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everlasting life is one of the promises bestowed on those who believe in God.

I'm dying to make it to the funeral on time!

Prying

Good to hear

tin wey no fi kill u e go mek u strong

I can't eat Breakfast.

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I am the last born and 5th born of my parents!

Same here

I meant generally

Massaging

[quote author=PAGAN  9JA link=topic=784774.msg9446151#msg9446151 date=1319976985]dont Hindus go to temples didnt the Ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, etc go to their respective temples The Zoroastrians have fire temples. however many Pagan peoples for e.g the Dayaks of South-East Asia, or the tribes of South America, many of us African tribes, etc, worship in sacred groves, usually located near forests, bush, etc. with nature, where we conduct our rituals. even those who use temples, sometimes conduct rituals in nature because such a prayer is true prayer whereby we are one with Gods creations. We Hausa peoples also worship in groves though I know some who worship in hutments where they conduct certain rituals, in some places.

generally speaking, it depends on what Pagan religion you are referring to OR in many cases what ritual is being done. there is no compulsion to prayer. it must come from your soul. we do not have weekly prayers like muslims on friday or christians on Sunday. it depends on the individual OR the occasion, festival, etc.[/quote]I'm intrigued.

this a very wrong misguided idea. The christians are against their ancient traditional gods such as Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Venus, etc. Infact, during the early days of christianity, thousands (or should i say, millions) of Temples, idols, books, etc, dedicated to theese Gods were destroyed, broken down, burnt, etc. It was only during around the 16th-19th century, that the european people started reviving the old tales, etc from a LITERARY, NOT RELIGIOUS point of view, in order to use the content of the rich ancient mythology that their ancestors destroyed, for their stories, etc, inspite of remaining christian. By now, ofcourse, it was already too late to return to the old Gods because it was almost a gap of 1500 yrs approx. and also most of the knowledge was lost. However, most importantly, christianity very cleverly ASSIMILATED ALL THE EUROPEAN TRIBES, such as the Saxons, Normans, Gauls, Britons, Jutes, Celts, Goths, etc., thereby the european people now lack any tribe or culture and are mixed. they can never TRULY revert to the old Gods. its just too late. christianity played its game well, in this stage. HOWEVER. all is not yet lost. for us tribal peoples, atleast

Interesting. . .

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Feminism

what makes you think I'm a feminist? . . .

who rules women? erm isn't it men?

Pondering

Waiting

and

the sound of giggles

Can you hear that smell?

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[quote author=PAGAN  9JA link=topic=784774.msg9407650#msg9407650 date=1319457535]^^^^


yes all corresponding Pagan Gods are equal.

E.g.

Creator Gods: Zeus = AmunRa= Olodumare = Saarki Aljiin = Chukwu = Brahma = Pachacamac Viracocha = Great Spirit (Wakan Tanka) = Mbombo = Yahweh (Pagan Canaanite) = Ngai, etc

Fertility Gods: Ala = Chiconahui = Baal = Brigid = Amun = Adonis = Mama Quilla = Anjea = Parvati = Atahensic = Freyja = Anahita = Beiwei, etc[/quote]Pagan9JA I forgot to ask. . . do pagans observing the same religion assemble together in a particular congregation i.e Christians go to Church, Jews attend the Synagogue, Muslims meet at the Mosques etc. . . so do Pagans also have a place of worship?

[quote author=E-Engineer link=topic=784774.msg9442665#msg9442665 date=1319901016]i like the concept of this thread,

i believe it is very wrong for the europeans to aint our indigenous religions and customs as evil and diabolic while they glorify gods like zeus, ares, aphrodite, hermes, athena and thor in their mythology even in their movies[/quote]That's an interesting observation. . .what's ironic is that in certain traditional religion(s) such as Ifa, there are some parallels between the faculties/characters of some of the deities yet Greek mythology is often celebrated neither looked down upon.

Unfortunately I've observed that whenever I compare Traditional religions with ones from Europe (for example) I've often found myself sieving for similar concepts found in Nigeria/African ones and whilst trying to legitimize native religion I think I have subconsciously held religion(s) from places such as Europe as the ideal because I deemed it vindicating when I found a match in Africa and that is erroneous of me because even if Ifa etc had no parallels to the Greek gods etc I really don't think it is a default in itself

@ emofine, am happy that you came up with such an intelligent concept, i am glad to tell you that i am a christian and i believe in the one and only true God, the father of Jesus Christ but that doesnt mean that we africans didnt know that there was a God we just had a different explanation or concept of who he is

even paul in the book of acts when moving through the greek city of athens did not paint their religion as evil but understood that it came out of human philosophy and that inner desire in man to find God and solve the mysteries of the universe, and apostle paul respected that and directed their philosophy into the right direction instead of looking down on them

i believe the way we see our traditional religions in africa and even in other parts of the world like south america is very wrong, we should simply substitute our former allegiances to the true God not because some white faced folks introduced them to us but because we are lookin forward to the salvation of God,

the europeans have succeeded in brainwashing us through their eurocentric philosophy, because of that we tend to run away from every aspect of our culture which is very wrong,

I'm a little confused about the rest of your statement. . .on the one hand you say it was wrong that our native faiths/gods were demonized, then you say that we should substitute them for "the one true God" (the very statement that inspired me to create this topic) yet in the same breath you say again that brainwashing caused us to leave our customs

I don't really know where you stand or maybe I'm not understanding your point

i believe the way we see our traditional religions in africa and even in other parts of the world like south america is very wrong, we should simply substitute our former allegiances to the true God not because some white faced folks introduced them to us but because we are lookin forward to the salvation of God,

the europeans have succeeded in brainwashing us through their eurocentric philosophy, because of that we tend to run away from every aspect of our culture which is very wrong,

Is this not a "eurocentric philosophy"?

I wonder what the Pastor was thinking when the bride removed her veil

is that why you're snapping your fingers?

I think the man i love is in love with someone esle

If that's your thought already, then why are you still asking if he loves you?

SaVoy:
But my question is do he love me or did he love me What do you guys think?

. . .even if he did love you (which doesn't appear evident in the little I could decipher or maybe I missed that bit somewhere in the midst of your peculiar English ). . . .or even if he does love you (which doesn't bode well as he's planning on having children with anther woman) how will the knowledge that he might have loved you comfort you?
If he did love you I doubt you'd feel any better anyway because you'll most likely be kicking yourself for not acting sooner (which seems to be the case already). . . I love you/I love you not the guy has or is seeking to move on, no need punishing yourself with what if's scenarios, just try and free your mind from him and move on.

I'd say it's a project

I'd suggest everyone donates at least one Brain Cell . . .there shall no more be a poverty of thought.