Christianity Etc › Re: Stories Everyone Assumes Are In The Bible (but Aren't) by motherlode: 1:42pm On Apr 24, 2015 |
frankg1: 1. Sodom And Gomorrah Getting Destroyed For Homosexuality
If you ask someone to point out a part of the Bible where God specifically condemns homosexuality, they're likely to refer you to Genesis 19, the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, the San Franciscos of the ancient world. The popular story is that God destroyed these two cities due to rampant homosexuality (in fact, that's where the word "sodomy" as we know it today comes from) and sent two angels like a heavenly SEAL team to extract Lot, the only non-gay citizen, and his family before the wrath came down. This is why, for instance, you'll hear preachers today insist that hurricanes target cities that hold Gay Pride parades:
The only problem is that there is absolutely no reference in the Bible to anyone in Sodom being gay, and even if they were, that's never given as one of the reasons God wanted to wipe the place out. If anything, the biggest sin of the people of Sodom was that they really hated foreigners.
In the story, God sends two angels in human form into Sodom to visit Lot's house and inform him that he might want to pack his bags because some serious Old Testament shit was scheduled to happen the next day. This was because the people of Sodom were "wicked" and their sins were "grievous" -- they didn't get more specific than that. But when Lot's neighbors caught wind of the fact that he had out-of-town visitors, they gathered their torches and pitchforks and paid him a visit, demanding to be given a chance to give the foreigners some old-fashioned Sodom hospitality (read: beating and raping them).
Now, it is true that the Sodom lynch mob issues a clear rape threat against Lot's (male) visitors. The quote from the King James Bible is, "Bring them out unto us, that we may know them." In Bible talk, "knowing" someone doesn't exactly mean meeting them over coffee. Many interpret this as evidence of how crazy they all were about gay sex, that the very fact that there were dudes in their city who they hadn't sexed up yet drove them to violent insanity.
But one rape threat against anyone doesn't make someone gay so much as an asshole (see: any prison) and that one line is the only reference to any kind of sexual activity in the whole story. When the Bible clarifies later what Sodom had done to piss off God, it says it was the fact that people of Sodom were lazy, arrogant, and uncharitable. Here's the quote from the King James version : Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: Therefore I took them away as I saw good.
Whether or not he thought too many people were doing it in the butt isn't given so much as a footnote in the list of God's grievances. But the only thing anyone remembers about the sins of Sodom is that one guy who shouted out that he wanted to pork some angels -- to the point that this is how "sodomy" wound up in modern language. So here's a fun exercise: The next time your Christian friend refuses to give money to a poor person, say, "Hey, you just sodomized that guy!" your case is more than a sorry case, you need extra-ordinary deliverance! In the beginning when God created Adam, he created eve (a female) to be his companion and not a male simply because he was the master planner who never advocated for a male and male or female and female relationship and as you have in your write up @ the bolded, committing an abomination is the same thing as going against the will of God by being involved in a gay or lesbian relationship! If God wanted a man to man, he would not have created Eve out of Adam and also if God wanted lesbianism he would not have created Adam in the first place. Please use your head, or what is it for? Repent of your evil ways for the kingdom of God is @hand. |
Politics › Re: U.S Government Wants Global Position For GEJ by motherlode: 11:52am On Apr 24, 2015 |
Mogidi: It's not been disclosed the position offered by the U.S but conflict resolution seems an obvious guess. Conflict resolution seems a post which he has the expertise and the gravitas to manage well. We need GEJ in Nigeria with his usual "all is well" approach but it seems the world needs him more. I pray and hope Dr Jonathan ends up resolving the biblical feud between Israel and Palestine. I see Dr Jonathan heading the United Nations. GEJ carry go, resolve the Israeli Palestinian wahala. Sorry to say but don't be deceived, the biblical feud between Israel and Palestine can never be resolved until rapture. 1 Israel will never agree to give parts of his land to Palestine nearly 67 years after the prophecy of prophet ezekiel was fulfilled. 2. For every country that takes part in resolving the biblical feud there have been an attack! 3. Nearly all those who tried to resolve the biblical feud have died! I won't say much but will give you a link to know more about the biblical feud visit www.nowtheendbegins.com  |
Education › Re: Yabatech 2015/2016 Post Utme Updates by motherlode: 7:51am On Apr 23, 2015 |
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Education › Re: Yabatech 2015/2016 Post Utme Updates by motherlode: 10:58am On Apr 22, 2015 |
Please, when will the post-utme form be out? The school's website is not showing the updated news on my phone, i don't know why? |
Health › Re: Photos From General Hospital Otukpo, Benue State by motherlode: 1:11pm On Apr 21, 2015 |
Ozigbondu: And they keep on voting david mark over and over again.It seems that the senate presidency is useless to the people.And they also have a governor  seriously, the indigenes seem to amaze me a lot! They keep feeding a dog with blood meals on the stance that it is a domestic animal now that the dog has bitten them only God knows what step they will take next!  |
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Food › Re: Cooking Beans Can Be Very Frustrating (see Pics) by motherlode: 8:42pm On Apr 15, 2015 |
qbd2: Maybe cos of beans addicts like u dat eat the percentage we refuse to eat. But I stillk like rice and beans. But not beans on its own You be tiff* in Simi's voice |
Politics › Re: Jonathan Directs Ministries & Parastatals To Submit Hand-Over Notes by motherlode: 8:14pm On Apr 15, 2015 |
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Career › Re: Pls Wat Should I Do? I've Been Compelled Into A Serious Oath by motherlode: 10:14am On Apr 14, 2015 |
Holatunde007: Pls fellow nairalander am confused don't know wat to do anymore.... About 2yrs ago something terrible happen at my place of work, we do close our office around 5. PM latest 5.30 but on dis fateful day I forgot my charger @ d office which made me went back, that was around 8.30Pm but on getting to the office I saw something terrible done by our branch manager, he was calling the names of all his workers saying some incantations I assume he is using the workers glories, I waited for sometime to see the full scenario, in a couple of seconds I was shocked to death when I heard him mentioned my name along with others, there I bang inside to stop him, then I discovered he wasn't alone, there with him were one spiritualist, 3 grown up boys. The spiritualist shouted to my boss "you must not stop that incantation" I became tensed and confused, immediately the three men held me tightly, then I remembered God, I shouted Jesus even thou I've never done that willingly, immediately I shouted Jesus the spiritualist ordered my boss to stop, they all became angry, I never knew one of them had a gun, he pointed the gun at me ask me to say my last prayer, I was like just like that?? No then my boss pleaded that they shouldn't kill me. The man then brought out red paper there I saw all the workers names he ask me to point to my name, which I did, then he said he will remove my name from the list if I can only make an oath that till I die no one will hear what happen tonight from my mouth, and if I do, I should die and he later said if I didn't make the oath they are left with no choice than to kill me....then I made the oath and my name was removed as promised. They took me out and drop me infront of my house in my boss car around 10.00PM, I went in quietly to bed without showing my face to anyone @ home, the following morning I gather some courage went to the office I saw my boss, then I look straight to his face and said Sir can I tender my resignation letter? Workers around were confused, my boss drag me inside his office immediately, then trys to threaten me about the oath then I told him the oath was not to tell anybody so y can I resign working here. Then he said he will accept my resignation letter and even offer me some money which I rejected with anger, when I was about to leave his office he reminded again saying "your life in your hand" remember my words, I looked at him banged the door and went out, when I get tot the office hall I looked at others workers, as I saw those that their names were mentioned, including a secondary school friend of mine who we walk home together, I busted into tears, no one wouldn't know what has happened, I left the premises before they started suspecting. I've gone for deliverance twice now I worked somewhere else, life changed for good
But I felt sad whenever I see dis frnd of mine complaining and not always financially stable, I advise him several tymz to quit the job, he always decline instead he says wat job will a school cert holder see as he's earning 35k per month but nothing to show.....I was the only that know is been enchanted but can't tell him, my conscience is killing me right now, I thought of telling him and again I thought of the oath of dying if I do. Now the question here is, is there anyway I can actually release this secret to him? Can send dis to him through any social messenger, afterall I didn't say it with my mouth, will the oath still kill me if I do....pls need a strong advise my frnd life is becoming an E luck day by day he never for once notice, I've gone for my N.D and back now he never for once think of furthering his education yet he claims I love that job
What should I do? @op everyone in this life can be reported except God because he has no superior, i would advise you to first go and narrate this to your pastor so that he can put you through but since you have done deliverance i think it's high time you let the cat out of the bag because this guys destiny maybe attached to you; why don't you inform his parents or anybody he can listen to about this because if he does not resign that job and also go for deliverance, his life will forever remain the same. " friends are like Bra, they hang up together " he is currently a friend in-need, help him to prove you are friend In-deed. |
Politics › Re: Sullivan Chime Celebrates His 56th Birthday by motherlode: 8:38am On Apr 10, 2015 |
Happy birthday, for the sake of #OneNigeria! |
Politics › Re: Buhari To Unfold Apc’s Job Creation, Security Master Plan On May 29 by motherlode: 8:33am On Apr 10, 2015 |
VickJames: Hope these jobs are lucrative jobs because I know the kind of jobs APC know how to create... Agberos JK pharmacy is not far ooo! |
Jokes Etc › Re: New Dress Code In Town All In The Name Of Change (photo) by motherlode: 8:29am On Apr 10, 2015 |
adeoladrg: JAYKAY we know! Jaykay we want! i can see that you currently need drugs! Why don't you branch JK pharmacy? |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: What Will Happen To YOUWIN-4? by motherlode: 11:51am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Godmother: You think! Anyways I hope it does. YOUWIN really helped a lot of people in Nigeria. I personally know someone who has won it twice. She now owns a school and a large farm.  twice! Na only she wake come! |
Politics › Re: Imagine Babatunde Fashola As Minister For Power by motherlode: 11:47am On Apr 09, 2015 |
tomakint: So? Make we go use kettle boil beans..... the IPP (Independent Power Project) his godfather, Tinubu, embarked upon refused to light Lagos so na Fashola go come perform wonder? nonsense oga ooo awon eyan sha! The IPP which tinubu embarked upon was not allowed to supply Lagos state electricity instead it was connected to the National Grid by OBJ led administration! And @op | Fashola has done well but not all Areas in Lagos state is being provided with electricity though his administration tried in Lagos but i won't recommend Fashola as the Minister of Power instead i would recommend him as the Special Adviser to the President (his kind is needed) and if possible an additional portfolio in Minister for Justice (but it's like Femi Falana fits that!) |
Phones › Re: I Think Tecno Wants To Beat The Guinness World Record with their Boom J7 by motherlode: 11:10am On Apr 09, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: The Issue Of Tribe In This Election And Jimi Agbaje by motherlode: 10:36am On Apr 09, 2015 |
barcanista: The APC in their bid to coerce Lagosians to sympathise with them after 16years of failed leadership decided to launch campaign of calumny against the incoming Governor of Lagos state Mr Jimi Agbaje and the People's Democratic Party. For the record, the candidacy of Mr Agbaje is not an Igbo or non indigen agenda. Agbaje is a proud Yoruba son and will never relegate his kits and kin to promote others. He has been a member of Afenifere and understand Yoruba interests. I urge people of Lagos to troop out in their numbers to elect Mr Agbaje irrespective of tribal, religious and political affiliation. Jaykay is Okay Vote Jimi Vote PDP Haven lost the fight against the Incorruptible General, Na A+ be next! I stand to say The devil is liar!!! Akinwunmi Ambode for Governor I believe in the Lagos of our dream, we can't risk being in the opposition for another 4 years. Electing JK as governor of Lagos is like asking an art student to do tyteration!!! mrmetoo1: HI Failed leadership!! You're a bloody liar. Please what state are you from, let's do a dude by side comparison. You just come here and talk crap. Failed leadership can come out of your mouth?? Really?? You guys are so used to failure you don't even know even though it surrounds you. Then you leave your cities and come complain about a government that's doing more than all of yours combined plus more. Tell me a government that has been more successful than the APC government in the past 16 years. You guys don't care about Lagos, you guys just want to sink your filthy teeth in her resources and you guys don't succeed. You guys I'm sure won't be happy until Lagos is as backwards as your states. Please worry about where you're from first, go and ask your governors what they're doing with your allocation. He might be from the moon!!! Sorry to say. In Ambode we trust, #Ibelieve. |
Politics › Re: Revenue Allocation To States In Nigeria By FG (2014) by motherlode: 10:11am On Apr 09, 2015 |
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Romance › Re: Ladies, Do You Sometimes Wish It's "Acceptable" To Ask A Guy Out? by motherlode: 9:12am On Apr 09, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Another Mystery Discovered Surrounding The Victory Of Gen. Buhari by motherlode: 10:22pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
Pvin: Four: The symbolic meaning of number Four deals with stability and invokes the grounded nature of all things. Consider the four seasons, four directions, four elements all these amazingly powerful essences wrapped up in the nice square package of Four. Fours represent solidity, calmness, and home . A recurrence of Four in your life may signify the need to get back to your roots, center yourself, or even "plant" yourself. Fours also indicate a need for persistence and endurance. i need for ten 10! |
Politics › Re: Another Mystery Discovered Surrounding The Victory Of Gen. Buhari by motherlode: 10:14pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: Nigerians Expectations From President-elect, Buhari by motherlode: 9:29pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
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Nairaland General › Re: Aisha Buhari Asks Nigerians If She Should Attend Dinner With Bola Shagaya Or Not by motherlode: 12:10pm On Apr 03, 2015 |
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Politics › Re: If Gej's Six Years Rule Were A Movie, What Title Would You Give It? by motherlode: 11:37am On Apr 03, 2015 |
The cold sun!
I need someone to help me become a good script writer, i have written a few scripts but i don't have opportunity to showcase my talent! Thank you in Advance! |
Nairaland General › Re: Aisha Buhari Asks Nigerians If She Should Attend Dinner With Bola Shagaya Or Not by motherlode: 11:30am On Apr 03, 2015 |
eyeview: She should run from that woman ooo! That's the dinner she's been given all the first ladies of Nigeria since IBB era that has made all the first ladies to become her best friend till date. She was Mariam Babangida's best friend,was Mariam Abacha's best friend,she was also insperable with Stella Obasanjo, always seen with Turai Yaradua and finally A best friend and close confidante of Mama peace. She should avoid that dinner with this Bola Shagaya.  i am afraid ooo! Since IBB's era ke! Hope she is not putting something in the food!  |
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Politics › Re: Shoking! See What This 9 Year Old Girl Did To APC by motherlode: 11:15am On Apr 03, 2015 |
I don't even know what to say now! |
Jobs/Vacancies › Re: How Do I Greet My Panel Of Interviewers by motherlode: 11:09am On Apr 03, 2015 |
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Fashion › Re: My Natural Hair Wants To Kill Me Before My Time by motherlode: 10:52am On Apr 03, 2015 |
@kristen12 if you barb Gorimapa! E no go funny ooo!  |
Politics › Re: Five Things General Buhari Should Do If Elected President - Yahoo News by motherlode: 9:03pm On Mar 31, 2015 |
Millionjazz: I never know buhari and APC was spoken about in the bible. Pls before u vote read prover24:21-22... U will be suprised and will agree with me that there is nth new under the sun! I am sorry for you, why on earth should you misinterprete that particular passage of the bible, i don't have much to say but i will advise to read Proverbs ch24 from beginning then meditate on that chapter and verses respectively! |
Politics › Re: Pastors Who Predicted Gej's Victory by motherlode: 6:34pm On Mar 31, 2015 |
They all did that because of EGUNJE, i wonder what their lives would look like after today!
#SaiBuhari #BabaNowThatYouAreThere all i can say is All is well!!! |
Politics › Re: I Won’t Visit Nigeria If Buhari Becomes President—afrocandy by motherlode: 6:30pm On Mar 31, 2015 |
Story for the gods! Anyways
#BabaNowThatYouAreThere Don't forget to do the will of the people! |
Politics › Re: Abia Youths Protest Election Results [photo] by motherlode: 5:27pm On Mar 31, 2015 |
Felixsun20: Keep on yawning, you'll soon slumber  Story Story! |