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JEITO:
I beg to differ on this, especially considering what is happening in the US, where Atheist are calling for the removal of anything "God" from every of the country's national symbols.

If there were references to Orunmila, Sango and Obatala in the our national anthem, pledge, constitution, etc, wouldn't you want to have them removed? As a Christian, you would not want your children to have to recite an anthem or pledge that refers to gods or Gods that you don't believe in. That's the same way that Atheists in the US feel about having references to God in their national anthems, etc. However, most atheists don't even care about these things. The people who fight these battles are militant atheists. Most atheists are mellow.

As well as from schools and public buildings. Even going as far as getting court orders to remove moulded statures with religious inclination. That doesn't sound like "ignoring" it sounds like trying to change things because you are not comfortable with it-talk of being insecure.

How would you feel if a public school financed by your taxes started building monuments to religions you don't believe in? Would you support the building of Mosques or Orunmila shrines on the premises of the school your child attends, using your money? I don't think so!

What would you say of a teenage high school kid that was suspended for reading his bible during break on charges of public religious practice?

It is wrong to suspend a student just for reading his bible during break. Most atheists would gladly defend this boy's right to read any book that he feels like reading during break. But according to the school authorities, that is not what the boy was actually suspended for. "But a spokeswoman for the Grossmont Union High School District — the district named in the suit — contends there’s much more to the story. She couldn’t elaborate, however, to KGTV because of federal privacy laws." Source. Many atheists love to read the bible.

I know nothing of relative atheism as you put it. If you talk of monotheism or polytheism, I believe that is a different case. Atheism reject it all together.

Let's say that there are 100 religions in the world. As a Christian, you believe in one religion but you don't believe in the other 99. That makes you a believer in one religion and an atheist to the 99 others. You don't believe in Islam? Me too. You don't believe in Zeus? Me too. You don't believe in the Lord of Light? me too! You don't believe in Ifa? Me too! You have more in common with atheists than you realise.

Why rule out a possibility that you haven't proven to be false? I believe God Almighty because I know He exist.

I can direct the question back to you. The existence of Allah, Ifa, Zeus, Sango, and the Lord of Light haven't been proven to be false. Why rule out the possibility that they are real? Why don't you believe in these other Gods too? Why do you think Ifa worshippers are misled?

JEITO:
I have noticed the animosity with which atheists generally, react to anything that has to do with religion. Often making a meal out of it..

While this describes most of the atheists who are active on this section, most atheists are not like that. Most atheists just ignore religious issues.

Does the fact that you don't believe in God for whatever reason, rule out the POSSIBILITY of his existence and Power or influence?

Which God specifically? The Christian God? The Muslim God? African gods and goddesses? The Lord of Light from Game of Thrones? If you believe that there's only one God, then you are an atheist relative to all other Gods/gods and the same questions apply to you too. Does the fact that you don't believe in the Lord of Light or Allah for whatever reason rule out the possibility of their existence and power or influence?

If "no", why then do you refer to/ see religious people as gullible

Just because something is possible doesn't mean it is worth spending time on. It's "possible" that father Xmas is real and lives in the north pole, but if you met an adult who truly believed that Father Xmas is real and sent 10% or his/her income to the north pole, what would you say?

and also fight against the public expression of religion or religious tenets?

Atheists in some countries fight against the imposition of religious practices on people who don't believe in the religions. That's all they fight.

It's very difficult to manage Christians and Muslims on the same forum but we are doing our best to keep everyone reasonably happy.

msMonyei:
Rudeboy is still with me, I'll sell him if I see a serious buyer with cash.

Anyone who would buy a pitbull puppy should not be afraid to buy an adult pitbull. A dog's behaviour is a function of his personality and training, not whether or not you bought him as a puppy. The way he treats msMonyei now is how he'll treat the buyer after weeks of training.

We just got lucky that the disease did not spread to poor people living in slums.
We should spend less time celebrating and more time improving our strategies.

neksummi:
Can I transfer money into your account from an ATM? As there's no Zenith bank branch in the town where I reside.

You can do it using Quickteller.com and your ATM card. Pls put your username in the Remark field and other fields so we'll know who sent it.
https://www.quickteller.com/Payment/SendPayment

Kirinwa:
Dogs are meant to be kept by people living alone without other tenants and should only be released at night when your visitors are informed of the presence of these dogs.Put them back in their kennel once its 6am to be released at 10pm.

It's cruel to lock dogs up for 16 hours daily. Such dogs are more likely to injure people when they're mistakenly released at the wrong time.

Sorry about this. Please upload screenshots....

Billyonaire:
Seems Linda's adventure is intimidating you my guy.

Dude, I was just joking. Relax.

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You can distribute just the .pyc files that are created when you run your code. They are not exactly obfuscated but most people can't read them.

Send a mail to Linda Ikeji. She may be interested.

Please post the Dogo Argentino on its own thread please. And make sure your buyers know that it's a breed that was created to hunt wild boars.

exxell:
I never indicated am a Muslim ooo. But I viewed a Muslim thread on front page today. That should be the thread of "Islam whatsapp group and then Islam newbies on Nairaland".... I wanted to wish them happy holidays and happy Eid. But on second thoughts, I decided against that. I only got notified about this problem by a friend Nairalander.

So you did not click "yes" on a page that asked you whether you believe that there is no god/God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet?

Did you indicate that you are a muslim within the last 24 hours?

Give them canned puppy food instead. The food you're giving them is for chickens and rabbits, not dogs. Buy them quality puppy food.

Also, just in case there is something else wrong with them, please take them to a better vet as soon as you can (i.e. this afternoon) or they'll die.

mukina2 will explain everything. Pls send mails to mods in order to contact her. It appears as if she has not checked her mentions yet.

The feature was wrongly implemented so it has been disabled for now. Sorry about this.

ogmask post=/post/26826531:
My wife started having contractions 2days ago. We came to the hospital yesterday and since then I have been beside her. The pain of labour is indiscribable. She has been crying for over 24hrs and yet the doctor said she has not entered active labour.
This is our first and I want to be here all the way?
I am eagerly looking forward to holding our bundle of joy. Thank God for his mercies.

Can't she be given an epidural or something?

I have explained this many times so it's up to the moderators to calmly explain everything to you in a way that will make sense to everyone.

This issue is already settled. Ask the moderators to explain the situation to you. They know exactly why things are the way they are.

drgbaks: You can call Pet Planet on 0818 600 8696. He will deliver!

He should upload pictures of his golden retrievers!

emmyvet: The dog is not well socialized by the careless owner.

I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

Aggressive dogs are dangerous. Packs of aggressive dogs are exponentially more dangerous. They are especially dangerous around children.

This is partly because children are vulnerable, but mostly because children can be very stupid. If they're not trained on how to deal with dogs, they will usually do the wrong things. Children like to tease dogs. They like to throw stones at them, shout at them, pull their ears, try to take bones from them, etc., making the dogs very angry. Then when the dogs gets aggressive they tend to turn their backs and run, while screaming like wounded rabbits, which triggers the dogs' natural prey drive. With aggressive dogs, this is a recipe for maimed or dead children.

If children must live with aggressive dogs, then they must be trained on how to behave around dogs. "Don't provoke a dog by shouting at it or pestering it or playing rough with the dog. If a dog get's mad at you, don't turn your back and run. Make no sound, turn your face away from the dog, and slowly back away. If the dog jumps on you, drop down and cover your neck and be as quiet and still as possible, like a corpse"

Also, it's good to involve the children of the house in the training of your dogs so the dogs will recognize them as masters and obey them too.

I feel very sorry for this kid and I hope he makes a full recovery. I also feel for the owner of the dogs because I'm sure he feels very bad too.

Use the search feature bro. It allows you to restrict searches to sections of interest. It allows you to search for first posts only, images, etc.

Nice clean ride with premium leather seats bro.

Dont drop email addresses; just PM each other.

ujuka: i knew u ll come to her rescue.

It's not much of a rescue since theincident didn't happen yesterday.

masterpower: We are resposible for that

Wow, so you actually changed the weather to disrupt their satellite signals. How did you achieve this?

steppin: Any animal that can move without making a single sound is a big "NO" for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLor7d7NEs <-- including these animals?

logicboy01: And you shared it?

Yes, that is what led to the sharing.

I just misunderstood what they were saying. Nothing to see here.