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Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 2:56pm On Apr 26, 2020

Oksman:
Who are the Visigoth rulers you mentioned above. Where they Christian Rulers as the topic tries to potray them ? Why the SELF- jUSTIFICATION narrative? Why the effort to place christianity and islam on the same page. Was Adolph Hilter fighting to impose christian rule in Germany when he murdered 6 million jews? Study Roman history and understand that the VISIGOTHS were a Germanic race that conquered Rome, and it was not to impose their there own "religion" butevery muslim conquest ws to expand Islam. How many nations in this present time are still trying to force people to accept their religion? Your guess is as good as mine. Men! let focus our time on where we are heading to now and not wasting our time on things that are too deep for us to understand. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

The Spanish kings who staged the Reconquista were Christian. Stop spreading nonsense like your pastors. They reclaimed power in Spain and imposed Christianity and killed/expelled Muslims and Jews. The cross appeared on their flags. The Visgoths had converted to Christianity in the 4th century. Read:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconquista

Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 2:01pm On Apr 26, 2020

Oksman:
In Muslim Spain or Andalus, half of the population under Muslim rule were Christians and Jews. This even enabled a later return of Christian rule to Iberia through force. Had the Muslim rulers imposed religious cleansing, a return of Christian rule to Spain would have been harder, if not impossible. The return of Christian rule led to the inquisition and the expulsion of not only the Muslim population, but also Jews, who once thrived in Muslim ruled Spain.

So in reclaiming Spain, the turn the other cheek Christians also did exactly like the caliphate and massacred Muslims and Jews?

Quote:
"One reason for the rapid Muslim success was the generous surrender terms that they offered the people, which contrasted with the harsh conditions imposed by the previous Visigoth rulers."

So that goes to prove that the Muslim rulers still afforded others a place in Spain and there was diversity in society.

And you did not tell us about the forced conversions of pagans in Europe to Christianity.

Are you in accord with the author that both the Christian's and the Sunni caliphate are birds of the same feather?

You always tell us what Muslim rulers did. You told us of a massacre of Jews by Muslims. What of the massacre of Jews by Christians? Do Christians have the right to claim they're peaceful or that Christianity itself is peaceful? The OP didn't stop at showing his disgust for Muslim conquests or all conquests. But he only emphasized how Christian persecution was much worse than the Muslims, who the Christians label with names.

Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 12:46pm On Apr 26, 2020

Christianization of Pagan Europe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianization

Christianization of Pagan Europe

Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 12:45pm On Apr 26, 2020

Persecution of Pagans by the Holy Roman Empire

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_pagans_in_the_late_Roman_Empire

Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 12:43pm On Apr 26, 2020

The Battle of Frigidus between Christians and Pagans, rejecting to convert to Christianity

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Frigidus

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Christianity Etc › Re: Hidden History: Christianity Was Spread By The Sword by Levant: 12:40pm On Apr 26, 2020

Kai. So Europe was forced with Christianity.

This is a knockout punch.

grin

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Foreign Affairs › Iran Guards Chief Orders Navy To Target US Military Ships If They Endanger Iran by Levant(op): 9:43am On Apr 24, 2020

Iran Guards chief vows 'decisive response' after Trump threat

Tehran (AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief on Thursday warned the US of a "decisive response" after President Donald Trump said he ordered the US Navy to destroy Iranian boats that harass American ships in the Gulf.

Iran and the United States have appeared to be on the brink of an all-out confrontation twice in the past year.

Decades-old acrimony between the two sides worsened in 2018 when Trump unilaterally withdrew from a deal that gave Iran relief from sanctions in return for curbs on its nuclear programme.

Tensions escalated further in January when a US air strike killed Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian general who headed the Guards' foreign arm, the Quds Force.

"We declare to the Americans that we are absolutely determined and serious... and that all action will be met with a decisive response that will be efficient and quick," Major General Hossein Salami said.

"We have also ordered our naval units to target (US boats and forces) if they try to endanger the safety of our ships or boats of war."

The latest confrontation between the arch-foes came after the United States accused Iran of harassing its ships in the Gulf last week.

Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday as the Guards said they had launched the Islamic republic's first military satellite.

The US president said he had "instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea".

On Thursday, France condemned Iran's satellite launch, calling it a "worrying development".

Iran must cease "all activity linked to the development of ballistic missiles designed to be capable of carrying nuclear weapons, including space launchers," said a spokesperson for the French foreign ministry.

Iran meanwhile summoned the Swiss ambassador to Tehran, who represents US interests in the Islamic republic, state media said.

Salami said last week's maritime incident was the result of "unprofessional and dangerous behaviour by the Americans in the Persian Gulf".

The Guards commander also indicated that US actions in the sensitive waterway had been affected by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

"In last week's incident, there was operational turmoil and disorder among US naval units at sea," said Salami.

This, he added, was an indication that the "command and control of their military units may have been weakened by... the coronavirus disease".

Iran and the United States are among the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

- 'Cruel' US sanctions -

Tehran on Thursday called for Washington to be held accountable for the sanctions that have hampered its efforts to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

The Iranian health ministry said 90 new deaths in the past 24 hours took the country's overall coronavirus death toll to 5,481.

"Today, the coronavirus has spread not only in Iran but in almost all countries, and it requires serious effort and collective action to deal with it," said Iran's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.

"In addition to fighting the virus, Iran faces illegal and inhuman American sanctions, doubling the pressure on the Iranian people," he said, quoted by his ministry.

"It is the right of the Iranian people to have access to their financial resources to fight the disease and to counter its economic consequences," he added.

"The United States' cruel and unilateral sanctions against Iran constitute a clear violation of Security Council Resolution 2231, and the United States must therefore be held accountable by the international community."

Medicines and medical equipment are technically exempt from the US sanctions but purchases are frequently blocked by the unwillingness of banks to process purchases for fear of incurring heavy US penalties.

Iran's coronavirus outbreak first emerged in the Shiite holy city of Qom on February 19.

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour announced 1,030 new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday, taking the country's total to 87,026.

https://news.yahoo.com/iran-guards-chief-vows-decisive-response-trump-threat-131336974.html

CC Seun Lalasticlala

Politics › Nigerian Security Forces Kill 18 During Curfew Enforcement by Levant(op): 2:44pm On Apr 17, 2020

https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2020/04/nigerian-security-forces-kill-18-curfew-enforcement-200416142503603.html

Politics › Re: “We Are Fighting The Virus, Not Nigerians.” - Chinese Ambassador To Nigeria by Levant: 3:51pm On Apr 15, 2020

Smoke55:
we should also fight the fabricator of the virus here in nigeria.

So fighting during a pandemic is the way out?

Foreign Affairs › Iran Unveils Articificial Intelligence Powered Coronavirus Diagnosis Technology by Levant(op): 5:01am On Apr 05, 2020

Source: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2020/04/04/622316/Iran-unveils-new-technology-diagnosis-coronavirus-artificial-intelligence-CT-scan

CC Seun Lalasticlala

Foreign Affairs › Mother Of US Soldier Cries On TV: Fate Of Her Son At Attacked Iraq Base Unknown by Levant(op): 3:23pm On Jan 17, 2020

Mother of American soldier stationed at Ain al Assad base (Iraq) during the Iranian missile retaliation cries on TV that she hasn't heard from her only son for a week since attack and doesn't know if he is dead or alive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HLHPcZYF6U

Seun Lalasticlala

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Foreign Affairs › Re: US Troops Were Injured In Iran Missile Attack Despite US Denying Casualties -CNN by Levant: 7:45am On Jan 17, 2020

sunboy:
Hello, check your favorite Fox News ... it is there!

https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-rocket-attack-on-iraqi-military-base-injured-11-us-service-members-official-reveals

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Foreign Affairs › Iran Rocket Attack On Iraqi Military Base Injured 11 US Service Members by Levant(op): 6:56am On Jan 17, 2020

Iran rocket attack on Iraqi military base injured 11 US service members, official reveals

https://www.foxnews.com/world/iran-rocket-attack-on-iraqi-military-base-injured-11-us-service-members-official-reveals

Seun
Lalasticlala

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Foreign Affairs › Iraq's Parliament Passes Resolution Calling For Expulsion Of US Troops From Iraq by Levant(op): 4:02pm On Jan 05, 2020

Breaking News...More details to follow

Sunday, January 5:

Iraqi parliament passes resolution asking gov't to cancel request for US help

Iraq's parliament passed a resolution asking the government to cancel a request for assistance from the US.

The resolution tells the Iraqi government to ensure state monopoly on weapons and to work on ending the presence of all foreign troops in Iraq.

Ending foreign troop presence best for Iraq: PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi urged parliament to take urgent measures and end the foreign troop presence as soon as possible.

"Despite the internal and external difficulties that we might face, it remains best for Iraq on principle and practicality," Abdul Mahdi told parliament in a speech.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/soleimani-funeral-iran-latest-updates-200105053715338.html

CC Seun Lalasticlala Mynd44

Business › Re: Bet9ja Game Selection Changes: Deliberate Manipulation or System Error? by Levant(op): 4:22pm On Nov 25, 2019

anochuko01:
yeah. all normal now...
i wish you greens all the way

Thanks. You too, my brother.

Business › Re: Bet9ja Game Selection Changes: Deliberate Manipulation or System Error? by Levant(op): 4:04pm On Nov 25, 2019

Everything is back to normal.

But such occurrence is very bad. It is best to screenshot all betslips, just in case. It isn't about the N100 or N500 stake. It is about the possibility of winning and being denied your right to claim your prize because of a discrepancy that is their own fault and not yours.

Business › Bet9ja Game Selection Changes: Deliberate Manipulation or System Error? by Levant(op): 2:29pm On Nov 25, 2019*

anochuko01:
Good Morning guys, I noticed something funny in the games I played on a betting platform.

The games have been running since the international break and I'm supposed to cash out just about 60k on Thursday if all things go right.

However, I noticed that some UCL and UEL games where I predicted straight wins are now displaying "draw" as their prediction, but the odds didn't change.
The matches include united, spurs and Bayern.

My question now is, would my predictions still be treated as straight wins or draws that it now displays?

I have three other winnable tickets that have this same issue. All the outcome aren't even up to 500k so I don't know why they've decided to do that

Thanks in anticipation

The same happened to my selections on Bet9ja.

My tickets for tomorrow's UEFA champions league and Thursday's Europa league have been affected.

I selected wins for the away teams in:

Astana vs Manchester United

Crvena Zvezda vs Bayern Munich

Rosenberg vs Lask

These three selections are showing draws. This is either a deliberate act or the system is manipulating the selections due to a fault.

CC Seun , please this thread should be in the proper section and kindly push to front page. What is going on is not nice at all. And Bet9ja is not even responding adequately to customer queries. They keep their customers in the dark regarding what is happening. How can someone make a selection and end up with the wrong selection imposed on his betslip without any notice?

Business › Re: Football (+/Other Sports) Betting Season 13 by Levant: 2:27pm On Nov 25, 2019

anochuko01:
Good Morning guys, I noticed something funny in the games I played on a betting platform.

The games have been running since the international break and I'm supposed to cash out just about 60k on Thursday if all things go right.

However, I noticed that some UCL and UEL games where I predicted straight wins are now displaying "draw" as their prediction, but the odds didn't change.
The matches include united, spurs and Bayern.

My question now is, would my predictions still be treated as straight wins or draws that it now displays?

I have three other winnable tickets that have this same issue. All the outcome aren't even up to 500k so I don't know why they've decided to do that

Thanks in anticipation

The same happened to my selections on Bet9ja.

My tickets for tomorrow's UEFA champions league and Thursday's Europa league have been affected.

I selected wins for the away teams in:

Astana vs Manchester United

Crvena Zvezda vs Bayern Munich

Rosenberg vs Lask

They are all showing draws. This is either a deliberate act or the system is manipulating the selections due to a fault.

CC Seun , please this thread should be in the proper section and kindly push to front page. What is going on is not nice at all. And Bet9ja is not even responding adequately to customer queries. They keep their customers in the dark regarding what is happening. How can someone make a selection and end up with the wrong selection?

Romance › Re: SHOULD I CASH OUT? by Levant: 2:26pm On Nov 25, 2019

anochuko01:
Good Morning guys, I noticed something funny in the games I played on a betting platform.

The games have been running since the international break and I'm supposed to cash out just about 60k on Thursday if all things go right.

However, I noticed that some UCL and UEL games where I predicted straight wins are now displaying "draw" as their prediction, but the odds didn't change.
The matches include united, spurs and Bayern.

My question now is, would my predictions still be treated as straight wins or draws that it now displays?

I have three other winnable tickets that have this same issue. All the outcome aren't even up to 500k so I don't know why they've decided to do that

Thanks in anticipation

The same happened to my selections on Bet9ja.

My tickets for tomorrow's UEFA champions league and Thursday's Europa league have been affected.

I selected wins for the away teams in:

Astana vs Manchester United

Crvena Zvezda vs Bayern Munich

Rosenberg vs Lask

They are all showing draws. This is either a deliberate act or the system is manipulating the selections due to a fault.

CC Seun , please this thread should be in the proper section and kindly push to front page. What is going on is not nice at all. And Bet9ja is not even responding adequately to customer queries. They keep their customers in the dark regarding what is happening. How can someone make a selection and end up with the wrong selection?

Business › Re: Football (+/Other Sports) Betting Season 13 by Levant: 5:03pm On Nov 17, 2019

Will the Senegal score against Eswatini count/stand? Or will betslips be cancelled?

Pls someone help me shed light. Thanks.

Sports › Re: Nigeria Vs Benin: AFCON 2021 Qualifier (2 - 1) Full Time by Levant: 5:32pm On Nov 13, 2019

Pls any link showing (live streaming) the match ?

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Celebrities › Re: Nadia Buari Shows Her Husband's Face, He's A Lebanese by Levant: 9:48am On Nov 09, 2019

realestniggah:
Got fame and recognition from black people.. When ahead to marry a white man ( yes I know he is Lebanese and not white.. But still)

Isn't Nadia Buari's father Lebanese? Her papa is Lebanese. That is what Wikipedia says.

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Foreign Affairs › Saad Hariri Resigns As Lebanese Prime Minister After Nationwide Mass Protests by Levant(op): 6:46pm On Oct 29, 2019

*Analysis: Saad Hariri resigns as Lebanon's PM, what comes next?

*Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri submits his resignation in response to the demand of the people.

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has submitted his resignation to the country's president following days of anti-government protests.

Hariri says he has reached a "dead-end" after unprecedented protests paralyzed the country.

After the long-awaited statement, Lebanese protesters took to the streets in celebration.

Earlier on Tuesday, supporters of Hezbollah attacked a protest camp set up by anti-government demonstrators, tearing down tents and roadblocks.

Banks have closed for the tenth straight day, adding pressure to an already-troubled economic situation.

Rami Khouri, a senior public policy fellow and professor at the American University of Beirut, joins us live from Boston to discuss the latest updates.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/analysis-saad-hariri-resigned-lebanons-pm-next-191029160011505.html

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Crime › Re: Leaked: "Video Shows Nigerian Army Soldiers Cruelly Torturing Civilian" by Levant(op): 9:05am On Sep 28, 2019

Seun
Is this not front-page worthy?

Crime › Re: Leaked: "Video Shows Nigerian Army Soldiers Cruelly Torturing Civilian" by Levant(op): 4:22pm On Sep 27, 2019

Chuks9000:
Hmm.
No link or video available.

Video at the bottom of below link:

http://english.almanar.com.lb/836783

Politics › Breaking: "Video Shows Nigerian Army Soldiers Cruelly Torturing Civilian" by Levant(op): 4:09pm On Sep 27, 2019

Video Shows Nigerian Army Soldiers Cruelly Torturing Civilian

2 hours ago September 27, 2019

(Watch video in the link below)

A scandalous video was released in Nigeria, showing the Army soldiers harshly torturing a civilian.

The Nigeria authorities have tasked the Army to suppress the civil protests seeking freedom and human rights, persecuting the leader of the Islamic Movement, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his followers.

Source:
http://english.almanar.com.lb/836783

Crime › Leaked: "Video Shows Nigerian Army Soldiers Cruelly Torturing Civilian" by Levant(op): 3:55pm On Sep 27, 2019*

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Norwich Vs Manchester City 3-2 On 14th September 2019 by Levant: 6:19pm On Sep 14, 2019

Is this not match fixing we are watching koro koro?

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Politics › Re: Ashura Procession: One Dead, Others Injured As Police Fire At Shiites (Graphic) by Levant: 4:24pm On Sep 10, 2019

Barzinime:
Are you are a member of the police intelligence unit for you to know why the IGP said they should hold any procession? or do you think the IGP will say something without reasons like you are doing on here?

Of course not. The IGP and the police intelligence unit will not say they shouldn't hold procession without reason. They must have had intelligence that some police men will open fire on Ashura procession. Superstory. LMAO.

Politics › Re: Ashura Procession In Nigeria: Dead And Injured People (Graphic Photos) by Levant: 1:32pm On Sep 10, 2019

contigiency:
Idiot, you should have been in the venue to show them solidarity. Instead you are in an uncompleted village hut typing nonsense.

Because you're a savage who cheers the bloodletting of innocent people doesn't mean human beings who oppose that are idiots.

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Politics › Re: Ashura Procession: One Dead, Others Injured As Police Fire At Shiites (Graphic) by Levant: 12:34pm On Sep 10, 2019

gebest:
the police cannot just open fire on them without them trying to attack them first. Police work is not easy o, I do pity dem sometimes.

The IGP released a statement yesterday that they should not hold their religious procession. So obviously this isn't about the IMN as a political and religious group. It is about silencing and quenching the Shi'ites as a religion from going about their peaceful procession. A word to describe that is persecution. And this is not the first time their processions have been shot at by police and soldiers.

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