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Nigerian Catholic priest, Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu opines that a country that has more churches than industries would remain poor, insecure, and ungodly.

He took to his Facebook page to make the controversial assertion.

According to the priest, if a country has more billboards advertising religion, rather than businesses, such a country had only excelled at religious merchandise.

He noted that such a country would only remain poor, insecure and ultimately ungodly.

His words …

“A country that has more religious billboards than industrial billboards or adverts cannot be said to be religious. It is rather a country that has excelled in religious merchandise. Such a country cannot but be poor, insecure and ungodly.”

DyshApp:
✓ Nigerian Catholic priest, Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu opines that a country that has more churches than industries would remain poor, insecure, and ungodly.
He took to his Facebook page to make the controversial assertion.
According to the priest, if a country has more billboards advertising religion, rather than businesses, such a country had only excelled at religious merchandise. He noted that such a country would only remain poor, insecure and ultimately ungodly. His words … “A country that has more religious billboards than industrial billboards or adverts cannot be said to be religious. It is rather a country that has excelled in religious merchandise. Such a country cannot but be poor, insecure and ungodly.”

So, what is stopping this priest from closing up shop so there is will be at least one less religious billboard in that country? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

These are the type of comments developed countries read and label your country a shit-hole country filled with dumbos. Try to surprise them with your thinking for once...

Deelaw:
These are the type of comments developed countries read and label your country a shit-hole country filled with dumbos. Try to surprise them with your thinking for once...

With all due respect his or her comment, As a Japanese, I'm already surprised

Deelaw:
These are the type of comments developed countries read and label your country a shit-hole country filled with dumbos. Try to surprise them with your thinking for once...

Have you ever heard of SARCASM before?

Come on, that's sarcasm!

Religion is "big business".

Nothing can be done about it!

If you talk you'll be called names like my moniker and others!

Some MFM people came with their Bus and musical instrument into our street in Ebute meta and started blasting the noise of their upcoming crusade/revival somewhere! The noise no be hear! If i had my ways i for tear pankere for them!

No more ads to promote na so so revival and crusade!
Every year revival and you are never revived!

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

I see what you did there 😂

Religion is truly the opium of the masses.

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

normal people for this country no pass 3.

He's right though, but the problem with NIgeria is not religion, but resource dependency.

Resource dependency fuels the poor economy we have, which contributes to a sense of hopelessness, which drives more and more people toward religion and the promises it brings.

As Marx said, religion is the opium of the masses, but what many people miss about Marx is that he meant that religion is used as an opiate to dull the results of a poorly run economy. That is how it is being used in Nigeria, and how it was used in many developed countries in the past.

Once a country becomes industrial, the idea that man can solve all his 'problems' by industrial processes takes root, and thus takes the place of religion. Materialism becomes the new opium, which is why many developed countries are less religious.

Being less religious does not guarantee development, otherwise Cuba and North Korea would have been more advanced than the USA which is religious indeed.It is a realization that resources are limited and the need to manage said resources to be able to meet as many needs as possible that drives development. Nigeria hasn't realized that yet....because we think that 2 million barrels a day of crude revenue is enough for 200 million people, when...reality check...it is enough for 10 million people. Meanwhile, government runs from the solution of taxation, because it doesn't bring in votes...and borrows and borrows to fill deficits. Looting also continues unabated.

All contributes to a poor economy....and thuus more people becoming religious. Religious opiate.

Specifically, Marx believed that religion had certain practical functions in society that were similar to the function of opium in a sick or injured person: it reduced people's immediate suffering and provided them with pleasant illusions which gave them the strength to carry on..WKikpedia : Opium of the people.

But the truth is, religion is more than just opium. As it has been seen many times, having a society free of relgion does not guarantee development, and does not guarantee peace of mind. Infact, human history teaches us that the development of religion is the reason why human society went from isolated hunter gatherisim to large nation states. (As borne by the recent discovery of the structure in Tutrkiye dating from 10000 bce.)

Nothing but true. Overzealous Religious people that don't practice what is preached.

Where's the lie

Deelaw:
These are the type of comments developed countries read and label your country a shit-hole country filled with dumbos. Try to surprise them with your thinking for once...

Try to learn of the word sarcasm before you disgrace your family name here.

The world need a reset.

Religion amd Religious Activities is OUTDATED, OBSOLETE AND UN-NEEDED

🤔 Catholics systematically attacking their enemies the Protestants. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

This your comment is laughable.

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

Guy stop this nonsense

Nyanabo2:
Try to learn of the word sarcasm before you disgrace your family name here.

calm down.
Most religious folks comment like that. So u should excuse him if he didnt get the sarcasm

Very Correct

Economics is everything.

Your personal economic, country's economic, political economy, environmental economy etc.

If none of the above is worked on for a sustained period of time, then the subject will be poor, regardless of how many times in an hour they fast and pray.

But again, religion preaches contentment, making followers not too focus to be wealthy, and desire goodlife in the afterlife, so?

Poverty and brokeness in a religious society is not a bug, its a feature.

Stating the obvious truth

Some truth. Religious merchandise

TRUE

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Kobojunkie:
So, what is stopping this priest from closing up shop so there is will be at least one less religious billboard in that country? 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

And maybe they should close up the Vatican too and use the resources channeled into it to help the poor and less privileged.

AllenSpencer:
The man does not know that China, Taiwan, USA and Japan prayed to God to reach that stage.

I doubt if the man has the Holy Spirit.

Which of these countries have you visited to come to this conclusion?

Hmm

Fallacy! So religious billboards are to be blamed for Nigeria's underdevelopment?

Absolutely true. Where has religious merchandise taken us as a nation.

DyshApp:
Nigerian Catholic priest, Fada Angelo Chidi Unegbu opines that a country that has more churches than industries would remain poor, insecure, and ungodly.

He took to his Facebook page to make the controversial assertion.

According to the priest, if a country has more billboards advertising religion, rather than businesses, such a country had only excelled at religious merchandise.

He noted that such a country would only remain poor, insecure and ultimately ungodly.

His words …

Hmm