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HOW TO KNOW YOU'VE LOST YOUR AUDIENCE FOREVER Over 3,500 people resigned the Mormon church yesterday in the US over the church's bigoted stance to discipline same-sex couples AND THEIR CHILDREN. Over 1,500 resignations were filed, with another 2,000 requests processed by attorneys from individuals who weren’t able to attend. Lawyers were on hand to help the hundreds of people waiting in line to get their resignation forms filled out. Many of them are not even gay. They're just no longer willing to put up with bigotry and blackmail. The Church's leader, Thomas Monson begged them not to resign: "I plead with you to avoid anything that will deprive you of your happiness here in mortality and eternal life in the world to come." You know you've lost your audience when threatening them with eternal damnation doesn't work. LOL Source: http://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/thousands-file-resignation-letters-from-the-lds-church |
safarigirl:Not even 2nd? SMH |
Tomtoxic:Glad you are hale and hearty. Missed you here ![]() |
[b][size=14pt]Oliseh, a coach bedevilled by fallouts and controversies[/size] [img]http://media.premiumtimesng.com/wp-content/files/2015/08/800x499xSunday-Oliseh.jpg.pagespeed.ic.aBQr59UJeh.webp[/img] It was not good viewing or good news that the Super Eagles could not defeat Swaziland in the first leg of their FIFA 2018 World Cup match on Friday, but reports from the Eagles camp say that there has been another fallout between Sunday Oliseh and one of his players. So it seems Super Eagles manager, Oliseh, will continue to have his tenure as head of the national team dogged by various controversies. The fallout of his first match away to Tanzania was the replacement of Lukman Haruna after 36 minutes. When the team went to Belgium for friendly matches – Vincent Enyeama retired. After the match against Cameroon, Emmanuel Emenike announced his retirement. On the call-ups for the match against Swaziland, Oliseh was ‘forced’ to include Kelechi Iheanacho in the list after initially leaving the in-form Manchester City forward out. He then admitted that he had been watching the youngster. On Wednesday last week, Oliseh said he was not in support of any Code of Conduct document to be signed by his players – a statement which could cause some infraction with his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation. And now it seems another player, Rabiu Ibrahim, has bitten the dust. Reports from Lobamba after Friday’s match said the coach was pretty miffed at the midfielder’s performance and made this known sternly in the dressing room. Ibrahim, sent on for Sylvester Igbonu at the beginning of the second half was taken out 21 minutes afterwards, ostensibly for not following the coach’s instructions. But Ibrahim was said to have tried to absolve himself of blame which led to a series of hot exchanges between the player and his coach. It was also revealed that some senior players took a clearly distraught Ibrahim to Oliseh’s room to “beg” [just like Lukman is begging for another chance] but the former Super Eagles captain is said to have refused to entertain any discussion. With this latest bust-up, the coach is not setting a good precedent and because of this, some players might start making excuses not to join up with the national team as it has invariably become a ‘threat zone’. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/193171-oliseh-a-coach-bedevilled-by-fallouts-and-controversies.html[/b] |
[b]ARE WE PERPETUATING HATRED AGAINST MUSLIMS? COMMENT: Islam does not promote holy war any more than the Bible promotes slavery, polygamy, or any of the violence that appears there. In fact, the term jihad is misused. Most Muslims understand jihad to be the inner struggle between the sins of man and the peacefulness that comes from faith. The holy war they are referring to is within themselves. The same sentiments that Jesus and the Buddha also proclaimed. Read the book of Leviticus. In one book alone, you'll find more hatred and evil in the Jewish and Christian Bible. ANSWER: Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home: an evil fate. (Koran 9:73) Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal firmly with them. Know that God is with the righteous. (Koran 9:123) "Let those who would exchange the life of this world for the hereafter, fight for the cause of God; whoever fights for the cause of God, whether he dies or triumphs, We shall richly reward him…. The true believers fight for the cause of God, but the infidels fight for the devil. Fight then against the friends of Satan…. Say: “Tri-fling are the pleasures of this life. The hereafter is better for those who would keep from evil….” (Koran 4:74–78) And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers. "And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers. (Koran 2:192-193) "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not." (Koran 2:216) "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward." (Koran 4:74) "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His messenger and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement" (Koran 5:33) And that's just a small sampling from the Koran. If you want to get into the hadith, there are tons of worse examples. Oh, and people should be careful with their assumptions. Not everyone who's opposed to the teachings of Islam hold their opinions out of ignorance or lack of study. Ask me my opinion of Leviticus and you'll find it's on par with my opinion of the Koran. Secondly, I find it interesting that attempts are made to invalidate clear mandates in the Koran as being "anecdotal". That's shameful. Ask these men why they did what they did and they will point to those EXACT same verses. They did what they did because they believed they would be rewarded in heaven for obeying those scriptures. These are not "anecdotes", even if the word is used properly. They are the CORE ISSUE for why one religious group is constantly, incessantly and consistently executing violence on their fellow-man. And I find it very disingenuous that people would want to disregard their scriptures by pretending that their religious beliefs and dogma are not the central core of the problem. The Shoe Bomber was a Muslim The Beltway Snipers were Muslims The Fort Hood Shooter was a Muslim The underwear Bomber was a Muslim The U.S.S. Cole Bombers were Muslims The Madrid Train Bombers were Muslims The Bafi Nightclub Bombers were Muslims The London Subway Bombers were Muslims The Moscow Theater Attackers were Muslims The Boston Marathon Bombers were Muslims The Pan-Am flight #93 Bombers were Muslims The Air France Entebbe Hijackers were Muslims The Iranian Embassy Takeover, was by Muslims The Beirut U.S. Embassy bombers were Muslims The Libyan U.S. Embassy Attack was by Muslims The Buenos Aires Suicide Bombers were Muslims The Israeli Olympic Team Attackers were Muslims The Kenyan U.S, Embassy Bombers were Muslims The Saudi, Khobar Towers Bombers were Muslims The Beirut Marine Barracks bombers were Muslims The Besian Russian School Attackers were Muslims The first World Trade Center Bombers were Muslims The Bombay & Mumbai India Attackers were Muslims The Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Hijackers were Muslims The September 11th 2001 Airline Hijackers were Muslims This isn't about "perpetrating hatred". This is about putting a stop to politically correct BU.LL.SH.IT thinking and acknowledging a glaringly obvious fact before someone gets their hands on a nuclear weapon. For those that disagree, that's their own affair. But on the heels of another Islamist terrorist event, I don't have much interest in a conversation that suggests we should sweep the obvious problem under the rug.[/b] |
[b]SUICIDE BOMBERS ARE NOT EXTREMISTS Let's be clear about Islamic terrorists. They're not "extremists". If your scripture tells you that it's okay to kill or harm people who don't believe in your god.....and you go DO that, you're not an "extremist". You're just a devout believer. I refuse to call people "extremists" for doing what their religion teaches them to do. The fact that there are lots of other people in the same religion who aren't doing those things doesn't make the actions of a few any less heinous or atrocious. I think that the greatest human threat we face as a society is the fact that we have people walking around with 21st-century weapons and Iron Age religious philosophies. And, as a friend pointed out earlier today, we don't need to agree on whether or not the actions of these these terrorists are sanctioned or mandated by the Koran and the hadith. It's irrelevant. The TERRORISTS say their actions are sanctioned and mandated by their religion. Their actions are only considered "extreme" by comparison to the actions of a normal, sane person. But their actions are NOT "extreme" when compared to their religious texts. They're simply acting in accordance to their scriptures. They're not "extremists". They're just devout believers who actually do what their scriptures tell them. Why do these men do these things? Because they believe in the literal truth of the Koran. Why were 19 well-educated, middle-class men willing to die in order to fly planes into American skyscrapers? Because they believed that they would go straight to paradise for doing so. There's no confusion about the motivation of these people. In fact, it's actually rare to find people's choice of behavior so fully and satisfactorily explained. It doesn't matter what we think. THEY believe that they're on a mission from God. And they have the scripture to back up their actions. And THAT is the reality we have to deal with; not some Pollyanna, rose-colored glasses perspective that wants to talk about how "not all Muslims are like that". Of course they're not. But when you consider the sheer number of terrorist acts that are DIRECTLY related to Islam.....then sooner or later, the observation that "they're not all like that" becomes an irrelevant point.[/b] |
[b][size=14pt]The Peaceful Majority[/size] The amount of time it takes between a terrorist attack and someone rushing to point out that "not all Muslims are terrorists" can usually be measured in seconds and minutes, not hours. It's a useless observation. Not only does it not provide or forward a solution to the death and destruction we deal with on a regular basis....but it also ignores ALL of the World's history in which the "peaceful majority" were completely irrelevant. There are over a billion Muslims in the world. Of COURSE they're not all terrorists. But a significant percentage of them HATE Western civilization and would dance in the streets if Western civilization fell at the hands of murderous Islamists. The "peaceful majority" is irrelevant. Most Germans were peaceful and 60 millions people still died. Most Russians were peaceful and yet 20 million people still died. Most Chinese were peaceful and yet 70 million people still died. Most Japanese were peaceful prior to WWII and yet Japan killed millions in Southeast Asia. We cannot base our actions on the "peaceful majority". We have to base our actions on the "terrorist minority". Is that fair? Maybe not. But, sooner or later, we have to decide whether we're going to be politically correct about Islam....or are we going to protect ourselves against a very large minority who are hell-bent on our destruction. Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry3NzkAOo3s[/b] |
[b][size=14pt]Oliseh Criticizes Rabiu Ibrahim[/size] SUPER Eagles Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed that the senior national team coaches will soon build a standard side that Nigerians would be proud. Specifically, the coach, whose team laboured to a goalless draw with Swaziland in a 2018 World Cup qualifier on Friday, said the coaches now know those who are not fit to play for the Super Eagles, adding that there was no room for mediocrity in team. Reacting to performance of some of the players on Friday, Oliseh said the coaches were gradually getting to know the ability of every player aspiring to play for the team, regretting that some of them have not lived up to expectations. He said: “We are continuing to know our team more and more and I think there are some of the players who cannot fit into our level. So, we will go back to look at those who can give us what we want.” Oliseh was not particularly pleased with, midfielder, Rabiu Ibrahim, who came in as a substitute and was removed shortly after. It turned out that Ibrahim was nursing an injury that hampered his movement during the game. “We discovered that he had an injury and he did not let us know. The least you can do is to let your coaches know what is happening to you,” Oliseh said. Nigeria will meet Swaziland in the second leg of the World Cup tomorrow with the winner qualifying to enter the group stage of the Russia 2018 qualifying series. Shortly after the goal less draw in Lobambo, Swaziland Coach, Harris Bulunga, boasted that his team will get the result they need to qualify for the group stage, citing their impressive away record to buttress his point. But Oliseh dismisses such ‘dreams’, saying the Eagles are far too superior to Swaziland. “He has every right to dream, but I want to assure you that we will see the real Eagles in Port Harcourt. Our mission is to qualify for the World Cup and they cannot stop us.” http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/11/we-now-know-players-fit-for-eagles-says-oliseh/[/b] |
What Siasia did is uncalled for. These players have worked and toiled hard for this trophy; a trophy that was through a Marathon of matches. It's unfair to deny them at that hour of victory. He should have made an arrangement to get them there. It would have been a morale booster for the new Champions in the squad. Something about Nigerian coaches and their inability to man manage players. From Keshi to Manu to Oliseh to Siasia. Badluck group of coaches. |
EduC:Tell that to the victims of the Paris terrorists attacks. That's one of the things diversity of religions gets you. In any case, I can't see where I disrespected anybody. He pasted a fable as truth to teach a false lesson, and I pointed it out to him. How is that disrespect? |
How "Islamophobia" REALLY works, in 3 simple steps: 1. Radical Islamists around the world behead/blow up tens of thousands of innocent people who believe differently from them. These terrorists don't just "happen" to be Muslim - they commit these atrocities in the very NAME of their faith, quoting supporting passages from its core texts word-for-word that can be confirmed by anyone with an Internet connection. 2. More moderate Muslims react by condemning the actions - but fiercely defending the book and faith that endorses them. 3. People become confused, and begin to fear not just the terrorists, but also the faith that drives them. That's it. Bigotry against all Muslim people is wrong. But fear of the Islamic doctrine and its closest, fundamentalist adherents is completely rational. |
SWG1:Maybe because secularists like myself do not attach much importance to names. We don't think names determine destiny like others do. |
PETERiCHY:That incident never happened. There was no slavery in Egypt. There was no Red Sea crossing in history. All myths and fables. Hope this would make you make more research about the topic. |
[b]PARIS, FRIDAY NOV 13, 2015 Let me be absolutely clear, I do not blame all 1.6 billion Muslims for the atrocities that occurred last night in Paris. Most of these Muslims were uninvolved and blameless. And so were the victims blameless. To whatever extent you can lay a portion of the blame on governments for policies and actions that incite anger, the random sample of human beings slaughtered last night whilst enjoying a concert, a football game or a meal were also blameless. I blame the handful of Muslims who conceived, planned and perpetrated these attacks. But the string of violent, bloody attacks on random, blameless human beings perpetrated by Muslims since 2001 and before raises another question. What kind of religion can allow a follower to conclude that butchering blameless people en masse is a good thing? That random killing is God's work? That such work will be handsomely rewarded in the afterlife? Only a deeply flawed religion could leave room for this vile conclusion. If a purpose of religion is to bring us together and make us better human beings, a religion that leaves room for massacring innocents is not fit for purpose. Islam is a religion that can tear us apart and make us inhuman. Islam must change or go. Only Muslims have the power to change Islam but, so far, they are the only people who fail to see the need for change. They have just witnessed another compelling reason to do so. PS I may be premature in assuming these were Islamic attacks since no group has yet claimed responsibility but will anyone bet I'm wrong?[/b] |
Oliseh had no business removing Mikel in that game. Martins was tiring as a 10, but pure hardwork cannot replace Mikel's role. Musa was nonsense in that game. He should have been removed, but I guessed the Captaincy band deceived Oliseh. All in all, it was a disappointing match. The only bright spot yet again is Ikeme. He saved us from losing with the occasional saves. |
chukkiephil:Thanks man! |
safarigirl:From my understanding and knowledge of the religions of the world, none of them believe in the WORD of God except Christianity. Again, there is a reason the Religion section was created separate from Sports. |
blueto:The bolded assumes that everyone here is a Christian, which is quite insensitive. I wish to state that there is a reason this section belongs to Sports, and another belongs to Religion. Thank you! |
[b]THE LOGIC OF ANSWERED PRAYERS Every religion believes their God is the only true one and the remaining thousands are not. One of the main reasons why a particular group of people believes in a particular God is because he 'answers' their prayers and 'protects' them... otherwise they would abandon him and look for another responsive God. If the God of your religion was the ONLY 'true' one, the prayers to the remaining Gods by the respective religions would go 'Unanswered', but that's not the case. Moslems' Allah 'protects' them and 'answers' their prayers. Christians' God 'answers' their prayers and it's he who 'protects' them. This is also true for Hinduism, Budhism, Judaism, et cetera. What does this mean? It means they are all 'True' Gods. And what does this mean again? Since they are all 'True', it means you can pray to any of them and still be 'answered'. A christian can pray to Allah and be 'answered'. A moslem can pray to Jesus or Budha and be 'answered' , etc... and you all can also pray to my God called "REASON" through his Son called "FREE THINKING" and you'll as well be 'ANSWERED'. He has Always answered me. Using this simple logic, every believer could see in moments that "answered" prayers are not evidence for the existence of their god(s). Which also proves that believers prefer not to use logic.[/b] |
[b]SOMEONE CONFRONTS ME... Question: joseph1013, if you don't believe in the existence of God, why do you waste your time on His name everyday? What worries you controls you. So,we can authoritatively conclude that, God controls you! Answer: An imaginary god does not worry me one little bit, but the stupid, violent and discriminatory things some people do who believe in it do worry me very much. When you complain about me not leaving believers in peace, try to remember, I don't post on believers' threads--I created my own thread, put out my observations about my most religious culture and environment, and believers come here to read and comment on my stuff (and BTW I don't even invite believers to follow me or my thread). Why they do it, I have no idea. Maybe, they secretly like laughing at themselves; maybe they think they hold the elusive evidence that will change my mind... or maybe they realise their beliefs are absurd and they are looking for the courage to ditch them. I would like to know. Perhaps they will tell us? Finally, I am not wasting my time. A steady stream of people tell me they have changed their minds and become more rational after hanging around my page for a while. I notice others become more measured and reasonable... All these things are small victories for reason. NB: Interestingly, I actually spend more time on my threads on football, read alot on the Investment & Agriculture sections than I will ever spend in the Religion section.[/b] |
BlackAlbino6:You're doing a great job. Your article formats are very impressive; easy to read. Please keep it up. |
[b]HOLY EARTHQUAKE Mathew 27:50-56 "50 And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. 51 At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split. 52 The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs, and after Jesus' resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many people. 54 When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, "Surely he was the Son of God!" 55 Many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to care for his needs. 56 Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons." There was great earthquake, many women, the centurion, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons, and other people were standing looking . Nothing happened to them? This must be different from the earthquake that happened in Japan and Nepal... This is holy earthquake can only happen in bible... LOL It really is not difficult to see why the Bible is a book of myths.[/b] |
[b][size=14pt]AMUNEKE STAYS AS U17 COACH, MANU FOR U20S[/size] https://cdn.dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Emmanuel-Amuneke-.jpg?fbe18f Emmanuel Amuneke has retained his post as coach of the Nigeria U17 team after he led the Golden Eaglets to win a fifth FIFA World Cup in Chile, while Manu Garba will keep his job as U20 coach. Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) 1st vice-president Seyi Akinwunmi announced this Wednesday night at a dinner in Abuja specially organised to welcome the victorious Eaglets on their return from Chile. It was already reported that Amuneke will keep his job win or lose in the final of the U17 World Cup against Mali after the team’s fine run at Chile 2015. Officials informed that the automatic promotion of coaches from the U17 to U20 teams has failed to yield the necessary results and so the need for these coaches to consolidate their experience at their various duty posts in the first instance. The next U17 World Cup will be staged in India. http://africanfootball.com/news/584543/Amuneke-stays-as-U17-coach-Manu-for-U20s[/b] |
lakesidepapa:Hahaha...I need his help to start a business on the side and he's not replying my PMs. I will find others sha. |
lakesidepapa:Oh, sorry to bother you. |
lakesidepapa:Are you also Lakeside247? |
safarigirl:Done. Do a separate thread for it so it can make FrontPage. |
carbon1224:Sent you a PM. |
I'm interested in getting land in Ikorodu for pig farming. Any help? |
thegoodjoehunt3:I cancelled my schedule on Sunday to watch that match. I was disappointed he wasn't introduced as soon as Bony got injured. You should see that when he came in, the attack came alive and his flick to Navas?? would have turned to a goal save for the top bar. Some of the fans are so angry that they want Kelechi to go on loan if Pellegrini will continue to snub him. I think though that his time will come. |
PastorAIO:Is this sarcasm or do you sincerely believe that there is nothing wrong with slavery with the above submission? |
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