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Honestly, reading the Bible is one thing, Understanding it is another and deriving Wisdom to interpret it the way it is, is a whole new ball of wax

I have read the Bible through and through thanks to cramming for WASC CRK in the late 80s . I have studied the Bible for spiritual insight and personal satisfaction and I find the following to be true

1: Many Interpret the most simplest and plain of instructions (that require no further interpretation)
2: Many Interpret the Bible to suit their own personal expectations not God's divine presentation.
3: When the message is lost to interpretation, then it becomes a divine Mystery; Never to be Understood but continually accepted
4: Jesus used parables and proverbs to teach mostly illiterate masses, no doubt the meaning and value of his teachings were not lost to the discerning and educated of his time. so why do we have a problem interpreting a message that was propagated to the Masses in simple language.

"The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth."

So how many people swallowed the Red Pill

^^^ Christianity is define or should be defined by the following
1: A Way of Life completely represented by the Life of Jesus Christ
2: A Religion with a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus Christ (the Savior) as embodied in the New Testament.
3: A daily multi-lateral (All strata of an individual's daily living) relationship with God and his Righteousness. i.e striving for a level of perfection that is finally achieved when one goes to heaven after judgment

So Catholic or Pentecostal, if you are not living right by God, then you are in my camp

the story has bite. i mean WTF does Paw Paw think he is anyway. He is not the only one who can act short. I can too. and so can MI. what is his problem!! haba his attitude is getting in my hairs imagine him snubbing a whole wealthy-man who knows the governor, I mean everyone knows that governor's wives love Africa Magic and that is their most favorite channel next to Big Brother Africa what is Paw Paw's problem anyway. ennh

n mind me, i just dey beef d guy for no good reason.

Fellowship of the Wings - Ajah (Lamgasa) you can see why i had to add it here

I gave up acquiring land in Lagos after been duped twice once by the land owner and then again by the lawyer. but hey . this is Lagos, you learn to Shine your Eye each day. That was 5 years ago but i doubt things have changed much.

I wish you luck with a lot of fasting and praying to get past the initial skepticism and eventual encounter with Alausa demons.

@Poster, the question you have asked is easily mired in theology and philosophy. but you must be on the side of reason. is is right to steal bread out of starvation or steal for profit?

Yahooyahoo is very profitable indeed and so is getting a legitimate job as a government official and looting the treasury. but the issue really is stealing by any means. It is wrong but does the end justify the means ?

Nairalanders, na wa for una oooh £2.7m is what is raising eye-brows, this is just a tip of the ice-berg. that amount is chicken-change as they say.

I hope to God that EFCC is not just ruffling feathers ahead of the elections, otherwise Tinubu should also be on their radar, the guy owes me money too

i need bleaching cream. abeg how much do i need to look handsome

I love BIG girls who have great self-esteem and have a bold but tame sense of fashion. Big not Fat. There is a difference especially when they are also smart and intelligent.(And rich)

One thing though is spiritual representation. Pope is God's vessel on earth; d only Big Cahuna wit d balls to speak to God by-passing Jesus(so say's my catholic priest buddy) and overseers are just temple-priests wit a monster-size ego and a whole lot of expensive italian suits

Dear GOD!!!. finally I can sleep in peace. they should also extend it to the preachers who carry mega-phones and decide that the back of my window is where they will stand and preach Hell and Damnation to spoil my day.

@reactor, I do not get what you are implying. but it seems to me that your grouse is simply the manner the man was caught and disgraced

What you are saying is that the Lecturer should not have taken the law into his own hands by threatening and actually failing the girl even after she had sex with him . Did you expect the lecturer to table a request with the Academic Staff Union that he wants to sleep with the girl or fail her I truly miss your logic there.

its even possible she willingly offered sex to pass and the man failed her to teach her a lesson

Then you go on to say that in-spite of his guilt in the matter,

the sooner they learn to stand against these advances the sooner the menace will get stamped out. its only still manifesting because many girls are more than willing to sleep for their grades.

So the Lecturers who threaten the future of their students unlawfully have nothing to make up for in morales and you placed the burden of exposing these seedy lecturers on the girls . Well guess what. someone had the guts to risk it all and expose this Revered Knight of Mulumba, a Family man and a Lecturer given the responsibility to guide the future of this generation's youth. and you @reactor feels that the victims are kidnappers and scum. I pray you have a daughter who studies in the Engineering Department of Ekpoma and is exposed to Sexual Harassment. Let us see how you will handle it then.

Okay, this has gone far enough, over 12,000 views on Daily Motion and 2,000+ "likes" on Facebook and over 14 top results on Google from several popular blogs and news sites, this issue has gained enough mileage to deliver two important messages to Higher Institutions of Learning

1: Nigerian Education System must begin to take steps to cull Sexual Harassment of Students (Male/Female) in a thorough and professional manner
2: Victims of Sexual Harassment need a much durable and objective platform for airing their grievances without causing unnecessary collateral damage.

Due to this video, Prof. Otubu's Wife and Daughter are in a state of severe emotional trauma, his friends and neighbors are faced with the uncomfortable choice of facing him every morning with the memory of what he was involved with.

The University also has a strong negative perception from prospective females who wish to study there. There will always be this air of discomfort especially for the more technical courses like Engineering. It is an open secret that Sexual harassment exists in our institutions but this Video has shown in a more personal manner, an insight to what truly goes on.

The victim (Judith) is also facing one of the most traumatic moments of her life. 400 level Engineering student on the verge of getting suspended or worse, having other lecturers on Otubu's side fail her on other courses. This is one of the worst feelings any student will face at the turn of her Academic studies.

The Edo state Governor must prepare adequate conditions that allow the investigations to carry on without further damage to both parties.

Seriously!?

1: Governor of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
2: Senator [/b]of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
3:[b] Ex-President or Head-of-State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
4: Tight-friend to Serving Governors and President
5: House of Representative member
6: High-ranking Civil Servant [/b]working in the following NFF, PHCN, NNPC or CUSTOMS
7: [b]Professional Pastor or Prophet in a Non-Catholic Church
8: MEND Member
9: Ritualist in South-East/West/South Nigeria Read http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=119018
10: Local Government Chairman South-East/West/South Nigeria

I still find it hard to believe that a Nigerian will fall mugu for a fellow Nigerian ONLINE!!!

i refuse to believe that this is Genibaby, it cannot be, what happened to her stubborn pimples on her upper-left cheek. no amount of MUD can cover that!!

the code is 000mugu and you must type it before someone calls you 419maga

OMG!! @Chukwudi. Trust you to mess-up a well-planned cargo.
Let us hook up today at Surulere. you must pay me my money or else I will report you kai!!!

I cannot believe what i hear some posters vigorously defend, that the Lecturer was kidbnapped. from Where!!   His house and no policeman was alerted, his wife and kids did not know!!? The Lecturer had the ransom money to pay his kidnappers!!?P Haba Nigerians why not admit that the Lecturer was caught pants down. It happens every day and to many girls who have gone through our sordid education system from Primary to University level. It is even going on as we speak. so why would some dung beetles come up here and say the Lecturer was kidnapped or seduced. so it is now a crime to seduce someone  

The female student was probably pushed to the wall and could not stand another round without passing on account that the Lecturer forgot her matriculation number and needed to jog his memory by jogging her bottoms  

^^^^
My chief concern is that religious fools abound in millions in Africa, Hell is truly going to be over-populated with retards

The quick and easy way is to drink Alien blood (Martian Hemoglobin) and you will lose hypertension for ever (just kiddin)

I am pleasantly surprised
Honest2God practical values for the modern man. not bad

Is there a chance that the reconstituted NFF will look deeply/objectively and practically drop our aging and non-performing players ASAP!

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http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=ap-france-blanc&print=1

France coach Blanc drops all 23 World Cup players

By JEROME PUGMIRE, AP Sports Writer Jul 23, 1:33 pm EDT
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Newly appointed coach of France's national soccer team Laurent Blanc addresses a news conference at the headquarters of the French Football Federation in Paris, July 6, 2010.
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PARIS (AP)—France coach Laurent Blanc will drop all 23 World Cup players for his first match next month as collective punishment for the team’s embarrassing fiasco in South Africa.

The French federation said Friday in a statement it had granted Blanc permission to suspend the players at the coach’s request.

France was eliminated in the group stage at the World Cup, failing to win a game. The players also refused to train as a protest after Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka was sent home following an expletive-laced tirade at then-coach Raymond Domenech.
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Blanc refused to speak to reporters when he left the federation’s headquarters Friday.

France plays a friendly against Norway on Aug. 11 in Oslo, and Blanc is set to announce his squad Aug. 5.

France’s disappointing performance in South Africa came after the team failed to win a game at the 2008 European Championship, also under Domenech.

The French team endured days of chaos at the World Cup after L’Equipe newspaper published a rant by Anelka aimed toward Domenech at halftime of a 2-0 loss against Mexico, prompting the French federation to send him home.

The next day, the entire squad refused to train in protest and captain Patrice Evra had a lively altercation with the team’s fitness coach that was captured on TV.

The events caused an outcry in France, with politicians harshly criticizing the players’ attitude, legislators in parliament questioning the coach and even President Nicolas Sarkozy weighing in on the mess.

Earlier Friday, France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris criticized the squad for being “totally stupid” for going on strike and said he is desperate to “restore the image” that was so badly damaged in South Africa.

“Going on strike was the decision of a group that felt isolated, that felt no one had protected it, and that wanted to get a message across,” Lloris said in an interview with L’Equipe. “We went way too far. It was a clumsy decision, a big mistake. It was totally stupid.”

Lloris, who has 14 international appearances and is expected to stay the No. 1 goalkeeper, accepts the players have an obligation “to make sure what happened in South Africa never happens again, that we don’t self-destruct in that way ever again.”

“We acted more like a team in the bus than on the pitch,” the 23-year-old Lloris said.

“We all want to restore the image of Les Bleus. I’m not asking for us to win everything, just that we all make an effort, that we give everything,” he added. “We need to get back to basics, respect for the jersey, for ourselves, our teammates and the institution that is the France team.”

Federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes handed in his resignation earlier this month and the federal council unanimously appointed Fernand Duchaussoy as caretaker president Friday.

Duchaussoy said earlier this week it would be difficult for Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema to play for France after both players were issued the preliminary charges for their alleged involvement in a sex scandal with an underage prostitute.

Duchaussoy moderated his position Friday, saying any decision would have to be made in accordance with Blanc’s views on the matter, and that sometimes decisions must be made that go “against one’s personal convictions.”

AP Sports Writer Samuel Petrequin contributed to this report.

@all better start grooming your kids to be Men-of-God. it is the only way to avoid havin them blow-up in intifada and make more money in your grey days

While it seems a common behavior among both genders. It is important to know this simple fact. When two people are on the defensive, the result is disagreement and quarrels with that there is no room for sorry, One must fall even if the matter is never settled.

Take for instance, the boy-friend is late for a date (typically by at least 2hrs) the girl is already fuming and at her tail-end of patience. when the guy finally shows up she waits for him to settle down then flares up
1: "Are you planning to cancel the date, you should at least have called me to tell me so" OR
2: "Why are you so inconsiderate, this is not the first time." she goes on to recount other occasions
3: "I am not speaking with you, please take me home. I am tired"

The guy will either flare up babbling incomprehensibly or simply walkout on you   and probably be holding a grudge for at least 2-3 days

It is always important to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, try to simmer down and ask
1: "I hope there's no problem, you took long i was beginning to get worried, what happened"

That is all you need to ask and he will either say, "I am sorry, this and that happened, we might need to cancel" or "Here I bought you this on the way"

Problem solved

How do Nigerian Muslims React to this cos I know many are in love with La liga and EPL clubs. heck they habitually were Jerseys as fashionable casual clothing


http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2010/07/clerics-target-football-shirts/

Clerics target football shirts

July 22, 2010 by AFP
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 22, 2010 – Manchester United’s fans in Malaysia erupted in astonishment and anger on social media, Thursday, after clerics warned Muslims against wearing the team’s famous jersey with its “devil” emblem.

Manchester United and the rest of the English Premier League are hugely popular in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where conservative religious leaders said the jersey was un-Islamic and should be banned.

Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook were flooded with comments from fans in the Southeast Asian nation.

“Maybe the religious leaders are just fans of Liverpool?” quipped one supporter on Twitter.

“Why this become an issue after Manchester United has won the title for 11 times? They haven’t been watching the matches all this while?” said Sharifah Shahidah, a die-hard Manchester United fan of two-decades standing.

“What am I gonna do with all my Man Utd jerseys? And my sons’ jerseys?” Sharifah, a Muslim mother of two and an IT programmer, asked on her Twitter account. “Should I cover the emblem with a picture of flower?”

Malaysian clerics said Wednesday that Muslims must not wear the iconic red jersey because devils should be shunned, not celebrated, and urged those who had worn the garment to “repent immediately”.

Also off-limits are the shirts of teams including Brazil, Portugal, Barcelona and Serbia, all of which carry an image of the Christian crucifix in their team emblems.

“This is very dangerous. As a Muslim, we should not worship the symbols of other religions or the devils,” said Nooh Gadot, a top Islamic leader from southern Johor state.

Manchester United Fan Club Malaysia, which has about 7,000 members, declined to comment, but the fan club’s chief, Lawrence How, noted there was no official ban on the jerseys.

The clerics agreed there was no “fatwa”, or religious edict, but that one was not needed when it was clearly wrong for Muslims to wear such a garment.

Malaysia is a generally moderate Islamic country, but conservative clerics have issued controversial edicts in the past, including a ban on the ancient practice of yoga, which is criticised for including Hindu elements.

Noah did not carry every species on the ark as many mistakenly mis-interpreted it.

What Noad had the benefit of was the presence of doctors who extracted the sperm and ovum from the whales and kept them for a time when he could re-inseminate them with Frogs so that baby whales could be born