₦airaland Forum

JackBizzle:
FALSE

99% of buddhists are richer than buddhist monks

Lots of religions have donations strictly for the needy.

Please my friend do a quick google search on the life style of Dali Lama (the head of Tibetan Buddhist monk), moreover if you do a quick research on Buddhism you'll realize that their monks don't work, they simply sit in their magnificent temples and wait for offerings from their poor impoverished followers. That's why we have a ridiculous high rate of poverty in places like Thailand, Sri lanka yet their monks live a life of affluence in magnificent temples

On donation: I can tell you again that all religions use their tithes primarily to build and expand their places of worship thereafter charity EXCEPT Islam where it is haram to use Zakat (tithes) to build or expand a mosque

JackBizzle:
False.

Bhuddist monks are the least materialistic religious people on earth. (They own little or no possessions)
Christianity can be materialistic at times but it has verses against materialism- "what does it profit a man to gain the whole word but lose his soul?"

Let's start with Buddhism: Number one, the religion does not believe in the hereafter rather they believe in a system called reincarnation which according to scientists is a materialistic tendency developed in order to cope with harsh reality of the fact that life must end. If Buddhist were not materialistic why are they still strongly attached to this material life
For Christianity: They are many verses that counters the above which I personally believe Jesus couldn't have said but yet scholars twisted his words and still found its way into the bible for obvious reason e.g "go and be fruitful" etc

JackBizzle:
FALSE

All religions are not like pentecostal churches.

How many religions promise miracles? Is christianity the only religion?

Okay let me begin with;
Hinduism: I guess you know what people go and do in river Ganges (If miracles were not promised what would people be looking for in a dirty, disease infested river)
Buddhism: I guess you know what people go and do in their temples, when they buy their incense and make miraculous request (If miracles were not promised, why would you waste your time and money burning incense in front of a statue you made with your hands)
Christianity: I don't want to talk about it (its obvious and you know it) and don't rope only pentecostal churches.
Maybe atheism, I guess I can agree with you, but also remember some people say atheism isn't a religion

I remembered in 2010 when Babangida wanted to contest for presidency and how they was a massive protest all over Nigeria against his attempt to even contest to the extent that with all his Billions, Babangida could not even qualify for the PDP primaries talk less of presidency. However compare to 2015 how, many Nigerians virtually begged for Buhari to be our president and I believe that without Buhari, APC would never had even smelt presidency. Now the questions is this? what is or was the difference between Babangida and Buhari after all they were both military? The simple answer to that is, while the former pursued wealth the latter pursued integrity and at the end we can see who became successful (I'm sure if Babangida could go back to the past he would have done otherwise)
I personally believe this should be an admonition to all of us that when in pursuit of wealth one should always put integrity first. Wealth would always come based on the decree of God but integrity once lost can never be regained fully....!!!

1) It is the only religion where pictures and images
are so forbidden in its religious centres that there are no pictures or images of the Noble Prophet of Islam
2) Its the only religion where God has no imagery
depiction, for it leads to idolatory
3) Its the only religion where women rights are so
upheld that, contrary to many traditions where your in-laws refund your bride price after divorce, in Islam you even give the woman a gift after divorce
4) It is the only religion where dress code is strictly adhered to especially for women
5) It is the only religion where more emphasis is laid on the hereafter than this world hence less
predisposition to materialism
6) It is the only religion where there are no priestly class or status for everyone is equal in the sight of Allah except the pious
7) It is the only religion where tithes are strictly
for the needy not for the imam or even to build a
mosque
Its the only religion where the followers are mostly richer than their leaders/imams
9) It is the only religion where miracles are not
advertised or promised if you come to a particular
mosque
10) Finally its the only religion where a powerful
foreign conqueror (Genghis Khan) embraced after
conquering Muslim lands despite having the power to convert everyone in the land to his religion

1) It is the only religion where pictures and images are so forbidden in its religious centres that there are no pictures or images of the Noble Prophet of Islam 2) Its the only religion where God has no imagery depiction, for it leads to idolatory 3) Its the only religion where women rights are so upheld that, contrary to many traditions where your in-law refund your bride price after divorce, in Islam you even give the woman a gift after divorce 4) It is the only religion where dress code is strictly adhered to especially for women 5) It is the only religion where more emphasis is laid on the hereafter than this world hence less predisposition to materialism 6) It is the only religion where there are no priestly class or status for everyone is equal in the sight of Allah except the pious 7) It is the only religion where tithes are strictly for the needy not for the imam or even to build a mosque Its the only religion where the followers are in most cases richer than their leaders/imams 9) It is the only religion where miracles are not advertised or promised if you come to a particular mosque 10) Finally its the only religion where a powerful foreign conqueror (Genghis Khan) embraced after conquering Muslim lands despite having the power to convert everyone in the land to his religion

Sambo Dasuki- Hausa/Muslim
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala- Igbo/Christian
Attahiru Bafarawa- Hausa/Muslim
Raymond Dokpesi- Etsakor/Christian
Haliru Bello- Hausa/ Muslim
Bode George- Yoruba/Christian

From the above, we can see that when its time for sharing loots, there are no Tribal or Religious or Cultural divides, at that point in time, NIGERIA IS ONE. Fast-forward to election period, that is when we hear;
1) Don't vote for MR A because he is a Christian or Igbo OR don't vote for Mr B because he is a Muslim or Hausa
2) The Muslims want to dominate Nigeria OR we hear the Christians want to dominate Nigeria. Thereby encouraging the masses to hate or discriminate against one another based on tribal or religious sentiment, while in their own comfort don't discriminate against each other. I personally believe the above is an admonition for we the masses, so next time when you hate or discriminate against your neighbour, ask yourself "does he/she really deserves this discrimination or am I just a puppet in the hands of these politicians?"....!!!