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uote author=obailala post=127760380]Nigerians are generous no doubt, but I wouldn't know about Nigerians being one of the best givers in the world.

Regarding the subject, we're referring to Nigerian churches, not necessarily Nigerian individuals; the focus here is on the level of charity giving by Nigerian churches compared with non-Nigerian (mainly white populated) churches. Just to clarify something, the level of charity giving has absolutely nothing to do with the economy of the country.

I live in the UK and have attended numerous 'oyibo' and Nigerian churches. I belong to a Nigerian church family that does a decent level of charity giving to the community every single week. But I wouldn't see 'black' and call it 'white' for the sake of patriotism.... Truth is that in general, there's absolutely no ground for comparison between the level of charity giving by oyibo churches vs. Nigerian churches. The report is also similar from several friends and family in Canada. It's also ironic that in these oyibo churches, they rarely even call for members to give, as opposed to how things are in Nigerian churches abroad.[/quote]Certainly the level of giving is dictated by what one has in his pocket/purse/account. Our economy is a great decider of the level of our spending or giving. That's easily verifiable.

Again, I am bold to say that Nigerians are among the biggest and confident people in the world. Infact in the eighties, there were two groups of people well respected in the UK for their abilities to give or spend...the Arabs and Nigerians.

My point has been that churches are populated by people. Again, the financial abilities of the churches defer. Added to that is that there certainly is a gulf in the financial abilities of churches in both countries. However, giving is of the mind. Again is the fact that churches are able to give on the basis of their income, basically donated by people.

So for me, whether they are "oyibo churches" or Nigerian churches, they generally have their legitimate sources of income, through which they are able to render such charity works. Those sources or income are centered on the people, who are either members of the church or others interested in helping the church financially.

OP got me agitated when he seemed to look down on churches in Nigeria.

obailala:
Nigerians are generous no doubt, but I wouldn't know about Nigerians being one of the best givers in the world.

Regarding the subject, we're referring to Nigerian churches, not necessarily Nigerian individuals; the focus here is on the level of charity giving by Nigerian churches compared with non-Nigerian (mainly white populated) churches. Just to clarify something, the level of charity giving has absolutely nothing to do with the economy of the country.

I live in the UK and have attended numerous 'oyibo' and Nigerian churches. I belong to a Nigerian church family that does a decent level of charity giving to the community every single week. But I wouldn't see 'black' and call it 'white' for the sake of patriotism.... Truth is that in general, there's absolutely no ground for comparison between the level of charity giving by oyibo churches vs. Nigerian churches. The report is also similar from several friends and family in Canada. It's also ironic that in these oyibo churches, they rarely even call for members to give, as opposed to how things are in Nigerian churches abroad.

Certainly the level of giving is dictated by what one has in his pocket/purse/account. Our economy is a great decider of the level of our spending or giving. That's easily verifiable.

Again, I am bold to say that Nigerians are among the biggest and confident people in the world. Infact in the eighties, there were two groups of people well respected in the UK for their abilities to give or spend...the Arabs and Nigerians.

My point has been that churches are populated by people. Again, the financial abilities of the churches defer. Added to that is that there certainly is a gulf in the financial abilities of churches in both countries. However, giving is of the mind. Again is the fact that churches are able to give on the basis of their income, basically donated by people.

So for me, whether they are "oyibo churches" or Nigerian churches, they generally have their legitimate sources of income, through which they are able to render such charity works. Those sources or income are centered on the people, who are either members of the church or others interested in helping the church financially.

OP got me agitated when he seemed to look down on churches in Nigeria.

Cantonese:
Certainly the level of giving is dictated by what one has in his pocket/purse/account. Our economy is a great decider of the level of our spending or giving. That's easily verifiable.

Again, I am bold to say that Nigerians are among the biggest and confident people in the world. Infact in the eighties, there were two groups of people well respected in the UK for their abilities to give or spend...the Arabs and Nigerians.

My point has been that churches are populated by people. Again, the financial abilities of the churches defer. Added to that is that there certainly is a gulf in the financial abilities of churches in both countries. However, giving is of the mind. Again is the fact that churches are able to give on the basis of their income, basically donated by people.

So for me, whether they are "oyibo churches" or Nigerian churches, they generally have their legitimate sources of income, through which they are able to render such charity works. Those sources or income are centered on the people, who are either members of the church or others interested in helping the church financially.

OP got me agitated when he seemed to look down on churches in Nigeria.

A person doesnt need to have a million dollars before they give. Likewise, a person doesnt need to give millions before a perceptive person can tell their level of generosity. A person's generosity isn't measured just by the fiscal amount they give, rather it's measured by how much they are willing to give in relation to their worth.

You seem to be trying to paint a picture that Nigerian churches are poor, are you for real? Nigerian churches that are listed as one of the richest religious organisations in the world? ...

Can't even believe this is up for argument, it's general knowledge that most foreign churches and Christian ministries are far more generous and charitable than the Nigerian counterparts. And NO this has nothing to do with the financial strength of the churches; it's more about the willingness to give.

Most churches in the US do that. Most Nigeria churches don't give back to their members. I pray for love revival in Nigeria.

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Funny guy!

I remember him and Zaddy Sokho.

obailala:
A person doesnt need to have a million dollars before they give. Likewise, a person doesnt need to give millions before a perceptive person can tell their level of generosity. A person's generosity isn't measured just by the fiscal amount they give, rather it's measured by how much they are willing to give in relation to their worth.

You seem to be trying to paint a picture that Nigerian churches are poor, are you for real? Nigerian churches that are listed as one of the richest religious organisations in the world? ...

Can't even believe this is up for argument, it's general knowledge that most foreign churches and Christian ministries are far more generous and charitable than the Nigerian counterparts. And NO this has nothing to do with the financial strength of the churches; it's more about the willingness to give.

"You seem to be trying to paint a picture that Nigerian churches are poor, are you for real? Nigerian churches that are listed as one of the richest religious organisations in the world? ... "

Did you read my response to OP's comment? Please read again and understand my view.

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