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The sweet music box called Mali (and everything in between).

The late father of my mother was laid 6 feet down together with his gods in a good riddance burial. He's burning in hell with all his "idols" his children say.
His own gods had to make way for Jesus despite them being indigenous to the land. His native beliefs are now foreign in a land which belonged to his ancestors.

This cultural suicide (or perhaps one may define it as “civilization”) is certainly not unique to my grandfather's tale as illustrated by ghastly news such as this:
http://www.cultureindevelopment.nl/Culture_in_Development/News/Common_News/368/Pentecostal_Christian_Evangelists_Destroy_Ancient_Artifacts_in_Nigeria

Whilst I maintain the belief that spirituality is not and should not be hereditary I find it quite poignant that this man's belief had been eclipsed by a foreign import - Christianity.

The crusade against ancestral gods is certainly not righteous. Destroying gods that resembled and represented Africans and installing ones that do not. Is this not a form of debasement? Isn’t renouncement enough?
Those iridescent "idols" that partly vindicated Africans to the Europeans that were so sure that Africans had no skills to exhibit. Whilst many of these gods are facing the death penalty in Africa today, they are being "rescued" by Africa's converters and sit in museums as trafficked refugees in foreign abodes.
If Europeans were to endorse these largely demonized native beliefs would some Africans begin to re-evaluate them?

Of course not everything should be defended or protected in the name of tradition or any other name for that matter but can't certain things be revised? Refined? Or reformed just like with Christianity once upon a time?
It seems to me there is an unvoiced opinion held amongst a circle of Africans that the "repented" African is somehow the "civilized" African

Why are some Africans afraid of African spirituality?
Why are some so against the native beliefs?

Lenox Lewis-inspired right upper cut to Iron Mike's Face


P.S . You may wanna evaluate your sig. After that punch I can guarantee you're no more "pretty and handsome"

@Judek2

Uncivilized behaviour isn't exclusive to one group of people on earth. Some of the noted greatest civilizations in the world practiced what you may call "uncivilized beliefs" but of course there are certain acts that can never be defended in the name of tradition or under any other name. I don't believe Christianity was always introduced in a kosher manner on the continent yet somehow Christianity is a by-product of "civilization. Ironic.
One thing you may have noticed in the history of Christianity is that the faith had undergone a period of reformation. Thus can't certain African beliefs be reformed also?

[quote author=m_nwankwo link=topic=871129.msg10200921#msg10200921 date=1329307290]Good point. But if a moslem, a budhist or even an atheist does exactly the same thing, will you consider him a Christian. Best Wishes.[/quote]Good question.

God2man:
Now, this singular act is my own defnition of a christian. It means a great opportunity to steal is presented to you, but you decided not to steal. Why? It takes the grace of God and enough courage to do this.  God bless you. God2man.

erm . . .this extraordinary behaviour is not limited to Christians. The only difference between the Christian and non-Christian is that the Christian being governed by the principles of their faith most likely had a different motivation.

But allow me to expand on m_nwankwo's question. If a non-Christian had "enough courage" to exhibit this kind of behaviour will you still accord that to "the grace of God"?

Why are some Africans so against native beliefs?

Jokes aside I wonder why some alleged Christians pray for the untimely death of others - isn't that indirect murder? After all the scriptures say that whatever is imagined in the heart qualifies as a sin committed whether executed or not so if one genuinely hopes to see the gruesome end of another individual, biblically speaking is such a person thus a murderer?

mastery

HQ:
^ . . .Can't hit a Lady 

Dirty slap

Boomark:
bite off her ear lob

Mike Tyson, what's new?

I'd rather kill myself than commit suicide



Laid neatly in a coffin, candles in the surrounding, as you were the sacrificial lamb in the pending ritual . . .

wendybaby:
Do you blame them.  the guys here may not be as romantic as those in the Romance section.

Well that's saying something as the star cast of the romance section prominently features Mr.Cork and lefulefu
romantic ko rowomantic ni

I'd be alarmed that I slept through my sisters and father's birthday



Valentine's day was scrapped

^^
Romeo and Juliet, so pesin no go hear word again?

Valentine yourselves outta here

Next:
Romeo and Juliet Act 1, Scene 5
Mercutio
La Paris chic

The pictures are quite inspiring. This has given me an idea for my latest project.

goggs:
would non Muslims in the middle east be allowed to be openly expressive of their religious obligations?

hmmm

People convert for a myriad of reasons. Some noble reasons, some not.  Some are forced, others voluntary choose their faith. Some convert out of fear, some out of love.

There was a colleague of mine, whose father met her Muslim mother whilst he was practising Christianity. Today he is a “Muslim”.

He converted so it would be possible to be with the woman he loved.

Since he never made the conscious decision to come to Islam because he felt a burning desire to draw near to Allah or was naturally inspired by the principles of the faith – is such a person’s conviction legit? Is such conviction even real?

Although ones conviction could grow does this particular converted populace even have faith in their adopted religion?

jamace:
^^Have you observed the past 3 days that most babes that frequent this gamez section have migrated to romance section? It's like the babes have activated val search mode o.

Lol. [s]Then for Easter dem for trek enter religion section looking for easter eggs abi[/s]

[size=5pt]edit: oops just caught on to the aim of this thread[/size]

valentine murder

well you got 2 letters corresponding to my moniker

jamace, mademoiselle de paris, Legend, etc

sauer:
Why do girls ne'er get enough of the legend?

emo

^^ u no know my body can withstand all pain? next time punch me harder sef and a little lower


@OP never-let-go hug

mabell:
That's why you should come to Jesus and not follow after religon

Excuse me, but what sets apart Christianity from "religion"?

What does Christianity qualify as?

These are genuine questions as I've heard more than one person refer to Christianity as a "faith" as opposed to religion.

AMONIBIA:
This[b] religion [/b] of a thing has actually taken more lives than it has saved. If you trace back to history I guess you will agree with me. but if you think otherwise, say your view.

I disagree. Also this argument is very simplistic. However I would say religion has been employed as a tool to divide and decimate and those abusers of such religion are mere politicans, tacticians and pawns like any who would in the same manner employ another tool for selfish means.
That's not to say that I am of the conclusion that not all religion means harm, some of their purpose was exactly that.

r2310 and m_nwankwo

Experiment.

^^ who are you supporting?

my shortY

Punch the two obstacles above me out of my way so I can give Yorisb a late morning peck and blow him four kisses

Yorisb catch them o, no mek am fall

Incorrect. . .better luck next time

sauer:
[center]get tickets for The Valentine Premiere

[size=32pt]THE LEG-END OF SAUER [/size]

. . . . .returns to cinemas

. . . . .this February[/center]

star cast
-----

emofine ---girl I kissed in the subway - by means of she sapping all his powers
bekay911 ---the spy who sauer thought loved him
La Parisienne -- French wannabe babe who gave sauer a lapdance - all undercover
Flashaldrin --guy I kicked in the groinarea and distracted with more maths riddle
jamace -- sauer's employer
mcnepaw --frustrated sidekick who wants to usurp sauer 

Long One:
Yes, different personalities as highlighted by Belbin (9 roles), Carl Jung (8 personalities), Myers Briggs (16 personalities), MTR-i (8 roles), etc. Thing is we all share similar traits, though varying a bit which is why some scholars have created more groups.

Oh wow. I thought it was only just the four humors and the horoscopes that filtered us into various categories. I think I'm gonna research these others.

Now, that is the right question. It matches most. . .

Ha you just skirted round my question. Long One, I'll ask again. Which star sign are you? You really don't have to answer if you don't want to though.

The answer lies in your signature, know what they say about experience being the best teacher? With each failed relationship, I thoroughly analysed where things went wrong and I discovered something, which I’ll gladly tell you over a cup of ginseng tea. Bottom-line, they helped me discover more about myself, so yes.

er nah. . .I don't drink tea and I don't want to talk about your failed relationships but I do want to talk to you concerning other subjects.

lefulefu:
Even at all b4 dem wan do their yanshin(s3x) na so the babe go tell am say make dem pray to get baba God approval on wetin dem wan do.Na so she go pray oooo for two hrs dey call on holy ghostand na so my pally manhood go just fall.even at times in the middle of the night na so dis girl go jus jump on top of bed dey shout on top of her voice,"thunder by fire!! thunder by fire!!!, let all my enemies die! die!! die!!!, holy ghooooost!!! fiiiiiireeeeee!!! holy ghossst!! fireeeee!!!!!".

He should just gag her