₦airaland Forum

sonOfLucifer:
Hee, true. The 'hypocrisy' has become too obvious.

Any religion that professes to be concerned about the souls of men and is not concerned about the slums that damn them, the economic conditions that strangle them and the social conditions that cripple them is a spiritually moribund religion awaiting burial.
Martin Luther King, Jr.


There's a strong wave rising. African 'youths' are fed up of living miserably. They'll start asking questions. They might make mistakes along the way (IPOB). But, in Christian parlance, all these work together for good. This period in our history is planting seeds of doubt, yielding questions that desire answers, answers that are no longer being satisfied by sanctimoniously quoting Scripture. I doubt anyone is reading history as much as Africans are right now.

The Bible and the Quran are books written by a people of a different time, written for them and to them. No Igbo or Yoruba man penned a single text in those books. Those books limit our understanding of history and world politics to stories of David and Goliath and King Ahab.

Don't get me wrong. I have seen and have friends who are religious, and quite intelligent. The problem especially in Nigeria is we preach 'beliefs' as facts that should never be questioned or denied.

When people begin to 'know' themselves, they will first turn on their religious leaders, especially when 'GOD' begins to feel like a cage that traps the human spirit of freedom.

dearpreye MizMyColi

For this you penned?
I Love You

I totally agree with every paragraph up there.
I have no cause to disparage any.

Bollinger:
Lol. . .It is always beneficial to read and apply knowledge. There is no point in educating oneself if one will still be following the norm. Back in the day, the church burned anyone at the stake for even suggesting that the earth was round. Same with curing most diseases. It was termed witchcraft. Later, it was said that it was impossible to visit the stars. People are now living in space stations, up there and are now taking applications from people who would want to be the first to go to mars and live there forever. It is a one way trip. This galaxy is huge bro's. As history has told us countless times, nothing is impossible where science is involved. It is only in Nigeria that it is impossible because we are still living in the pre caveman era.

superior1:
Nonsense remains so even if spoken by a distinguished scholar. Does the acclaimed intellectual have any empirical data to back his claim, can he show us any verified research that support his claims

The Prof is a fool

NORAD:
You can speak as much as you want against religion so long you don't deny the righteousness that comes with believing in Christ's atoning work on the cross.

Christianity is not religion but faith in Christ.

erusen:
why dont u kill 5.8 billion people,and dont call other people belief mediocrity.the internet is making the world small,do u know who big the world is.

lookandlaff:
I beleive I did, i said no. In anything one does one must know why he does it and you dont have to prove yourself to another man especially on the issue of faith, it's a personal thing. I like the reasons you gave....because it works for you. If it boosts the quality of your life then that's a valid reason. What I was saying id that a lot of people dont even know why they do what they do and when you question their religion they resort to quoting scripture

dearpreye:
What we practise here is nothing but confusion. The numbers of Christians within Nigeria are enough to change it for good but they are also mired in deep corruption.

superior1:
Nonsense remains so even if spoken by a distinguished scholar. Does the acclaimed intellectual have any empirical data to back his claim, can he show us any verified research that support his claims

The Prof is a fool

Niyeal:
The Prof is an Atheist. He need prayer, YOU CANT ENJOY THE FULLNESS OF GOD IF YOU ARE NOT Fool.

Idrismusty97:
We need more people like him to speak up against religion. The Era of religion should be long gone.

NORAD:
How many Christians do we have in this nation? Got any data on that?

When you meet a real Christian, then you'll be able to understand this argument better.

MathsChic:
People like you should be classed among the Talibans. That's what you are, in a queer way.

NORAD:
You can speak as much as you want against religion so long you don't deny the righteousness that comes with believing in Christ's atoning work on the cross.

Christianity is not religion but faith in Christ.

dake40:
What is this one Saying?..

Can you acquire every truth base only upon Empirical investigation?..

Rationalism is beyond Empiricism to acquire knowledge my friend.... That's why People like you get fooled.

Your life needs Philosophy.

Owlcity2:
Sorry sir, but you are the proof.

dearpreye:
I've put a huge gulf between religion and I. We will never meet again. We must engage our minds to develop our nation.

NORAD:
I never said anything about religion, dear.

leofab:
but Islam is a religion and faith in Mohammed ? Or rather Buddhism is religion and not having faith in Buddha? Your hypocrisy knows no bound...

NORAD:
How many Christians do we have in this nation? Got any data on that?

When you meet a real Christian, then you'll be able to understand this argument better.

NORAD:
Your arguments are weak.

One, the notion that the earth was flat back then was a widely held belief by all, not necessarily the church. And please don't refer to the catholic church as ' the church'.

Two, regarding a visit to the stars, well if you lived in that era, you'd believe the same thing, too. It's so easy to crucify those people because of your so-called 'knowledge' of today, one that's done more harm than good.

dearpreye:
Christ I took. But anything else surrounding him I reject.

superior1:
What arrant nonsense is this thing saying

SoNature:
No matter how we see it, religion has a major role to play in the lives of citizens...yes, it helps to build our morals and revive our consciences, thereby making us good people. We must not condemn it because a few people have hijacked it to their selfish gains. Just like Marthin Lurther did in ancient Roman Catholic Church, we must ask questions, and question the rational behind some of the things we hear, and things we are asked to do. Religion is still important, and it is the responsibility of the people and govts to checkmate its abuse.

tosyne2much:
I'm inclined to agree with the professor. As a matter of fact, religion is beginning to be more of curse than blessing, and this is because we don't think critically and analytically, hence, blaming all our misfortunes on ill-luck on witches and wizards and/or God's wishes


Many at times, we fail to accept the responsibility of our errors and misdeeds but will attribute them to God's plan


Take for example, you would see some religious zealous in school attending church service every now and then with the belief that only God can make them excel in their academics endeavour( of course it's God). But it is paramount to know that you have to pay the sacrifice towards this accomplishment by reading profusely rather than devoting more of your time attending church programmes, then spending the remaining time on your academics.


A driver will not take safety precautions and when he's involved in a ghastly motor accident, we begin to say that it was the devil"s plan to take his life

I have come to realize that many people serve God but only a few of them really understand how it works. However, a chronic sinner with right priorities and analytical in thinking, is most likely to succeed than a religious zealous with wrong priorities and poor analytic thinking

kingsilly:
Haven't been to church for sometime now, months it is, went today and it seem I'm feeling disconnected with the doctrine of the church and the idea as a whole, I do listen to Christian podcast(Joel Osteen preferably)for those time I wasn't in church and still feel more fulfilled hearing the word unfiltered just by meself not influenced by anyone..
Will take another lengthy time before I step into church again, christianity to me is a state of mind, and such state can be achieved when you @ the confine of your home or anywhere.
Nigerians religion leaders has topsided it


@ oliviaarims Wat say you.

dearpreye:
The more you use your mind, the less you need of religion.

dominique:
He does have a point. We're too over-religious in this country yet so many atrocities are being committed all accross the regions.