Dapo777:


So that they won't be chipping in God in our every conversation, its just annoying when I ask someone a simple question(how is school?) and he/she says "we thank God". Is that how to answer a question?

Or I ask them how do they make themselves study without relenting they will say " its all about God, that nits not their power". What rubbish, of what use are those nonsense replies to me, they now use God to cover up lots of information, just say its God and u don't have to say anything else, that's their style now.

mencade5:
pig. Ur fungus brain wont allow u admit the truth because you all are big liars.
Furcking hypocrite. Enjoy ur demented life, of perpetual deception. Feigning ignorance will not stop the truth from eing seen.

Senseless tadpole

Calling me a tadpole justify my point that simpletons have higher hope in reasoning compared to you. Why don't you first check the meaning of tadpole and see whether it is applicable to address a human being as a tadpole OH YE! CLODPOLE

Dapo777:


So that they won't be chipping in God in our every conversation, its just annoying when I ask someone a simple question(how is school?) and he/she says "we thank God". Is that how to answer a question?

edjeodiri:
If you don't speak up then you will remain in the dark among your friends
Don't be scared of what their reaction will look like, the ones that truely care
About you as a friend will stick closer to you irrespective of your religion even if
You are a traditionalist.

Dapo777:
I am surrounded by christiañs and Muslims, although i don't care about their religion, but what disconforts me is that i feel scared to tell anyone I am an atheist and they see it as awkward when i tell them I dont go to church and i am a christian The fact I dint go to church , I know how some of them act, how will they act if I tell them i don't believe in God, in nigeria do people stigmatize atheists the way they stigmatize sickle cell oatients and HIV patients?

Pls help me. I don't know what to do. And I can't go to church, I sleep off very easily in any church , cos what they say doesn't make a grain of sense to me.

frank317:
I stopped going to church a long time ago and like Alfasltzer said, I tried minding my business and allowing religious people do their thing. But its just too hard around here. I just wanted to be myself but Christians wouldn't let me be.

They antagonized me and whispered behind my back. They probbed and said they would pray for me. Some engaged me.

Then I turned against them. I challenged them and asked them questions. I could engaged in argument with their pastors or even 15 theists. I tore down their walls of belief and sowed seeds of doubts.

They saw who I was for real and now try so hard not to argue with me. They let me be.

I am free, I love who I am now. They see me, they know I am happy, they want to find a reason to see that I suffer because I don't believe in God. If I get a knife cut, thy say it's because I didn't pray.... But I don't relent, I remind them of the head ache thy has two days ago. I remind them that they just returned from the burial of a relative.

They pull back again. They want their God to hurt me, they are not comfortable that I am walking a healthy man even though I don't believe in God. They wonder... I know they doubt too.

They are just confused and they know it... They just don't want to be confused alone.

Dapo777:


So that they won't be chipping in God in our every conversation, its just annoying when I ask someone a simple question(how is school?) and he/she says "we thank God". Is that how to answer a question?

Or I ask them how do they make themselves study without relenting they will say " its all about God, that nits not their power". What rubbish, of what use are those nonsense replies to me, they now use God to cover up lots of information, just say its God and u don't have to say anything else, that's their style now.

AllNaijaBlogger:



This is the most foolish advice I have ever seen in my life.


As usual, it comes from someone who doesn't understand free speech. So, Christians in Saudi Arabia should not subscribe to christianity due to the problems that come with flaunting it?

I disagree with atheism and atheists but seriously, I believe it is their right to express themselves.

Okuda:


Its people like you that make bad parents. I am very sure that you are a church going somebody. But because you think everyone whould be left to live his or her life the way they want or "if it feels right to them", then they should go ahead and live a lost Life. Of course no one can stop him but it is our the duty of those that believe in something to make him see reasons why not believing in a supernatural being is living a lost cause. You cannot tell me this world, the universe, the people, animals, plants and trees just came from nowhere and therefore its nature. Something wielded them so and that is the more reason one should not just live their lives without believing in a supernatural power!]

Thats the same way folks like you would advice Bruce Jenner to go on with his gender change because he "feels its right"

Dapo777:
I am surrounded by christiañs and Muslims, although i don't care about their religion, but what disconforts me is that i feel scared to tell anyone I am an atheist and they see it as awkward when i tell them I dont go to church and i am a christian The fact I dint go to church , I know how some of them act, how will they act if I tell them i don't believe in God, in nigeria do people stigmatize atheists the way they stigmatize sickle cell oatients and HIV patients?

Pls help me. I don't know what to do. And I can't go to church, I sleep off very easily in any church , cos what they say doesn't make a grain of sense to me.

989900:
1. There is a grand creator/manufacturer/God/designer. Science and basic common sense tells me so.

2. To what extent he interferes in our daily activities, answer prayers and e.t.c., I don't know. Experience tells me so.

3. And I believe our perception of a 'personal God' attending to our requests can go either way, depending on our individual experiences, and upbringing.

4. Somethings either good or bad, happen by chance (independent of God), even the bible says so Eccl 9:11.

5. Most religious leaders regardless of religion are crooks.



#myopinion

P.S. Astrology, metaphysics and some other factors play some role in our lives, to what extent, I do not know. Even the world's most renowned in those fields, know probably less than a millionth of how these things work. I have seen/heard of very strange things.

KashyBaby:
I believe in respect....
He doesnt believe in ur God, therefore u cant force him to change his view...
He already clarify tat he does not like going to church unlike u...so why try convincing him to wat u believe in instead juz RESPECT wat he like to do, abi??

Dapo777:
I am surrounded by christiañs and Muslims, although i don't care about their religion, but what disconforts me is that i feel scared to tell anyone I am an atheist and they see it as awkward when i tell them I dont go to church and i am a christian The fact I dint go to church , I know how some of them act, how will they act if I tell them i don't believe in God, in nigeria do people stigmatize atheists the way they stigmatize sickle cell oatients and HIV patients?

Pls help me. I don't know what to do. And I can't go to church, I sleep off very easily in any church , cos what they say doesn't make a grain of sense to me.

bangleslover:


So what is your point how does this help the op?

ronald4lif:


I see. And the more a country develops and the more life becomes fair and less arduous for her citizens the more people start questioning the existence of a God. One factor, that is responsible for the skyrocketing growth of atheism in the West is the fact that people have realized that they don't need God to provide basic amenities and make life better for them. Structures have been put in place and a suitable environment where you can improve on your career and become successful.

In our country for instance, when someone is sick and they have no money to afford health care in our quack hospitals, they resort to prayers. But in Europe, health care is completely free and you don't have to pay a penny. They also know that "only" proper medication can ameliorate an ailment and not some supernatural powers. An unemployed graduate rely on prayer to secure a job when it shouldn't be so. Whereas in the West, jobs are readily available provided you have the required skills. And even if you're not working government pays you weekly benefits to sustain you and provide an apartment till you get back to work.

A lot of responsibilities that should rest on the shoulders of the government has now been shifted to God in Nigeria. That's why they find non-believers strange and devilish. Westerners (atheist) believes that life is what we make of it, and why we (Nigerians) believe that life is what God makes of us.

Dapo777:
I am surrounded by christiañs and Muslims, although i don't care about their religion, but what disconforts me is that i feel scared to tell anyone I am an atheist and they see it as awkward when i tell them I dont go to church and i am a christian The fact I dint go to church , I know how some of them act, how will they act if I tell them i don't believe in God, in nigeria do people stigmatize atheists the way they stigmatize sickle cell oatients and HIV patients?

Pls help me. I don't know what to do. And I can't go to church, I sleep off very easily in any church , cos what they say doesn't make a grain of sense to me.

989900:


I am 'not in particular' trying to help the OP.

Just my 'opinion', if the OP and whoever, can relate to it, or not -- fine.

I'm sorry if that offended you.

ronald4lif:


I see. And the more a country develops and the more life becomes fair and less arduous for her citizens the more people start questioning the existence of a God. One factor, that is responsible for the skyrocketing growth of atheism in the West is the fact that people have realized that they don't need God to provide basic amenities and make life better for them. Structures have been put in place and a suitable environment where you can improve on your career and become successful.

In our country for instance, when someone is sick and they have no money to afford health care in our quack hospitals, they resort to prayers. But in Europe, health care is completely free and you don't have to pay a penny. They also know that "only" proper medication can ameliorate an ailment and not some supernatural powers. An unemployed graduate rely on prayer to secure a job when it shouldn't be so. Whereas in the West, jobs are readily available provided you have the required skills. And even if you're not working government pays you weekly benefits to sustain you and provide an apartment till you get back to work.

A lot of responsibilities that should rest on the shoulders of the government has now been shifted to God in Nigeria. That's why they find non-believers strange and devilish. Westerners (atheist) believes that life is what we make of it, and why we (Nigerians) believe that life is what God makes of us.

KashyBaby:
Juz believe in wat u belIeved in....no one can stop u...if they insist tat u shud go to their church juz tell them straight tat ur an atheist & walk out...

SpeedyConnect:
Please what do we make of juju or charms, whence comes the powers in those. Or don't nobody believe in them?
Freecocoa

SpeedyConnect:

My guy abeg o. What do we make of juju. Or dont you believe such exists too?

Jarus:






So I say: If you cannot openly declare your belief, that belief is not strong enough

bangleslover:


No offense taken, your opinion is not relating to the post.

The main purpose of the thread is help the op by giving advise not coming to state facts, like you said it is your opinion.