign AffairsRe: Syrians Treated As Humans In Sudan,Africans Are Treated Like Animals In Liby by cocolacec(op): 4:05pm On Dec 11, 2017
Still, he says, they are at least "treated like humans here … in comparison [to how Syrian refugees are treated in] other Arab countries".

Mohammed now lives with his twin brother Ali*, their mother Leyla*, their 17-year-old sister Mariam* and their 10-year-old brother Hassan* in a tiny two-bedroom apartment in the capital.

Their father is still in Raqqa, unable to escape or to settle the debt he accrued in order to pay the smugglers who got Mariam, the last of the family to flee, out of there.

"It wasn't easy," Mohammed explains. "We're in a spiral of debt."

The constant payments along with the high cost of living in Sudan make life hard. But they are grateful to have their sister with them.

Mariam joined her family at the start of this year. Shy and soft-spoken, she listens as her brother talks, but doesn't say much herself.

"My daughter has seen a lot," says her mother, Leyla. "It's too much for a child her age."

Mariam doesn't want to talk about Raqqa or life under ISIL. As her mother speaks, she buries her head in her hands as she remembers things about life back home, and then sneaks away to her bedroom.

The teenager, who wears her hair short and her jeans fashionably tight, now works with her mother in a ladies' hair salon, where Egyptian music plays loudly and images of fair-skinned, heavily made-up models obscure the view from the street.
Foreign AffairsRe: Syrians Treated As Humans In Sudan,Africans Are Treated Like Animals In Liby by cocolacec(op): 4:04pm On Dec 11, 2017
But Mohammed never imagined that, just a few months later - after revolution and then war came to his country - his family would be forced to follow him and that Syria would, as he says, be "lost".

'Guests, not refugees'

"After the revolution in Syria, life became tougher there," the 26-year-old explains. "My family had to escape, especially after ISIL [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] took over our city."

Now his family is among the 60,000 Syrian refugees that are, according to Ali al-Sadiq Ghandour, a Sudanese foreign ministry spokesperson, residing in the country.
For them it was an obvious choice: not only because Mohammed was already there, but because they'd heard that Sudan was more welcoming than other countries.

Relatives who'd made their way to Turkey spoke of being given aid but being made to feel unwanted. But in Sudan, Mohammed says, he doesn't feel like a refugee.

That may, in part, be because the capital, Khartoum, already hosts an established community of Syrian migrants whose presence is perhaps most keenly felt in their popular restaurants, cafes, beauty salons and clothing stores. But it's also a reflection of the hospitality for which the Sudanese are well-known.

Sudanese shopkeeper Khalid is a typical example of that hospitality. Standing among his shelves stacked with powdered milk, chocolate and biscuits, he explains: "They are welcome here." The old marble floors are cracked and covered in dust, but the shop was once something to be proud of.

"Syrians are guests in my country, not refugees. One day hopefully they will be able to go back. But as long as they stay here they are just like us," says Khalid.

According to the UN's latest estimates, by the end of 2015, there could be a total of 460,000 refugees and asylum seekers from various countries in Sudan.

But for all the generosity of their hosts, life in Sudan is still tough for Mohammed and his family.

Life on hold

"Sudan has its own troubles," he reflects. "It's an expensive and tough country to be in if you aren't economically established.

"But Mohammed never imagined that, just a few months later - after revolution and then war came to his country - his family would be forced to follow him and that Syria would, as he says, be "lost".

'Guests, not refugees'

"After the revolution in Syria, life became tougher there," the 26-year-old explains. "My family had to escape, especially after ISIL [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] took over our city."

Now his family is among the 60,000 Syrian refugees that are, according to Ali al-Sadiq Ghandour, a Sudanese foreign ministry spokesperson, residing in the country.
For them it was an obvious choice: not only because Mohammed was already there, but because they'd heard that Sudan was more welcoming than other countries.

Relatives who'd made their way to Turkey spoke of being given aid but being made to feel unwanted. But in Sudan, Mohammed says, he doesn't feel like a refugee.

That may, in part, be because the capital, Khartoum, already hosts an established community of Syrian migrants whose presence is perhaps most keenly felt in their popular restaurants, cafes, beauty salons and clothing stores. But it's also a reflection of the hospitality for which the Sudanese are well-known.

Sudanese shopkeeper Khalid is a typical example of that hospitality. Standing among his shelves stacked with powdered milk, chocolate and biscuits, he explains: "They are welcome here." The old marble floors are cracked and covered in dust, but the shop was once something to be proud of.

"Syrians are guests in my country, not refugees. One day hopefully they will be able to go back. But as long as they stay here they are just like us," says Khalid.

According to the UN's latest estimates, by the end of 2015, there could be a total of 460,000 refugees and asylum seekers from various countries in Sudan.

But for all the generosity of their hosts, life in Sudan is still tough for Mohammed and his family.

Life on hold

"Sudan has its own troubles," he reflects. "It's an expensive and tough country to be in if you aren't economically established.

"The people don't look down on us and we are allowed to open our own businesses and carry on with life, but for those like us, who don't have any strong income, life here feels like it's on hold."

Still, he says, they are at least "treated like humans here … in comparison [to how Syrian refugees are treated in] other Arab countries".".
Foreign AffairsSyrians Treated As Humans In Sudan,Africans Are Treated Like Animals In Liby by cocolacec(op): 4:01pm On Dec 11, 2017
At least we are treated as humans': Syrians in Sudan
07 DECEMBER 2015
Syrian refugees in Sudan say they feel welcomed but life is hard and they may still risk their lives to reach Europe
Khartoum, Sudan - When Mohammed left the Syrian city of Raqqa in early 2011, searching for a job and looking to avoid compulsory military service in his country, Sudan seemed like a natural place to go to.
Syrians are permitted to enter the country without a visa and, once there, enjoy the same rights and services - such as access to state education and healthcare - as a local. And, unlike the citizens of many other Arab countries, Syrians also get special treatment when it comes to securing residency permits - the result of an agreement between the two countries that dates back to the 1960s.

But Mohammed never imagined that, just a few months later - after revolution and then war came to his country - his family would be forced to follow him and that Syria would, as he says, be "lost".

'Guests, not refugees'

"After the revolution in Syria, life became tougher there," the 26-year-old explains. "My family had to escape, especially after ISIL [the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] took over our city."

Now his family is among the 60,000 Syrian refugees that are, according to Ali al-Sadiq Ghandour, a Sudanese foreign ministry spokesperson, residing in the country.


https://www.google.se/amp/www.aljazeera.com/amp/indepth/features/2015/12/syrians-seek-refuge-sudan-escape-isil-assad-unhcr-151206104145843.html
CrimeReturnee:Women Had Uterine Prolapse In Libya Connection House by cocolacec(op):
CrimeThe Truth About Libya Slave Trade-cameroonian Returnee by cocolacec(op): 10:50pm On Dec 09, 2017
CrimeRe: Photos Of Libya Slave Trade, Torture & Killings Surface (Viewer's Discretion) by cocolacec(m): 6:32am On Dec 09, 2017
enemyofprogress:
Eyaaaaaaa see emeka,see uche, see uzor,see chibuzo, see chijoke, see okechukwu, see tochukwu. Na wa o
Thats not true majority of Nigerians stuck in Libya are from Edo State.
TravelRe: 14-Year-Old Nigerian, Timothy Adeoye, Is Missing In London (Photos) by cocolacec(m): 2:41pm On Dec 07, 2017
deco22:
Am sure they will find him in a day or two,their police are more competent than one country's own that I refuse to name.
That is not true,many are missing in developed world too and they are never found.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6v1AkxL_t8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0973N4J-9N0
CrimeRe: They Used Us To Carry Bombs, Libya Is Hell , - Nigerian Returnee Speaks by cocolacec(m): 12:45am On Dec 07, 2017
4koff:
.....and some say it was Nigerian Government in conjunction UN.
https://www.enca.com/africa/nigeria-repatriates-citizens-after-libya-slavery-outcry
Are countries not part of UN it wasnt solely Nigerian Govt Initiative? The IOM facilitate the voluntary return and work with embassies,immigration ,airport ,give transport fares,clothings if needed to the deportees/returnees.
CrimeRe: They Used Us To Carry Bombs, Libya Is Hell , - Nigerian Returnee Speaks by cocolacec(m):
4koff:
IOM COME LIKE NIGERIANS, LEAVE GHANAIANS AND SENEGALESE CONE DEY EVACUATE NIGERIANS BACK TO NIGERIA, WHEN DEM REACH NIGERIA, ION COME DEY DOCUMENT THEM SET FOR NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT. ION SEF GO COME STILL TRANSPORT THEN FURTHER TO THEIR VILLAGES AS THE REPORT SAYS.
Enlighten yourself before you argue on issues.Voluntary return assistance is organised by IOM as a UN agency. Ghanians,Malians and all nationalities etc are all been repartriated back to their respective countries for years now.It didnt start this year.

Over 8,000 illegal migrants repatriated from Libya this year: IOM
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/17/c_136686270.htm


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMlF7vBGii8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOfoxSHZNNQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?t=1s&v=eCbhnAJlpEM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9eDzEf5x1U
CrimeRe: They Used Us To Carry Bombs, Libya Is Hell , - Nigerian Returnee Speaks by cocolacec(m): 8:38pm On Dec 06, 2017
4koff:
We must Praise Buhari, for the way he arranged for their return.

They arrived back home in clean cloths like uniforms. It was well packaged. I was proud of the arrangement.
The IOM gave them those clothings not the Nigerian Govt.
Foreign AffairsEurope:Tunisia Women Fight For Their Husbands Gone Missing On Their Journey T by cocolacec(op):
Nabil, Walid, Wissem, Hamza, Ghassem, Samah, Housemdine: these are names, not numbers. In words and images, Sara Manisera and Arianna Pagani tell us the stories of the Tunisian women seeking truth and remembrance for their sons and husbands who have disappeared while attempting to reach Europe.
Sara Manisera (words) and Arianna Pagani (photographs), Tunis

On the road from Tunis to Bizerte, Quirtami starts to sing a love song. It is about a woman, as sensual as a doe, who is the object of a man’s passion, a man who has left for an unknown destination. “There are many songs about migration in Tunisia,” she explains with a melancholy smile, “because many are those who left never to return.”

Quirtami’s husband left for Italy on March 29, 2011, along with five other men from Sidi Mansour, a small town in the Sfax governorate, only 180 kilometres away from the Sicilian island of Lampedusa. An almost imperceptible distance for those who were dreaming of Europe, breathing the air of the revolution, and longing for a better job and a different life. Quirtami has not heard from him since.

“We are poor,” she says unapologetically. “And my husband wanted to find a job and earn more money for our children because they, too, want designer shoes, a cell phone, and all the things that you young people are after,” she continues in a voice that sounds like a reproach against the demands of modern youth.

The self-immolation of street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi on December 17, 2010, in response to the confiscation of his wares by a municipal official triggered a series of protests across Tunisia. The revolution led to the fall of Ben Ali’s régime on January 14, 2011. During the revolution and demonstrations, which were brutally repressed by the police, thousands of Tunisian citizens attempted to cross the Mediterranean. According to a research report by the Migration Policy Centre combined with data from the Ministry of Interior, 29,685 unauthorised Tunisians arrived in Italy by sea in 2011 alone, and 35,000 between 2011 and 2012. Among those, more than five hundred are missing.

https://openmigration.org/en/analyses/tunisian-women-fight-for-their-sons-and-husbands-gone-missing-on-their-journey-to-europe/

Foreign AffairsItaly Bribes Libyan Gangs To Hold Back African Migrants From Flooding Europe - R by cocolacec(op): 6:01pm On Nov 30, 2017
In any case, it's clear that the immigration crisis in Europe is far from being resolved. The flow of refugees from the Middle East and Africa isn't decreasing and is even growing. During 2016, 180,000 immigrants arrived by ships, and in the first 7 months of this year more than 110,000 people have landed on the European shores. Italy is taking the main blow. And the chief supplier of illegal immigrants from Africa is Libya. Europe is trying to cynically bribe the militants in Libya, so they would leave the refugees there, even if it's in a concentration camp. Asya Emelyanova reporting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsp03Bejc8g
Christianity Etc”tithing” -A Christian Concept, Or A Jewish One?ask The Rabbi Live With Rabbi by cocolacec(op): 10:40pm On Nov 29, 2017
Christianity EtcThe Tithing Song by cocolacec(op): 10:31pm On Nov 29, 2017
TravelRe: Italy:Govt Signs Bilateral Agreement To Deport Nigerians. by cocolacec(op): 3:33pm On Nov 29, 2017
Christianity EtcRe: "Who Can Donate N1 Billion?" Pastor Adeboye Asks - Daddy Freeze, Davido React by cocolacec(m): 3:15pm On Nov 29, 2017
The Pastor is only testing the gullibility and his popularity among his members after Freeze anti tithe campaign.
PoliticsRe: Slavery In Libya: FFK Shares Graphic Picture Of What Sub-saharan Africans Face by cocolacec(m):
RaptorX:
This is a very good question I have asked myself, why haven't the Libyans, Morrocans, Tunisians, Algerians and Egyptians all ran away to Europe like black Africans when they are just a stone throw away from Europe.
Germany to block asylum seekers from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfxQo8JqD7s
Arabs come through short cut route i.e sea through Greece but no one talks about them instead they get sympathy.
For your information Arabs are more in Europe seeking asylum than our Africans brothers snd sisters. Talk of Moroccans,Egyptians,Libyans, Iraq,Syrians.
In 2015 in Sweden with a population of 9 million 51,000 syrians,41,000 afghans,21,000 Iraqis,7,000 Eritreans,5,000 Somalis,466 Nigerians came to seek Asylum so do the Mathematics.

https://www.migrationsverket.se/download/18.7c00d8e6143101d166d1aab/1485556214938/Inkomna+ansökningar+om+asyl+2015+-+Applications+for+asylum+received+2015.pdf
PoliticsWhat Governor Obaseki And Nigeria Government Got Wrong In Italy. By Aroms Aigbeh by cocolacec(op): 9:57pm On Nov 28, 2017
Christianity EtcCan I Pay Tithe From My School Fees?(Video) by cocolacec(op):
Christianity EtcBenny Hinn Busted by cocolacec(op): 7:16pm On Nov 28, 2017
TravelItaly:Govt Signs Bilateral Agreement To Deport Nigerians. by cocolacec(op):
A video has gone viral about Nigerian Govt plan to sign an EU agreement to deport Nigerians Asylum seekers who had successfully crossed the Mediterean sea to
Europe.

Many Nigerians Asylum seekers are in Aslyum accomodation for over 2 years waiting for decisions for their asylum applications.
Italian Govt is the only country in the EU Which grants high numbers of Nigerians refugee status.

An Italian lawyer told an asylum seeker that the Nigerian politicians are the problem.They come to Europe to say Nigeria is very good and request for deportation of its citizens.

Many countries like Pakistan,Eritrea,Somalia,Yemen,Sudan never sign such agreement to repatriate their citizens back home.

Currently the Governor of Edo State,Mr Obaseki is in Italy for negotiations and signing.

To Nigerians officials ,the people in Europe dont need your help.Help our brothers and sisters in Libya.

Refugee
In accordance with the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Swedish legislation and EU regulations, a person is considered a refugee when they have well-founded reasons to fear persecution due to
race
nationality
religious or political beliefs
gender
sexual orientation, or
affiliation to a particular social group.
The persecution may originate with the authorities of the person’s native country. It may also be that the authorities are unable or unwilling to offer protection against persecution from individuals or groups.

A person who is assessed as a refugee will be granted a refugee status declaration, which is an internationally recognized status, based on the UN Refugee Convention as well as EU regulations.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq0AvuN4cyo
TravelGovt Planning To Sign EU Agreement To Deport Nigerians. by cocolacec(op): 8:19pm On Nov 27, 2017
A video has gone viral about Nigerian Govt plan to sign an EU agreement to deport Nigerians Asylum seekers who had successfully crossed the Mediterean sea to
Europe.
Many Nigerians Asylum seekers are in Aslyum accomodation for over 2 years waiting for decisions for their asylum applications.
Italian Govt is the only country in the EU Which grants high numbers of Nigerians refugee status.

An Italian lawyer told an asylum seeker that the Nigerian politicians are the problem.They come to Europe to say Nigeria is very good and request for deportation of its citizens.Many countries like Pakistan,Eritrea,Somalia,Yemen,Sudan never sign such agreement to repatriate their citizens back home.
Currently the Governor of Edo State,Mr Obaseki is in Italy for negotiations and signing.

To Nigerians officials ,the people in Europe dont need your help.Help our brothers and sisters in Libya.

Refugee
In accordance with the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Swedish legislation and EU regulations, a person is considered a refugee when they have well-founded reasons to fear persecution due to

race
nationality
religious or political beliefs
gender
sexual orientation, or
affiliation to a particular social group.
The persecution may originate with the authorities of the person’s native country. It may also be that the authorities are unable or unwilling to offer protection against persecution from individuals or groups.

A person who is assessed as a refugee will be granted a refugee status declaration, which is an internationally recognized status, based on the UN Refugee Convention as well as EU regulations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq0AvuN4cyo
Christianity EtcRe: Famous Nigerian Pastor & Church Dedicated To The Occult by cocolacec(m): 5:03pm On Nov 27, 2017
shocked
TravelRe: Rwanda To Take 10,000 Asylum Seekers From Israel (pictures) by cocolacec(m): 12:26am On Nov 27, 2017
Tocheagle:
Rwanda wants to murder the little Peace they enjoy in their country. Countries in Europe that took migrants are feeling the pain pangs . Accept them and invite trouble into your home
Do not believe everything you hear on the news.Arabs and Muslims have been seeking Asylum since colonial era in Europe.
Europe favours Syrian and Eritrean Asylum seekers.
Rwanda is taking back their African brothers from Sudan,Eritreans and other Africans.They are willing to take 30,000 Africans from Libya also.
Christianity EtcRe: What Do You Do When Your Mum Is A Witch by cocolacec(m): 6:51pm On Nov 26, 2017
Preeck:
Dear Nairalanders, i have a been a registered user on this platform going back as far as 2008. I decided to use this moniker to create this thread because of the sensitivity of this personal issue.
I am a realist as well as a spiritual person, a born Christian to be precise.
I don't want to bore you with so much details, all I have to ask is: what do you do when you are told that your mum is a witch. I have tried to do away with this information or revelation for some years now because I thought it's just some callous scammers trying to get something out of you, but today somewhere in a faraway place I have never been to or known, I was told the same thing about my mum. What do I do. Of course she's my mum and I will ever be grateful she brought me to this world but what do I do to be free from her spiritual grasp over me.
I know this is an open forum but I will really want kids to stay away from commenting on this post.
And We have enjoined man in respect of his parents-- his mother bears him with faintings upon faintings and his weaning takes two years-- saying: Be grateful to Me and to both your parents; to Me is the eventual coming. And if they contend with you that you should associate with Me what you have no knowledge of, do not obey them, and keep company with them in this world kindly
TravelRe: Nigerian Man Running From Thailand Police Dies After Car Knocked Him Down by cocolacec(m): 3:54pm On Nov 26, 2017
Never jump to a conclusion about people you dont know.He could be running from Police because of overstaying and wanting to avoid inprisonment or deportation back to Nigeria.
Politics(video)stop Deporting Africans From The Uk,deport Our Money by cocolacec(op): 2:51pm On Nov 25, 2017
Christianity EtcSwedish Church's New Recruitment Ploy:wine Tasting by cocolacec(op): 12:25pm On Nov 25, 2017
A Swedish church with dwindling parish numbers has turned to the pulling powers of alcohol in the hope of bringing in new members, and has invited people who've recently turned forty to come in for a wine tasting.
“We want to meet the people who we don’t otherwise meet,” said Pastor Rickard Grügiel to Svergies Television (SVT).

“We have no special events for people in their forties and so we thought that it was a good opportunity in the church to meet them and show that we are just like everyone else,” he said.

The church, in the city of Växjö in southern Sweden, has been steadily losing members, not an unusual development for the Church of Sweden over the past few years, with a nationwide loss of 5,000 members annually, according to the paper.

While the wine-tasting has been advertised as a harmless attempt to get people socializing, some members have complained that the Öjaby church has taken things one step too far.

“I think it’s sad that the Swedish church embraces the idea that people need to have a glass in their hand to be able to socialize with one another,” said Lars Larsson, member of the Swedish church and Swedish temperance organization IOGT-NTO.

“It’s a bad idea and I don’t think this should it will lead to good things for the member acquisition process,” he said.

https://www.google.se/amp/s/www.thelocal.se/20120316/39712/amp
Christianity EtcSwedish Church's New Recruitment Ploy:wine Tasting by cocolacec(op): 11:21am On Nov 25, 2017
A Swedish church with dwindling parish numbers has turned to the pulling powers of alcohol in the hope of bringing in new members, and has invited people who've recently turned forty to come in for a wine tasting.
“We want to meet the people who we don’t otherwise meet,” said Pastor Rickard Grügiel to Svergies Television (SVT).

“We have no special events for people in their forties and so we thought that it was a good opportunity in the church to meet them and show that we are just like everyone else,” he said.

The church, in the city of Växjö in southern Sweden, has been steadily losing members, not an unusual development for the Church of Sweden over the past few years, with a nationwide loss of 5,000 members annually, according to the paper.

While the wine-tasting has been advertised as a harmless attempt to get people socializing, some members have complained that the Öjaby church has taken things one step too far.

“I think it’s sad that the Swedish church embraces the idea that people need to have a glass in their hand to be able to socialize with one another,” said Lars Larsson, member of the Swedish church and Swedish temperance organization IOGT-NTO.

“It’s a bad idea and I don’t think this should it will lead to good things for the member acquisition process,” he said.

https://www.google.se/amp/s/www.thelocal.se/20120316/39712/amp
Christianity Etc10 Ways To Identify A Prosperity Preacher! Prosperity Preachers Exposed by cocolacec(op): 3:06pm On Nov 24, 2017
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel ,the health and wealth gospel, or the gospel of success)] is a religious belief among some Christians, who hold that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive speech, and donations to religious causes will increase one's material wealth. Prosperity theology views the Bible as a contract between God and humans: if humans have faith in God, he will deliver security and prosperity.

The doctrine emphasizes the importance of personal empowerment, proposing that it is God's will for his people to be happy. The atonement (reconciliation with God) is interpreted to include the alleviation of sickness and poverty, which are viewed as curses to be broken by faith. This is believed to be achieved through donations of money, visualization, and positive confession.

It was during the Healing Revivals of the 1950s that prosperity theology first came to prominence in the United States, although commentators have linked the origins of its theology to the New Thought movement which began in the 19th century. The prosperity teaching later figured prominently in the Word of Faith movement and 1980s televangelism. In the 1990s and 2000s, it was adopted by influential leaders in the Pentecostal Movement and Charismatic Movement in the United States and has spread throughout the world. Prominent leaders in the development of prosperity theology include E. W. Kenyon, Oral Roberts, A. A. Allen, Robert Tilton, T. L. Osborn, Joel Osteen, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Reverend Ike and Kenneth Hagin.

Prosperity theology has been criticized by leaders from various Christian denominations, including within the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements, who maintain that it is irresponsible, promotes idolatry, and is contrary to scripture


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHgGpqeN3rA
Christianity EtcRe: Bishop Oyedepo: 'If You Don't Pay Tithe, You Are Permanently A Beggar' by cocolacec(m):
urahara:
That ish still vexes me .Only in Africa.They no born am well may he try something like that for obodoyibo
The Nigerian Pastors follow the footsteps of US Prosperity Preachers who live in affluence,fame Etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK9iAtdau5k

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