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Christianity EtcRe: Famous Gospel Musician Ron Kenoly Dies At 81 by MightySparrow: 7:36pm On Feb 03
All the time he was singing, he had heart problem.


RIP Sir.
PoliticsRe: Top 10 African Countries With Largest Military Aircraft Fleet As Of January 2026 by MightySparrow: 9:46am On Feb 02
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rickpat:
Egypt is the true giant of africa..

Nigeria with 159,if you check well 100 dey airforce museum...50 dey fly with half engine...7 get fuel leakage..only two dey work well...one for jagaban emergency incase he fall...the other one to go checkmate coup attempt for Benin Republic....


Nigeria THE COMEDY REPUBLIC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF COMEDY gringringrin
FamilyRe: Men That Married A Lady Without Skill Or Education , Share Your Experience by MightySparrow: 5:35am On Feb 02
Marrying a lady without skill or education is not the problem. Being a full housewife is not a problem either. There are more dimensions to marriage than that. There are educated fools and skillful useless people.

I married an educated person who likes doing business but business does not like her. For more than twenty years, she cannot point to anything. She borrows so much to achieve nothing. In fact, she learned catering services from a senior colleague from her place of work - government work. She gets engaged being a good cook but to separate profit from work is difficult. After much talk and frustration, i thought I made a mistake. I should have married a lady with little education with strong business sense or full housewife who is not forcing me into debts.

Besides, there are some women, being in your life, door of wealth will be opening to you. She will there making you happy and rest of mind an whatever you do, you prosper. And there are men that have pushed such women out and entered into serious crisis remarrying sophisticated women.
SportsSaudi Arabia Sky Stadium For 2034 FIFA World Cup by MightySparrow(op): 12:04am On Feb 02
Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, and one of the most ambitious projects linked to the tournament is the proposed NEOOM SKY STADIUM. The stadium is planned to be constructed at an elevation of approximately 350 meters above ground level, making it one of the highest football venues ever conceived. Integrated into the futuristic NEOOM development, the project reflects the Kingdom’s broader vision of combining advanced architecture, technology, and sustainability.
When completed, the NEOOM Sky Stadium is expected to seat about 46,000 spectators, providing a world-class viewing experience suspended high above the surrounding landscape. Despite the harsh climatic conditions of the Middle East, the stadium will be equipped with a state-of-the-art cooling system designed to maintain comfort for players and fans alike. This climate-control technology is intended to ensure optimal conditions regardless of external temperatures.
The project is estimated to cost around one billion US dollars, underscoring Saudi Arabia’s significant investment in delivering a landmark World Cup and redefining modern sports infrastructure. Beyond football, the NEOOM SKY STADIUM is envisioned as a global symbol of innovation, showcasing how engineering, design, and environmental control can converge to create an unprecedented sporting venue.
https://youtube.com/shorts/P7qTcCv9JTg?si=cg6nj2rOHrn0LQB3
PoliticsRe: UK Court Names Tinubu, Osinbajo, Aluko In Diezani Alison-Madueke Corruption Trai by MightySparrow: 6:36pm On Jan 30
Putinofrussia:
What did they mention Tinubu and Osinbajo for?
That Tinubu is president and Osinbajo was a former vice president?
What kind of journalism is this?
Junk journalism
PoliticsRe: Construction Of Enugu-Portharcourt Expressway Via Aba By FG by MightySparrow: 6:16pm On Jan 30
seunowa:
But some people say Tinubu has nothing to show for his re-election in 2027....
They are mere jokers. If not for inherited bad economy and insecurity, who is Obi or Atiku to be compared to Tinubu in performance?

Tinubu till 2032.
Insha God
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 7:52am On Jan 30
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honesttalk21:
Simply shunning wrong doers tends to encourage such practice. In a bid to shun you allow social disorder. Don't over reach social order in a bid to criticise religion.

The one comes back begging because the shunning system you use makes life uncomfortable and unbearably. It's plainly force. Like if you don't bow to our ways or idols no food or air to breathe. Your statement exposes your reliance on forceful cohesion no matter how unjust.
Suffocating the shunned, silent killing, emotional trauma, social distabilization, mental torture. These are the weapons fashioned against the apostates of jw.org. whereas, the scripture they are standing on is about interpersonal relationship not apostacy. Aside that, there are many people within their hood that have pointed errors in their teachings, rather than examining the teachings, they disfellowshipped them. These are angry people running down the organization in prints and social media.
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 8:52pm On Jan 29
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MaxInDHouse:
At least shunning and beheading those unrepentant wrongdoers is the same thing going by your own perspective.
That's a good take home.
Thanks for your contribution!🙂
Hahaha. I have no fear for shunning or beheading: JW.Org and Islam are opposite side of the same coin.
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 1:49pm On Jan 29
MaxInDHouse:
That's your own research to make Jesus said "it's by observing their FRUIT (followers) they can be recognized" {Matthew 7:16-18} Paul said we must be OBEDIENT to them that is if we are truly SHEEP {Hebrews 13:7; 17} after all everyone knows how submissive this domestic pet is!
So if you care go and make your own personal research because without them there is no salvation since they are Christ's brothers that we must assist in their divinely given task! Matthew 25:34-46🙂
No deal.

Let your representative be shinning me.

gringringrin
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 9:06am On Jan 29
MaxInDHouse:
Of course there are GOATS among those following him that's why he said there'll be a time to SEPARATE the SHEEP from the GOATS! Matthew 25:34-46

So the GOATS are those who will never be submissive to Christ's representatives so they must be SHUNNED just as Jews do treat tax collectors!🙂
Who are these Christ's representatives?
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 9:22pm On Jan 28
MaxInDHouse:
Sheep are domestic animals that always follow orders and submissive to those taking the lead among them.
So when talking of a LOST SHEEP it's the domestic that got lost and seeking help to return back to the fold Jesus is talking about.

In this sense a JUDAIST, BOKO HARAM, HINDU, BUDDHIST, TRADITIONALIST may be a LOST SHEEP belonging to our God.

So how do we recognize a SHEEP?

Such ones are always submissive to the religion they belong and ever ready to do whatever those taking the lead asked them to do no matter how funny it is.

That shows they are willing to OBEY and not rebellious.

So you are wrong Sir Jesus talked about two categories of people the SHEEP and the GOATS. While the sheep are ever ready to obey instructions the goats are like Satan choosing whatever pleases them or standing alone away from their fellow worshipers.

Not all worshipers are SHEEP o that is why Jesus talked about SEPARATING them otherwise Jesus won't loose any worshiper you're not loving than Jesus o!😀
1Pet.2.25 - For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
1Pet.5.4 - And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Is Jesus called goatherd here?
gringringrin
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 7:59pm On Jan 28
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MaxInDHouse:
What is the meaning of LOST SHEEP?🙂
Luke.15.4 - What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?
Luke.15.5 - And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Luke.15.6 - And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.
Luke.15.7 - I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

Lost sheep is clearly explained here. A member in the fold swept away by whatever.

In my own church, we are.taught to pray for their restoration even if they have joined other religion. We still hope for their return and reach out in love.
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 4:09pm On Jan 28
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MaxInDHouse:
Choose one of two.

Christians will shun whoever becomes an apostate among them. Romans 16:17; 1Corinthans 5:5; 2John 10 -11

Muslims will behead whoever becomes an apostate among them.

Which would you choose?🙂
None. I will choose chasing one lost sheep till it is restored.
Christianity EtcRe: JW 054 Apostates In Faith. Jesus Said "SHUN" Muhammad Said "BEHEAD"? by MightySparrow: 2:30pm On Jan 28
honesttalk21:
You've misrepresented Scripture, Christian history, and Islamic theology. Here's a more accurate understanding:

You've misread Matthew 18:15-17. The passage actually says, "If your brother sins against you..." and suggests treating him "as a Gentile and tax collector." This refers to resolving personal conflicts (sins against you), not addressing apostasy or doctrinal differences.

What does treating someone "as a Gentile and tax collector" really mean? Look at how Jesus interacted with them. He shared meals (Matthew 9:10-11), conversed (Matthew 15:22-28, John 4), chose one as an apostle (Matthew), and actively sought them out (Luke 19:1-10, Zacchaeus).

Following Jesus' example means maintaining relationships, continuing to share the Gospel, and seeking restoration, *not* total shunning. JW shunning, which forbids eating together, speaking (even to family), all social contact, and basic greetings, directly contradicts Jesus' approach.

You've also misapplied Romans 16:17 and 2 John 10-11. These passages address itinerant false teachers actively spreading heresy within early churches, *not* family members who leave the faith. Romans 16:17 urges us to "keep away" (Greek: *ekklínō*) from divisive teachers.

2 John 10-11 advises against hosting traveling false teachers who promote heresy. It doesn't command never speaking to former members, severing family ties, refusing meals, or imposing total social ostracism.

JWs apply this to individuals who quietly leave, those disfellowshipped for things like smoking, celebrating birthdays, or questioning doctrine, and family members with differing views. This is a distortion of the text.

Historically, your understanding of first-century Christian practice is flawed.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11 clarifies this by stating, "not at all meaning the people of this world... otherwise you would have to leave the world. But... you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral..." Paul distinguishes between unbelievers and former believers, suggesting normal daily contact is maintained with the former.

For professing Christians living in unrepentant sin, church fellowship (Lord's Supper, gatherings) is withheld. Church discipline affected *ecclesial* fellowship, not total social isolation.

2 Corinthians 2:5-8 speaks about the disciplined person, urging forgiveness, comfort, and reaffirmation of love. The goal is restoration, not permanent exile. How can you comfort someone you're forbidden to speak to?

Your claim that Muhammad (peace be upon him) taught beheading is a gross distortion and a false comparison. Islamic apostasy laws historically addressed treason, not simply a change in belief. Leaving Islam in the early Islamic state often meant joining enemy tribes actively at war with the Muslims.

Treason within a religious-political state is distinct from a simple change of belief. The Qur'an (2:256) clearly states, "There is no compulsion in religion."

In classical Islamic jurisprudence, many scholars ruled that private disbelief carries no earthly punishment. Public apostasy coupled with active warfare, however, was treated as rebellion/treason.

In today's world, most Muslim-majority countries do not execute apostates (Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia). Where harsh laws exist (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan), these represent extremist interpretations, not standard universal Islamic practice. There's a growing scholarly consensus that such punishments were contextual (early state self-defense) and not universal commands.

Historically, Christianity executed apostates for over 1,000 years. After 380 CE, heresy became a capital crime. During the Inquisition (1200s-1800s), thousands were tortured and executed.

Calvin burned Servetus for denying the Trinity in 1553. Anabaptists were drowned and burned by both Catholics and Protestants.

During the witch trials, tens of thousands were killed. Biblical texts like Deuteronomy 13:6-10 ("kill him"wink and Deuteronomy 17:2-5 ("stoned to death"wink were used to justify these actions. You're condemning Muslims for something Christians themselves did on a massive scale.

JW shunning also leads to deaths. While you claim shunning is better than execution, JW shunning has been linked to suicides, with documented cases following total family rejection. Furthermore, the blood transfusion policy, even with some modifications, has caused and continues to cause unnecessary deaths.

Research demonstrates the psychological trauma resulting from depression, PTSD, and anxiety. Social ostracism activates the same brain regions as physical pain. Family rejection is a major suicide risk factor. Total isolation is psychologically devastating.

JW shunning means parents are forbidden from speaking to adult children (even those dying of cancer), siblings are permanently cut off (unable to acknowledge each other at funerals), grandparents are denied access to grandchildren, and individuals experience total loss of family, friends, job, housing, and identity. It's emotional blackmail, expressed as "leave and lose everyone you love." This isn't loving discipline; it's psychological torture.

You ask, "Which is better?" Neither execution nor psychological torture aligns with Jesus' teachings. Jesus' actual pattern was to eat with tax collectors and sinners (Matthew 9:10-13), maintain relationships to encourage repentance (John 8:1-11, Luke 19:1-10), pursue the lost, and welcome outcasts. JWs, however, immediately cut all contact, refuse basic greetings, and destroy families, claiming this is Christian love.

The honest comparison reveals that Islam, in certain interpretations and supported by some classical rulings (which are contextual and increasingly rejected), prescribed death for apostasy as treason. Growing reform emphasizes Qur'an 2:256 ("no compulsion"wink.

Christianity, on the other hand, actually executed thousands for centuries, using Old Testament law to justify their actions.

JWs practice a universal, mandatory shunning policy that causes documented suicides, family destruction, and psychological harm, enforced globally.

Both execution and total shunning are wrong. You're defending cruelty while condemning others for engaging in similar behavior.

Your false premises are exposed by:

1. Matthew 18:15-17 being about personal conflicts, not apostasy; Jesus engaged Gentiles and tax collectors, not shunned them.

2. Romans 16:17 and 2 John 10-11 being about traveling false teachers, not family members.

3. First-century practice showing that Church discipline was restorative and maintained daily contact with former believers.

4.Your. Christian history reveals a long period - over a thousand years - where those deemed apostates faced execution. It seems inconsistent to condemn similar actions by Muslims when Christians engaged in comparable behavior.

Furthermore, the practice of shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses has been documented to cause significant harm, including psychological distress, and in some cases, even death. This raises questions about whether such practices are morally superior.

In essence, your interpretation of scripture appears flawed, your understanding of history distorted, and your defense of cruelty troubling. This deviates from genuine Christianity and instead resembles a cult, manipulating Bible verses to rationalize the destruction of families.
Well said Sir. The more Christianity is understood, the better the society becomes. Many interpreters of Jewish scriptures have presented God as a wicked God. I always wondered, why would Jesus condemn some laws attributed to Moses? It was always referred to as the,' Law of Moses ', not Law of God. The only original laws God gave directly was etched in stone tablets. No curses , no killings, just a set of moral rules , believed to have been written by God Himself.
Mohammed came, advanced the brutality in the Laws of Moses. Took it to horrific extreme. He claimed that Allah sent prophets to all tribes. People rejected their messages. It was now his own assignment to kill everyone on behalf of Allah. Allah will still judge the victims of execution of Mohammed and Mohammedan religious philosophy in hell.

The funny thing is that all these antihuman laws are always coming from people with sense of unique, better, only 'worshippers' of whatever they believe in.

Now United Nations is advocating for peace and peaceful coexistent among humanity. They campaign for peace, human rights, racial discrimination in any where possible, their voices are loud. Most proponents of these do not believe in anything.
The religious bigots are more ready to shed blood, supported slavery, victimize people of other religious leanings, discriminate, witch-hunt, persecute, people that don't see things with their spectacles.

Now it seems the organizations that always arbitrate in religious beheadings, stonings, shinning, emotional arsenal fashioned against human beings are more righteous than the gods these people represent and tout to ' infidels'

You gave a good piece brother.
cc: Maximumside
SportsRe: Chelsea Coach Liam Rosenior Says Cole Palmer is Untouchable by MightySparrow: 1:49pm On Jan 28
Cold Palmer, the son of palm wine tapper from Anambra. The cold sensation of London.

The destroyer of PSG. The smasher of Gbeselona. The undertaker of Man United and Man City. The ijaya of Arsenal.

Ọmọ ologo.
No deal.
Foreign AffairsRe: Photo Of Putin & Trump Hung In The White House by MightySparrow: 1:36pm On Jan 28
LagosOrigin:
Great allies

Trump, Netayanhu and Putin.

World bests
Trunetput.

Trouble net put in trumpet.
CareerRe: Tax Reforms: Workers Unimpressed With Marginal Salary Rise by MightySparrow: 10:34am On Jan 28
The complainers should pay the money to FG. ₦5,000 is too small, ₦ 6,000 is too small. Are you all working for government? Taxes are deducted from salaries that mostly not determined by government but employers.
PoliticsRe: President Tinubu Fell While Walking In Turkey. by MightySparrow: 3:16am On Jan 28
Prov.24.16 - For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.



Did he rise up again?
No problem.
Tinubu till 2032
PoliticsRe: Onitsha Main Market Closure: Traders Chant Anti-Soludo Slogan (Video) by MightySparrow: 11:50am On Jan 27
I can only hear olodo,.......



Abi?
PoliticsRe: Protesters Blocked The Akure–owo Expressway Following The Kidnapping by MightySparrow: 10:02am On Jan 27
The placard itself is poor. Kidnappers go get money in this state?

Sho!!!
RomanceLessons From Tonto Dike - Churchill Reunion by MightySparrow(op): 8:35pm On Jan 26
Lessons from the Tonto Dikeh–Churchill Reunion: From Public Hostility to Personal Healing

The recent public reunion between Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh and her former husband Olakunle Churchill Oladunni is significant not because it resurrects a failed marriage, but because it closes a chapter that once symbolised the worst excesses of public conflict in the digital age. Their separation was not merely private; it unfolded loudly on social media, degenerated into insults, and was ultimately weaponised along tribal lines. That this story has found a measure of resolution is, therefore, instructive.

Few celebrity separations in recent Nigerian history were as acrimonious and as public. Social media became the primary battleground. Accusations were traded, reputations questioned, and personal grievances aired before a global audience. What should have remained a domestic matter turned into a daily spectacle, amplified by blogs, commentaries, and partisan supporters.
Perhaps most troubling was how the conflict escaped the boundaries of personal disagreement and assumed ethnic coloration. Supporters on both sides framed the dispute as a tribal contest, importing regional loyalties into a marital breakdown. In doing so, a private failure was transformed into a proxy battle for ethnic pride, deepening divisions that had no bearing on the original dispute.

Central to this turning point is Tonto Dikeh’s openly professed renewed faith journey. Faith, when genuinely embraced, compels introspection. It demands restraint, repentance, and a willingness to reverse course. Her decision to recalibrate her public posture—pulling back from hostility and embracing peace—suggests the influence of a belief system that prioritises humility over vindication.

Equally instructive is Churchill’s response. Forgiveness in this context was not passive. To absorb public criticism, withstand sustained attacks on character, and still choose civility requires emotional discipline. Ego, especially when publicly bruised, demands retaliation. Resisting that impulse is strength, not weakness.

Beyond personal reconciliation, this reunion underscores a commitment to co-parenting. In choosing peace, both parties place the emotional stability of their child above the gratification of public validation. This recalibration is perhaps the most consequential outcome of all.

The media eagerly chronicled the conflict, but moments of reconciliation often receive less attention. Yet it is resolution—not rupture—that societies should amplify. Public figures, by their actions, model possibilities for millions navigating similar conflicts without cameras or headlines.

Equally deserving of commendation are the individuals and intermediaries who quietly brokered the peace that once seemed unattainable. That reconciliation succeeded where appeals from past presidents and respected figures reportedly failed underscores a critical truth: peace is not enforced by stature, but facilitated by trust, patience, and sincerity. Those who laboured behind the scenes—without fanfare or publicity—demonstrated that mediation driven by genuine concern can succeed where authority and influence could not.

This reunion also speaks powerfully to countless families navigating similar storms away from public view. To those convinced that reconciliation is impossible, or whose egos have become immovable barriers, this moment offers a sober appeal. Pride may preserve appearances, but it mortgages the future.

Choosing humility over vindication can reunite families, protect children from emotional trauma, and secure an inheritance of peace rather than pain. When reconciliation is delayed, wounds deepen; when it is embraced, futures are preserved.

Lessons Drawn from the Narrative
1. Conflicts deteriorate when transferred from private dialogue to social media spectacle.

2. Public insults gratify the moment but impoverish the future.

3. Ethnicising personal disputes is reckless and socially destructive.

4. Genuine faith manifests in changed conduct, not merely revised language.

5. Forgiveness is an act of strength, particularly when ego and image are bruised.

6. Restraint preserves dignity more effectively than retaliation.


7. Marriage may end, but parental responsibility does not.

8. Children are silent victims of prolonged adult conflict and must be protected.

9. Effective peace brokers succeed through discretion, patience, and trust, often where power fails.

10. Reconciliation is a strategic investment in the future, while pride merely defends the past.

Conclusion
The Tonto Dikeh–Churchill reunion is not a romantic restoration; it is a moral recalibration. It illustrates that excess can yield to reflection, faith can temper fury, and forgiveness can outlast humiliation.
From public insults to ethnic polarisation, from wounded egos to deliberate restraint, this episode offers Nigeria a timely reminder: even the most visible conflicts need not end in permanent hostility. Where humility replaces pride and peace is chosen over applause, families are preserved and futures protected.
That lesson transcends celebrity. It is civic, cultural, and urgently relevant.
TravelRe: Details Of Ife-Ibadan-Ilesa Highway Under Construction by MightySparrow: 7:16pm On Jan 26
The quality of roads this Tinubu is building is second to none. This will last many more years than the ones constricted before. Only a visionary, futuristic leader can do that.

It is more expensive though,but durable.
CelebritiesRe: Tonto Dikeh Testifies About Reconciliation With Ex-husband; Churchill Reacts by MightySparrow: 7:49pm On Jan 25
nlfpmod:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f5xpn0uc-4

Tonto Dikeh tearfully shares testiimony in Church of how she reconciled with her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, and allowed him into their son’s life.

Olakunke Churchill Reacts:



https://www.instagram.com/p/DT7WCuRDJmc/?igsh=MTRiaGszN3F1ZjMxcw==


Recall that Tonto Dikeh called Churchill A One-Minute Man during their bitter divorce in 2019. Thank God that they've settled.
I think Churchill is married, would he send the other innocent woman that has been giving him peace of mind away?

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