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As per the image and many others at the seat of Christianity in Rome, it has been obvious that the Serpent is and has been the most venerated creature since the dawn of human life on Earth.
It also makes it obvious that the Pantheon of Gods (of which Yahweh was just a junior deity) that were venerated in ancient Mesopotamia and Canaan might have been Reptilian, perhaps highly evolved and sentient reptilian creatures.

The funny thing is that most Christians tend disparage the Catholic church, calling it evil, cult, pagan, idol worship, etc , etc.

They tend to forget one very important fact.
That fact is that the Catholic church is THE CHURCH.

Therefore, if the Catholic church is under indictment for this evil or that sin, then every christian or every Christian belief, doctrine , every Catholic creed, invention and object of veneration including and especially "Jesus Christ" , is a bonafide child of and also represents the evil and the fraud that catholic Catholic church is being accused of.

If the Catholic church is today seen as a giant idol worshiping fraud, then the entire articles of the christian faith that rests upon the virgin birth, the crucifixion, the resurrection and subsequent deification of Jesus,would and should also be seen as the cancerous outgrowths from a Leperous hand.

lakesider:
More reason why the Nigeria govt should collect 15% vat

What an irony, huh ?

Everyone is complaining about the prospect of being charged a 15% tax on goods and services to fund the very government that all of us depend on for essential services. If a 15% tax will impoverish the masses as being speculated by economists, it therefore means that a 10% tithe being extorted from the gullible Christian population over the years might be true cause of the impoverishment of the nation over the years.

OpenYourEyes1:
Heaven is not for stingy people bro.
Always try to give a minimum of 10 percent to GOD ALMIGHTY. Parts of your wealth must go to the poor also

Perhaps God needs to get a job like most of us.

Legitnews247:
My brother.
Just visit here and know whatsup
https://www.legitnews247.com/2018/12/why-you-should-pray-in-morning-must-read.html

You failed to answer my simple question.
What happens if one does not pray?

And what happens if one doesn't pray?

1StopRudeness:
What branch of science did u study to disprove God's existence...?? Or u just one of the bandwagon riding mocking biblical doctrines and what u read online??..from the ops post ...do u even know what faith is outside the biblical context??
I've done an appreciable amount of study....I'm 100percent sure an entity designed the building blocks of what makes you and I up cos u need to see see the unwinding of the DNA helix.....it's a wonder I must say...is it God? Mayb, mayb not....it would be irrational to say nobody made it.it doesn't look like something nobody made
look......Science is really young, there have been different forms of knowledge long before the Bible came and science came. Its just irritating when u Nigerian atheist have no argument asides the biblical bashing.
let's not overflog this issue... If there are no great scientist like Isaac newton and the likes dead and alive who believe in the God factor I would have tagged science the problem.....science isn't the issue....it's a human thing. We all have the different level of what our mentality can accomodate......peace

I wonder if you get it at all.
You believe in something, an idea, a primitive idea at that, not based on evidence, but based more on your need to fill an emptiness in a gaping question.
Believing that an uncreated being created the universe is probably the most irrational argument an intelligent mind can make. For example, if God designed and created the universe, why must there be one god? Why not 2, 3 , 100 or a million other ? And then ,of course, who created God or those other gods?

1StopRudeness:
You are quoting the wrong person by the way..but it's fine I understand the ecstacy u atheist get from insulting people and their opinions
U see where the problem lies...whenever they raise the God topic ....u atheist rush in to make mockery of the Jewish, chrsitain version of God..... Is it because u were born in homes where ur parents raised u in those beleifs.....

The problem with God question is that theists open threads or come to threads to rehash silly, worn out illogical arguments, that are , at best, laughable.
It's hard to ignore when someone comes online to post their warped logic as a valid argument.

The fact is that there is no logically acceptable arguments for the existence of god, except Faith. Faith is what God rests upon. That's why religions are built upon the acceptance and preservation of FAITH.
You guys should accept your faith and be honest that you believe in the existence of God on faith.
Each time you come here prove the existence of God with juvenile logic, you will always fall flat on your face, and we will indeed flog you.
That is what we do here. Nothing personal.

1StopRudeness:
It's a mathematical projection that if life is here, there has to be life somewhere else.?? Lol..there's another branch of science that tagged that statement of urs as fallacy.
If I call myself a scientist and I'm projecting that what I can't see exist because another exist somewhere, why am i negating the existence of the possibility a designer of a physically evident designed nature just becos I can't see it??
I hate to discuss the God factor becos atheist are one way traffic and christain haters....u don't respect people opinion....the funny thing is there are great scientist that beleive in the God factor....

Well, there is no mathematical corollary to the existence of a supernatural creator. The supernatural creator is just wishful thinking, not even a projections. The supernatural creator is itself a self-contradictry term, for, the creator also need to have been created by , I suppose, another superior creator, and so on and on.

However, it is easy to project with confidence that if liquid water and oxygen occur in any one or a fraction of the trillion trillion planets in the universe, then biological and perhaps sentient life would probably exist elsewhere in the universe. No faith required.

1StopRudeness:
It's a long read ....I like it...and a humble post too, not trying to shove an opinion down anyone's throat.

That was same thing I told an friend..."Science is man made, it's got a very huge blind spot"......Too bad the atheist are soon gonna arrive and all they have is a show of insulting prowess of other people's beliefs and opinion different from theirs.

Lets all assume there's God right now..I don't think the science we have now yet has the capability of proving God's existence..

If we can have so much faith believing life exists outside our planet yet we cant see it but somehow completely deny the existence of a design entity we clearly see......to me its just an unconscious huge pride in the heart of men, the fact that we can crack a few mechanism of how our world works has gotten to our heads making us feel like god.
I predict in a few years time man will tag itself the creator of the universe after attaining greater heights than we have now.....after all we did create planes, television, internet, phones and the other toys that makes us think there can't be any other creator

There is no person of science that has " faith " that life exists outside our planet. What a person of science would say is that they are certain with various degrees of probability that conditions that support life here on earth would most likely repeat itself elsewhere in different parts of the vast universe of over 1 trillion trillion stars . It is a simply mathematical projection that does not require " faith" of any sort.
In fact, your bible, your holy book supposedly dictated by god, boldly claims that life exists outside of earth.

1StopRudeness:
It's a long read ....I like it...and a humble post too, not trying to shove an opinion down anyone's throat.

That was same thing I told an friend..."Science is man made, it's got a very huge blind spot"......Too bad the atheist are soon gonna arrive and all they have is a show of insulting prowess of other people's beliefs and opinion different from theirs.

Lets all assume there's God right now..I don't think the science we have now yet has the capability of proving God's existence..

If we can have so much faith believing life exists outside our planet yet we cant see it but somehow completely deny the existence of a design entity we clearly see......to me its just an unconscious huge pride in the heart of men, the fact that we can crack a few mechanism of how our world works has gotten to our heads making us feel like god.
I predict in a few years time man will tag itself the creator of the universe after attaining greater heights than we have now.....after all we did create planes, television, internet, phones and the other toys that makes us think there can't be any other creator

Absolutely nonsense.

First of all, science is not a conclusion, but a series of questions and questionings, from one question to another.

Science has never claimed to answer all the nagging questions of existence, but continues to seek and ask.

To say that science has a blind spot because science cannot investigate personal experience is laughable, juvenile logic.

What are human experiences? Pain, joy, sadness or fear, or the sum of individual experiences?
And how does individual experiences prove or validate the existence of god ?

If prophet Elijah , for good example, tells us that God told him so and so in a dream or vision, so we shoukd simply accept it because science would be unable to prove whether Prophet Elijah had such an experience or not? And to you, this would be the so called blind spot of science ?
Laughable indeed.

The pre-eminence of any system is measured by the quality of its output. In this case, what has humanity gained over the past eons by listening to and following mad men and their dreams and visions, what you would call their personal experiences ?
Should I tell you ?

On the other hand, what has the scientific system bequeathed humankind just over the last 300yrs ? Should I also remind you?

ollah2:




That an Isreali man died for my sins and that of my ancestors in Africa

LOL.
My own was even worse.

I believed that the stories of Jesus, the miracles, crucifixion, the resurrection and ascension, as well as other biblical stories were occurring or had recently occurred in the my neighboring villages.

I was in shock when I finally discovered that they were 2000-3000 yr old fairy tales from very very distant lands not even in our continent.

I wept.

I wept that my people had been conned.

Opinionated:
Happy New Year! The holiday is finally over and it’s a great time to sit back and take a moment to set some good financial goals that would help you achieve your overall goal for the year. Before you go into setting your financial goals, you would want to state out other large and small goals, as they would serve as a guide to setting your overall financial goal.

Now let’s get started on setting the financial goals.

First you would need to;

Budget and allocate

Building up a budget cannot be over emphasized. It is the starting point of any financial plan. As stated earlier, state out what it would cost to achieve your small and large goals. While building a budget on how much your goals would cost, ensure you allocate a certain percentage of your monthly income to each goals after excluding your daily expenditure. Budgeting would help you manage your money, limit impulsive splurges and excesses, and help you achieve your overall goal.

Tag it and Save it

Now that you have your goals stated out, it’s time you became intentional about it. Rather than saving all your money in one place, tag it and start a target savings plan. Financial institutions have been able to make saving easier and more rewarding such that, you can have up to 10 savings plan on the same account. For instance, you could tag a savings plan travel and another, new car and another, house rent. This way it’s easier for you to view the possibilities of achieving each goal and also reduce the temptation of spending from your target savings since you might not be able to touch it until when you need it. Another advantage of target savings is that you get a reasonable interest for saving.

Start Investing

If investing was not your thing in 2018, it should be your financial goal this year. About a decade ago, investing was quite over whelming with so many risks and uncertainties involved. Now, investing is a lot easier, simpler and safer such that you don’t need a professional investment banker to take absolute control over your investment. With financial institution in Nigeria, you can now start an investment plan in the comfort of your home, track your progress and earn more money.

Make room for Miscellaneous

Depending on how broad or narrow your savings plans are, you can and should have some room to save for miscellaneous that can be used as an emergency fund when the time arises. You don’t want to break your target savings for rent for instance to repair your car. In this case, no amount is too small to save, but ensure you allocate a specific amount daily, weekly or monthly for this purpose.

Educate yourself

You want to achieve more with your money, learn from successful people who have mastered the art of making their money work for them. Learn more about different types of investments plans, learn more about

Finally, while all these goals would help you achieve your smaller and bigger goals, you need to stay disciplined to your savings and investment plans to be able to achieve your goals.

Source: Financial Resolutions in 2019: Tips to Achieving your Goals

All BS.
You have to have a job first, a good paying job, or if you're in business, a stable and conducive operating environment to run and grow your business before you can consider saving, investing, etc.

Therfore, the first goal for every Nigerian to set a brighter financial future is to vote out Buhari and his vagabonds in power.
We need to resume our economic growth posture under a leadership that understands leadership and economic management.
Period.

Atouke:
Through these SME our people are learning practical skills that will last them a life time and will make them the industrialist of the future. Classrooms will not give them such education.

FYI do you know that currently we gave young men and women graduates that are into commercial farming of vegetables in the state? Lots of them producing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, watermelons, bananas, plantains etc in commercial quantities?
Next step will be processing of this items thats the kind of education we need in AKS and Nigeria.
Enough of these classroom theory that does not put food on the table anymore.

Go to Akwa ibom state University today and you will see how Gov. UDOM IS TYING his industrial policy to education in the state.
AKSU currently has
Commercial feed mill, processing feeds for cattle, pigs and poultry.
It has palm oil processing mill
All ran by the university with students labour enabling them to gain practical skills.
There is a tv and radio studio in campus for communications students .
There is equally a commercial greenhouse where the vegetable revolution and year-round productuon is being incubated.

My friend, pls stop all this BS about SMEs.
And this discussion is not about Gov. Udom, whom I actually admire.
So pls stop the campaigning.

This is about leadership in Nigeria and how they handle priorities and legacies.
The airline venture is an ill wind that would no good for the state.

Now imagine if the huge sums could be invested in modernizing Akwa Iboms cottage palm oil sector or the Fisheries sector. Akwa Ibom can solidly make more money from Fisheries and Palm oil than it currently gets from crude oil royalties.
A 5yr investment in these 2 sectors, palm oil and fisheries, can create millions of jobs, exponentially expand the state's economy permanently, without the corruption and debt that is inevitable with the airline venture.

Atouke:
On the contrary you are the one that does not get it, Am telling you that education is not only from the classroom, the kind of education we need is practical ones which SME provide thats what china and the asian tigers utilized. Thats and education geared towards problem solving and product creations. Thats what Gov. Udom is doing.
Today we have more that 5 cassava processing factories in the state which provides the women and young jobs and has lead to the crash of garri and fufu prices in the state.
To day they are processing odourless fufu from those factories and are currently researching on how to convert same fufu to pharmaceutical grade starch.
And industrial starch from cassava as additive/fortification into wheat flour. Thats also part education my friend.
Paddy rice is being processed in AKS
Pencil is being produced in AKS.
Toothpick is being produced in AKS.
Syringe is being processed in AKS.
Electric meters is being manufactured/ assembled in AKS
Very soon coconut, and palm oil and kernel oil going to be processed in commercial qtys in AKS.
Etc etc.

Thats education that is solving problems, creating jobs, providing tangible products and adding value for our economy.

You're talking like a politician promoting yourself for the next election.
Governments should not be in the business of starting or running commercial, for-profit enterprises.
The governments, especially state governments, should focus exclusively in efficiently providing social services and infrastructure for economic development.,, duties for which they can and have hardly managed well.

When the government provides the infrastructure and condusive environment, the profit oriented entrepreneurs would appear like bees to honey or vultures to a feast.

Also, aside from their current face value, what are the long term economic viability of these government funded enterprises?
What good is investing billions in this and that project if down the road a few years from now, they all become the usual failed government enterprises whose corpses are littered all over the country?

grandstar:
My cousin informed me of an incident that happened in an South eastern state

Foreign investors wanted to set up a massive palm oil plantation in his state. He inquired how long the project will take before they start harvesting.

When he was informed that it will take about 6 years, the governor immediately dismissed the project on a whim with the excuse that it is not him that will take credit for the project but his successor

I really don't know how true it is

I wouldn't be surprised.
That is how they think.
No 20yr or 30yr plans.

Atouke:
You think education is only about goint to school to get a certificate?
Education is also about building and running successful enterprises its called bussiness and entrepreneurial education you dont get that in school, its hands on.

With all due respect , you don't seem to get it.

India, South Korea, Japan, China, and pretty much all the south east Asian countries have taught us in the last 40yrs that the only way to economically equalize is to invest as much as possible in functional education. We don't have to reinvent the wheel. Just keep investing I'm education.
And I'm not talking about certificate education such we have had since the Buhari era of 1983, but modern functional education.
When government start making expensive grandiose white elephant investments, it's a sign that they have too much resources at their disposal and lack a futuristic vision.
Our leaders in Nigeria are short term thinkers. They only think of whatever can elevate their status in the next election cycle, not about future lagacies that would have multiplier effects for the people.

Atouke:
So in your view the money used to establish the airline should be looted?
FYI 90% Nigerian state governors own private jets those that dont outrightly own a private jet have a charter service on call.
That my friend is already a drain for all the state. So this is a welcome development.

No sir.
The money should be invested in giving the youths of Akwa Ibom the best modern education that money can buy, insteading of slaving as houseboys and housegirls.

Education is the great equalizer.
Education, both professional and vocational is the best investment any leader or government can make for his people.

This idiotic, grandiose investment in buying planes for a state owned airline WILL FAIL with 100% certainty. The question is whether it would fail in 2yrs or 5yrs, and how much debt it would eventually saddle Akwa Ibom with .
But fail it surely will.

MuttleyLaff:
What you are oblivious of, is, in your atheism, which in itself, is a religion but stranger too, is that you actually are practising pure and true religion that is faultless and one that God approves of whilst be an atheist.
It's amazing, isnt it. There is no escape from God, even in the belly of atheism, God is right there acknowleging you with a wink thrown in your direction, at you.

Bullshyte.

But then , with all things imagnary, anything is possible in the imaginary world. Right ?
God is always there, right ?
Duh!! That's the whole essence of being imaginary.

Visionless leaders.
A white elephant investment dead on arrival.

I 'm betting money that in maximum of 5yrs, this stuupid investment will incur huge debts for Akwa Ibom.

Running a successful and profitable airline is difficult enough for professional profit oriented companies, talkless of a corrupt state government in the most corrupt nation in the world.

Women are special in my life.
For as far back as I can remember as a toddler , I have been surrounded by women who showered me with special, unlimited love, even to this day.
My mother , my two grandmothers, my aunts, my uncle's wives, my female cousins, my sisters, and my daughter. Former GFs as well.
The only exception being my first wife.

When I look back , I'm very grateful to these women who's steadfast showers of unconditional love molded much of my personality ,by bringing and out and nurturing the soft , tender aspects of my being.
Because of them, I cannot stand to see where a woman is being maltreated or oppressed.

Johnnyessence:
https://punchng.com/osinbajo-backing-swest-for-2023-wake-up-call-to-ndigbo-von-dg/

What a fxxxing .....

I can't even find the right word to describe this Dung Fly.

That Igbos should prostrate to a cow with the hope of getting droplets of milk is the greatest insult to the Igbo people.

If Igbo presidency means elevating Dung Flies like this character, then we don't need the Fxxing presidency.

After all, those who have been hoarding hoarding political for themselves
boast the lowest standard of living in the entire planet for their region.

Igbos thrive in any stable environment. Good governance is what every Nigerian needs. The futures of all Nigerian children, whether Igbo, Yoruba or and especially Hausa, depend on the emergence of good stable, accountable governance.

The last three and half years has been a great disaster for Nigeria. Every one knows this.

Right now, a loaf of bread has a better chance of better governance than Buhari. Very simple.

Therefore , Buhari must be defeated and disgraced out of office, even if by voting for a loaf of bread.

LordReed:
Don't mind the guy.

How have you been man? Compliments of the season.

Very well sir.
And compliments of the season to you and your family.

Originakalokalo:
I am not talking about believers of Jesus...


" Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. "
(Matthew 7: 21)

Those that do the Will of God do not masturbate...

Those that listen to the Holy spirit and kill the flesh do not masturbate.

Anybody can believe in Jesus.

Laughing out loud.

So basically, you're saying that just like Jesus and Yahweh, those that listen to the Holy Spirit and kill the flesh are also imaginary ?
I get you.

You know, I have said many times, . the great thing about imaginary gods, saviors and spirits is that it gives you the unlimited latitude to make up even more imaginary stuff as you go.

There exits a universe of imaginary stuff you can make up anytime it suites you.
You declare imaginary wars against imaginary enemies, and enjoy the enviable privilege of declaring VICTORY anytime it suits you.
Lucky you.

Its always a win win for you.

Those of us who live in the real rational world do not have such privilege.

plaetton:
Seasons Greetings Fellow Nairalanders.

Santa reminds us that Tis' the season to be Merry.

Seasons Greetings My Fellow Nairalanders.

Once again, All Hail Santa Clause,.
The Reason For The Season.

Originakalokalo:
Religious people? yes.

There are thousands (probably not millions or billions) who have had their minds regenerated by the holy spirit.

Because of their belief in Jesus,
.
Their bodies are able to accommodate the spirit of God..

These ones don't masturbate...

They don't sin.

If the let you in on the secret of holiness, you will Marvel on what they have achieved...

They go everywhere with the consciousness of..." I don't want to sin today....holy spirit please help me"

They are forced to say the truth even when it is not convenient... until it becomes a part of them...

They end up crucifying the flesh and put it in subjection..

These ones are the elect of God...

God calls them the apple of my eye....

Evil spirits do not do near them...

A wall of fire surrounds them every second...

As polluted as the world is,

They have decides to separate themselves....

...and God gives a command concerning them...a command that is obeyed on earth and in the spiritual world...which is;

TOUCH NOT MY ANNOITED AND DO MY PROPHET NO HARM.

Lol.

So you are confident and sure that believers of Jesus do not fornicate and masturbate ?
How did you come to this conclusion ?

Originakalokalo:
Children of God,

I hope you are seeing this?

When a masturbator, fornicator liar, and a sexual pervert convinced a theist to become an atheist,

You should know what is really at play here.

They are the ones questioning God's holiness and authority...

A child of God who lives his life for Christ in holiness and righteousness (or striving to attain these) will then listen to them ....


....and then become converted by them...

The Devil is a liar and the Father of it.

Beware, children of God.

Funny.
Religious people are the greatest masturbators and fornicators.

Konji does not discriminate.

frosbel2:
Freedom is indeed a sweet thing. I mean freedom from Religion in this instance

1. There is no Pastor to answer to
2. No holy brethren observing your every move and judging you
3. No tithes or offerings to pay
4. No Sunday church, no weekly fellowship, no night vigil, no workers meeting - more time to do great things
5. No evangelism to force your religion on others
6. No fear of hell fire - so you can now live without constant worry that you or your loved ones may be soon plunged into the dark abyss
7. No more been swayed about by every wind of doctrine
8. No pretending in church
9.You can now bare your mind to people and put them in order - people no longer take advantage of you because of you love for heaven
10.You can now examine the bible independently and make up your own mind on what is truth without recourse to another bully pastors opinion
11.You are now looking for a wife material with no attachment to Pentecostalism or silly myths and fables
12.No Pastor to interfere in your marriage
13.Your kids will grow up with a clean bill of health, no fear of hell, no constant guilt and worry
14.When you become sick you seek for medical help and live longer
15.No more God said this or that including impending threats from Jesus Christ in concocted dream
16. No more sin - repent - forgiveness viscous cycle
17. You now take responsibility for your actions
18. No more - the devil made me do it

Frosbel !!!

Please, kindly enlighten us.
Not too long ago when you were bullying all of us from your imaginary higher moral and spiritual grounds, DID You Really believe in the things you were saying , or did you have an inner doubt or anxiety about your beliefs ?

I'm interested in understanding what compels or propels religious extremism in intelligent educated people.
Is it a confidence of truth or flickers of doubt, anxiety and fear ?

Originakalokalo:
The plaetton guy is something else...his posts, etc are just incredible...

His profile picture is a monkey with a black jack alcoholic drink, looking nonchalant and dejected...

This is the preacher that changed a theist to an atheist....

This is serious.

Read your bible friends....know it inside out.

Learn a lesson from this guy.

Originakalokalo:
This happens when you are not strong.

Instead for you to read your Bible and grow in God,

You decided to read posts from people who are full of iniquities...

I hope other Christians can take a cue from this?

Devote time for the scriptures and study.

Pray.

The devil is recruiting people through his people.

Lol @people who are full of inequities.

IamaNigerianGuy:
Just when you think things cannot get worse in Nigeria... Ajimobi is supposed to be educated. I see no evidence of that here

I am telling you.
When you think it cannot get worse in Nigeria.
Imagine a governor, on a political rally openly whipping up tribal sentiments of the very worst kind.

When are we all going to be honest with ourselves and agree with Awolowo, Gowon and Ahmadu Bello , who said it much much earlier in our history , ..that there exists no basis for United Nigeria .
If it was true then, it is even much muchTruer Today.

Otherwise, everyone will be going in circles for eternity.