₦airaland Forum

freecocoa:
Please spare us the rubbish, your God is nothing but a myth invented by men, therefore he can't do squat.

aaronson:
Well, if there wasn't a God, it would have been necessary to invent him.

aaronson:
They knew what they was doing when they finally allowed paypal in nigeria,they knew nigerians are scamgerians,so it took em time to think and re-think before they could let paypal thrive here with so much restrictions and in their favour...do we use paypal? Yes!! Can a nigerian receive fund through paypal? No!,Only if our leaders could think like these people until then its still gonna be captivity of negativity

Boss13:
I do not know how to address your comment because it was intertwined with mine.

Regardless, it is rather confusing when you relate to the bible on things that are purely unethical and immoral. Your bible says "thou shall not kill" however it was plausible for David, Moses and Joshua to kill or witness the killings of other humans. Though I still consider the bible as a good moral book, I refuse to refer to it because of the many inconsistencies the book contains.

For avoidance of doubt, if you give in church, you give to your pastor and not God. Let's stop the nonsense and put on common sense. That amount is lodge into any of the 25 Banks in the country and not in any heavenly account. That same amount can be withdrawn and spent by your pastor as signatory to the account and not by imaginary angels.

My reference to sexual escapades is because the same pastor agreed he had sex with his member in London. Please also note that there nothing absolutely wrong in criticizing immoral and unethical pastors based on the abuses they carry out. Don't get petrified over some quote.

Boss13:
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Your comment is disgusting. I hope the mind the comment came out from is not rotten. People of your mindset see the truth and refuse to address the ethical and moral consequences involved but justify such action with the bible. The same bible that condemns extravagance lifestyle and opulence.

I think many of us are not interested in whether the bible justifies your pastor to take a trip to Dubai, hire a yacht, wear white Versace, drink champagne, have sex and blow money. We are concerned because here is a man who arguably do no economic activity in the country. He pays no taxes, he doesn't manufacture anything. He just speaks on Sundays and collects donations from supposedly gullible members. His economic activities do not relate with the lifestyle he is living.

Now, these donations, supposedly are expected to be used for members welfare. However, how many members can confidently say they know how their donations are being spent! You just come to me and tell me God is blessing your life when I see no economic activities around you. What you and these blood sucking pastors are succeeding in doing is to encourage this corrupt system we frown against. Nobody wants to preach or talk about hard work anymore. What you hear is God bless me - how? Except you want to steal, just like we are seeing presently in the economy.

A pastor would receive a Porsche from a member without asking him how he got the cash to procure such vehicle. So my friend, ethically, your pastor is wrong. He is supporting a bad system of life. Whether you want to coat it with some more sweet bible verses is up to you.

Boss13:
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Well Boss,u are missing the most important piece of the puzzle:if u are a christian, when u give an offering in Church who do u give it to, the pastor or God? If to God, as should then it shouldn't bother u how it is being spent by the pastor who is God's steward:he owes accounting his stewardship to God not u.

I don't know where in the bible God condemns a birthday celebration, as for champagne, sex and the rest; you are on your own.I didn't witness it so i'll keep mum on that.when it comes to men of God we ought to approach with caution for Aaron and Miriam spoke ill of Moses and you know it didn't sit well with God (Numbers chapter 12).

You can work as hard as you can, if the blessing of God is not on you then be sure you will just be toiling without bearing any tangible fruit.so "God Bless You" is not a substitute for hard work but a catalyst for profitability(Psalm 127:1, except the Lord build a house, they labour in vain that build it)(1 Samuel 2:9...For by strength shall no man prevail)(John 3:27...A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven). So men of God are right to call down the blessings of God on God's people. (Numbers 6:22-23, and the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the way you shall bless the children of Isreal....27, so they shall put my name on the children of Isreal and I will bless them.so Boss, God blesses His people.God Bless You.SHALOM

Your comment is disgusting. I hope the mind the comment came out from is not rotten. People of your mindset see the truth and refuse to address the ethical and moral consequences involved but justify such action with the bible. The same bible that condemns extravagance lifestyle and opulence.

I think many of us are not interested in whether the bible justifies your pastor to take a trip to Dubai, hire a yacht, wear white Versace, drink champagne, have sex and blow money. We are concerned because here is a man who arguably do no economic activity in the country. He pays no taxes, he doesn't manufacture anything. He just speaks on Sundays and collects donations from supposedly gullible members. His economic activities do not relate with the lifestyle he is living.

Now, these donations, supposedly are expected to be used for members welfare. However, how many members can confidently say they know how their donations are being spent! You just come to me and tell me God is blessing your life when I see no economic activities around you. What you and these blood sucking pastors are succeeding in doing is to encourage this corrupt system we frown against. Nobody wants to preach or talk about hard work anymore. What you hear is God bless me - how? Except you want to steal, just like we are seeing presently in the economy.

A pastor would receive a Porsche from a member without asking him how he got the cash to procure such vehicle. So my friend, ethically, your pastor is wrong. He is supporting a bad system of life. Whether you want to coat it with some more sweet bible verses is up to you.

MsGlobalwonder:
lool. There is no big deal truly. I will rather go undercover. It's more fun for someone like me.

fulanimafia:
You seem to be quite familiar with fools going by your frequent reference to them.

The fact remains that this move will reduce forex activity in the parallel market, and minimize the frequent round tripping where BDC's get forex from the CBN at official rates only to dispose of them at exorbitant rates. You failed to factor the fact that the current official exchange rate is fixed and not floating.

The grand question is, why is the official fixed and the black market rate floating?

MsGlobalwonder:
seem? why do you think so?

MsGlobalwonder:
haha.... my face in yoruba is what we call "Aiwo"! "Can't be seen". Lool. Funnily I had my pic there one time. I was getting funny comment how a part of my body is sexy et al. I wasn't comfortable so I went undercover.

fulanimafia:
Without BDC's, where would Nigerians easily get the forex to deposit in the first place?

There is however no doubt that this move would ease pressure on forex demand which would ultimately help the recovery of the Naira....which is the ultimate aim.

Carry go.

MsGlobalwonder:
married? With kids yet? Never say never... you don't have control of some things when you are excited! Just wait till the doctor tells you and your wife are expecting triplets! Your excitement will know no bound and i'm sure u'll even take the pictures of the baby bump naked sef in awe of everything. Now, the family may have wanted these very beauteous pictures of theirs to be "private" but we all know privacy is a mirage in Nigeria at the moment. Don't be surprised one day someone will upload a video with a catchy caption "come see this Video you all, EXPOSED!!! Husband have s*x with wife" and it will make front page on nairaland

MsGlobalwonder:
oh well...

MsGlobalwonder:
I get your stance. But, we can both agree that every other thing we do ain't part of our culture. I mean, fashion, food, lifestyle etc. Not all Americans walk naked even when it's extremely hot. Lool. I may just be baised toward my view because i'm a sucker for freedom of expression as long as no one is hurt. What exactly is african culture if I may ask? Because, the real African attire for most culture exposes the legs and body generally. I'm talking from Mum's old picture collage when she was an adolescent. They were body-exposing bare dresses throughout and it's the CULTURE even in her small Ekiti hometown. Oh well...

MsGlobalwonder:
lol. I'm not screaming, handsome. I don't see anything American nor african about a family's decision to share their joy and expectation in pictures. I have seen millions of pictures like these ones and they are not Americans, they are Nigerians. I think it's individual preference and choice which should be respected. They are happy as you can see from the pictures. The best thing to do as an outsider is to share in their joy because noone (at least an outsider) knows their story and the reason for their excitement. It's something I can do ( if husband approves of it of course).

MsGlobalwonder:
just when I thought you quoted me to show me the dirt. All I see is a happy family expecting their bundle(s) of joy . How they choose to express their joy is by taking pictures of the pregnancy for posterity purpose. I see no dirt in something so beautiful that loads of people crave and will dies to be in their shoes. I just can't see dirt in beauty. I'm so proud of wearing the "wrong glass", if it means not seeing bad in something so surreal, beautiful,emotional and deep as a baby bump. Cheers.

MsGlobalwonder:
dirty? Pray tell me please... How?

flamyd:
all these mods sef.........
yeye post like this be making front page