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it is NOT only in Nigeria that the majority is so damn credilous and stupid as to be taken in by these con artist brandishing the barbaric text from the bronze age.

What is the world coming to?

Aloy.Emeka:
Not a question of feeling, it's just bad. I used to be a playa until one day a girl I loved so much cheated on me with one dude in Dallas and i tell you, it did hurt me badly.

Ok, let me turn the question round. Supposing you knew as a certainly that your "loved" one did NOT have sex with the other party, but was more interested in his mind and skills (sense of humour, knowledge, mannerisms, art, dancing, etc.) In short, this other man is a general good guy, bon vivant who also enjoys the company of your girl in a pure platonic sense. How would you have felt?

Found this video on Youtube that you may find interesting. Have a watch.

THE presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Ministries, aka Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, on Friday reacted to the robbery attack on the banks situated with the premises of the Canaanland.

Oyedepo gave the robbers 24 hours to retrace their steps and surrender to the police.

Oyedepo admonished the robbers, who threw the whole church community and the entire ancient Ota community into pandemonium with the robbery operation, that failure to hand themselves over to the police would mean their death.

In the words of Oyedepo, "I give them 24 hours, unless this place does not belong to God."

The Bishop, who was undaunted by the attack, made similar pronouncement at the last Shiloh when he cursed thieves at the ground.

He said whosoever stole even a kobo would run mad. Those involved instantly dropped the stolen items, while others that failed to do so ran mad 24 hours after the warning.

Meanwhile, the situation at the Canaanland and the entire community has returned to normal as people were seen on Friday going about their normal businesses, while some were discussing the incident in low tones.

This raises a rather interesting interesting question, namely: What is more effective - Prayers or Curses?

Has he prayed publicly for the robbers to return the money? If he has, is he confident his prayers would work?

Why has he resorted to casting curses on the robbers? Is it because the prayers have failed to work, or are these just empty threats?

What do you think Jesus would have done in similar circumstances - issues curses, prayers, some detective work, etc?

Good article and very well said.

Yet again, Christians are so confused. The commandments in Exodus 20 were superseded by those in Exodus 31 after Moses smashed the first set of 10C given to him by god. So really Exodus 31 should be the binding set. Bur do you ever hear Christian talking about this?

Well, strictly speaking I am NOT married but for intends and purposes I considered myself married and interested in NO other relationships.

I left it as broad as possible to get hopefully more views on the whole area.

OlowoTee:
I see. . . .

IF huxley=theratonia
then theratonia = KAG
ELSE REVEREND??


Maybe I should ask you this question too!
When did you stop practising chrisitianity? I mean how long has it been now?

I started having doubts about Christianity from about the age of 15. The last time I went to church on my own volition I was about 13/14, which is also the last time I prayed. That is nearly 25 years ago.

ibkaye:
You still have not answered my question
'What about you wife? you don't mind her having sex with anyone she decides to have sex with?'

I will answer yours when you answer mine

It should follow from what I said that I don't mind.

Gamine:
This guy.

you have sealed your case.

you need to go to rehab

Gamine, I know you from the Religion section.  You are trapped in a traditionalistic and rituallistic way of thinking.  What a shame most people are not able to break out of this mold, which is a relic from our primitive past.

ibkaye:


Then what's the point of having her as a 'partner'? She's basically partners with everyone else, what about you wife? you don't mind her having sex with anyone she decides to have sex with?  

Do you decide what sort of food your partner eats, what books she read, what film she watches, etc?  You may make recommendations, but does she have to follow your will?

I did not abandon zhe thread. What is your question?

Seun:
huxley, I don't think you will feel the way you think you will feel. Our feelings are governed by hormones; and you will feel the same way other men feel in the same situation. You can control how you act, but you will experience jealousy same as everyone else.

I see your point, but this mental position has come about after many years of considering the issue. So I have already geared myself up for that.

However, I would be most disappointed if my partner (who is my soul-mate, intellectual-mate, social-mate, etc) were to dessert me permanently and find another partner. All I am saying is that it is OK for them to have casual sex with other people she may fancy and like. I don't own her, but I may really like and enjoy her company and her mind which I may miss were she to leave me.

pussy_full:
Huxley,

Kindly pass your girlfriend to me - i will take all necessary precautions - i will even film the act so that you can watch over a cup of ea or you can mastubate while you watch - kinly give my number - 08035533345

Fallacious premise.  I don't own my partner.  They should be capable of deciding who the want to have sex with.  That is thier business and not mine.

How would you feel upon learning that your partner has had casual (protected) sex with someone else other than you? Well, by and large, other than surprise if she had never before expressed such desire, I would not feel heart-broken, jealous or disappointed. I would be largely unperturbed, for this is justr simple casual sex and as long as all precautions are taken to avert unwanted consequences (like diseases, pregnancy, etc), I'm cool with that.

I think sex has been put on too high a pedestal by contemporary society to the extend that we have lost all sense of proportion as to what it really is. A lot of the "problem" society faces with sex and sexually arises out of the fact that humans have made it into an artificial tool to manipulate all sorts of political, societal ends. Modern humans now have a brain far advanced from the kluge we had when we roamed the plains of the savannah. As important as it is, sex is a base desire, just like food, and we would do well by returning it to that position.

However, friendship, cammaraderie, companionship, the sense of connectedness are far grander sentiments than that of sexual fidelity.

What do you guys think?

Attributes of Sussicorn (Respect) so far;

1) Half immaterial, half material
2) Born by his father after 3 years manancy (When a man is carrying a baby, a very very rare condition).


Some more to follow: Is Sussicorn (Respect) becoming more believable now?

Gamine:
Rubbish

Born by his father?

Sussi corn ko

Roasted corn ni

Why is that rubbish? Is it not believable?

One more piece of information about Sussicorn (Respect); Sussicorn (Respect) was born by his father and he has no natural mother.

justcool:
@huxley
Pardon me!! But do I have to explain everything to you.
Cant you see the relationship between curiosity(questioning), knowledge, and belief or conviction. Haven't you ever taken any psychology class?

Curiosity is a desire for knowledge, and out of knowledge comes belief or conviction.

Should I explain further? Okay, I will:
One who is curious of something shows that he desires the knowledge of that particular thing and also that he has the ability to posses that knowledge.
Sometimes questions arise out of a knowledge that we have, slumbering, inside us. By questioning, we awaken this knowledge that is already inside us but only slumbering.
There is no knowledge that questioning did not precede. And their is no belief or conviction that knowledge did not precede.
Therefore, sometimes, for one to question something, means that he already posses the knowledge but have not yet fatformed or deciphered it. By questioning he will gradually decipher the knowledge that already lies in his subconscious mind.

I hope this is clear enough. I can go further if you want.

Am afraid, I think you are wrong again. Even on the basic definition of knowledge (which is true and justified belief or assertion) you are wrong. So until a "fact" is considered true and justified it is not knowledge.

If on a hunch something or some proposition is turns out right , that does not constitute knowledge. Example, Are there an even or an odd number of stars in the universe? We know one of these position is right, but we have no knowledge about that. None of these position can be justified.

So if a child has a hunch about god, which they will have learnt from their community, that does not constitute knowledge of god.

justcool:
You are very correct.
Belief in the existence or the supreme creator is natural with humans. Even a child that was never taught of God, once the child reaches a certain age, he or she will start asking questions like: "who created everything?" "How did the world came in to being?" and before you knew it he will soon find a theory that answers his questions or keeps his mind at rest.
This desire to know, to question and to investigate is a gift in humans, or a product of the human spirit which animals do not posses. Hence animals do not ask such questions or wonder about the origin of their life. They lack the ability to comprehend such knowledge, which on the spirit can comprehend.
This Spirit in humans is a gift from the Almighty; it is the breath of God in man. It is what makes us humans; it is the real man himself.

TO ask who created everything is not to an acknowledge of god, is it. The child id merely asking exploratory questions about nature.

rampant:
no wonder

No wonder, what?

rampant:
r u a nigerian?i mean both parents nigerian?because i really want to know why u later changed to become an atheist

No I not Nigerian. I was born in Cameroon, although I don't consider myself now to be of any nationality. I carry a British and a Cameroonian passport for administrative convenience.

go ahead

rampant:
ok keep trying sweetie,but i bet u,it aint going to change a thing

True, you may not de-convert, which is not my aim, but you will have learnt something new. I bet you did not know the difficulty with the question of the origin of sin before, did you?

rampant:
r u not tired of condemning ,criticising and juging them christians/muslims? u want them to see things from your own view,or u'd rather they believe that there is no God or god,but @ d end of d day ,this people aintready to be converted,believe u,see things from your view,and drop the God

so don't u think u should stop

since u want to be an atheist,its d path uve chosen ,let them choose their own paths

No

rampant:
huxley another question for u

go ahead!

I have just lit up a stick of incense cuz I like the scents and it helps me chill out in the evening. Then it just occurred to me that some religion have an injunctions against the use of incense.

Is it sinful to use incense?

Are there any forms of medical interventions that are immoral and sinful?

rampant:
hey im not a gay im a she

Ok, supposing you husband converted to islam? How would you feel?

Seun:
The topic says Sussicorn, guys. Show some respect.

Thanks Seun. Sussicorn (Respect) deserves respect.