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Gamine:
Oh man!
Dont put words in my post!








@Uchenna

Completion?

Yup, completion.  Like I told u confession is held in very high esteem by the catholic church that it is grouped as a sacrament. And sacraments , my dear, include Baptism, Holy communion, Matrimony (marriage) and even preistly ordinations. All of them requires the services of the priest at some point in time. Lets take Marriage for instance. U and ur fiancee would have started all the procedures and commitment even before the priest/pastor starts asking you about those for better or for worse vows. U should have made all those decision all by urself , in ur room or watever, but because it is such a big occasion in ur spritual life u need to have it presided over and brought to completion by a priest. Otherwise , u guys are never married, no matter how many times u say I do in comfort of ur bedroom. That is also the way the Catholic church sees the Sacrament of Penance. It is a huge occasion in ur spiritual life.

Gamine:
Lol@Jesoul

na real Electric slide

@Imhotep.
i don't Stutter
and
I can't even believe you'd use only that one scripture
to prove what is done in the Catholic institution.


Mar 2:7 Why does this one speak such blasphemies? Who can forgive sins except God only?

And that is also the belief of the Catholic church.


And to digress a little bit, some poster made a remark about the Catholic church not believing in Hell. Can someone educate me on that plis

Gamine:
It is compulsory to go the priests.

Where is a compulsion stated in the bible.

You will see people shaking,

"i havent gone for confession ooooo"

as if na baba Priest wey dey save pesin

Sorry, pardon my pidgin.

So the person confesses to the priest and what happens next
the persoon just goes on his way
Does it mean he is forgiven?

Besides the scripture you posted
Simply means that Forgiveness comes from God who
you are asking in faith to heal the person.
One has to be cleansed before healing can even take place sef.

These priessts what do they do
They tell the person to say ten hail marys and twenty our fathers
what kind of prayer is that.

No basis no basis at all.
i could keep going on
but spare me a moment please.

I think u got the wrong impression rite there. The catholic church believes that Confession is a sacrament , and like most other sacraments are adminstered by the priest.This is backed by the quotations given by imhotep. But just like all the other sacraments it does not depend on the adminstrator (Priest) for it to be recieved properly but depends on the recipient of the sacrament. Now before u even go to a confession, u should have spent at least 15 minutes going over them and actually confessing and being contrite for them. So even before u go to the Priest u should have started the act of Penace urself. The Priest only helps you (that is why he is a priest) to bring it to completion.

That is completely bothersome, I mean the role China is playing in Darfur. While I am in support of any measures that would make China to yield to the voice of reason, I do not think that boycotting the Olympics would bring China to review its role in Darfur or even Tibet for that matter.

coolfunke:
What can I do aside surgery to enlarge my breast?

The caveat is dat one surgery leads to another.

DRANOEL:
the point is the isrealis were no longer occupying that land till after the world war when the yanks and the brits decided to bring them back and push the arabs out.simple

Hpw can u distort facts of history like that

The Jews had started coming back to the Holy Land as far back as 1492 and the number rose steadily in the event of thier expellation from Spain. This even predates the British mandate of Palestine after World war 1

Nti ga anu ihe, anaghi aha ka okpu ata.

(A big ear does not mean an attentive ear)

I thot we Igbos had it all in terms of food until I jam one calabar girl for undergrad. Ol boy leave matter The kain menu menu wey I enjoy for skool no be small thin

combrazor:
no . . . there is progress. go watch a home video from 1995 and compare it to one from today.

granted, there is still a long, long, long way to go . . . but it's not as if the industry hasn't moved at all.

Ok, maybe I am not being clear enough. In 1995, 10 movies might be released a week. Out of that 10, u would have prolly 5 very good ones with good story lines. Nowadays, 200 movies would be released a week and u can barely pick out 20 good ones. I wont really be too excited about that kind of progress.

combrazor:
"Nollywood is more than a decade old"

do you realize that South Africa's film industry is almost a century old?

i mean, 100 years!

Wow!! I knew they have been there a long time ago, but I honestly don't realize it has been that long.

Well, if u are talking about the number of home movies churned out , then yeah the industry have quadrupuled. But in terms of content , there is very little progress made especially when u put it in the context of the number of movies released into the market.

Beats me, too

Ur opinion.

On a lighter note, may I ask why.


A good movie is a good movie. I dont mind the genre. I watch all kinda of stuff. The only ones I dont enjoy are horror movies.

[quote author=combrazor link=topic=121236.msg2075658#msg2075658 date=1206019907

(for one thing, South Africa actually has a *film* industry while Nigeria has a *video* market)[/quote]I agree with u on that point. However, the proceeds and experience from the "video market" if managed well can be used to kick off an enviable film industry. I aint saying that we should have been ahead of SA but it is not out of place if we use them as a standard. Given the personnel we have in both the academic and commercial sector of the Arts industry, what South Africa achieved should not be intimidating.Nollywood is more than a decade old and it is still stagnant in terms of quality , concept and depth. I believe that is what the poster is trying to say.

jkpretty:
Nope its the reverse, white romance looks stupid.

U are not alone in that thought.

@ Mrs Lurker

I will take ur word for it. Its gonna be Notebook for me this weekend.

Can somebody give me an example of a good "oyibo" romance flick. I have mentioned three and iicee and D-r agreed it was wack. My opinion , too.


When it comes to thrillers tho, I prefer "Oyibo made".

combrazor:
nonsense. that is totally irrelevant.

even when Nigeria was known as the so-called "Giant of Africa" and South Africa was in the grips of apartheid, South Africa's film industry and infrastructure was still light years ahead of Nigeria's, and it remains so today.

I dont really think it is out of place for the Nigeria film industry to aspire for something here. We are not talking about some country here like Niger or Benin. It is Nigeria. I know we have our problems , plenty of them, but we have shown it times without number that given the right environment we tend to excel in all that we do.
Amidst all the wackiness that exist in Nollywood, u can still see some talented artistes, scriptwrites and producers. The potential is there and I wont be surprised if one day some Nigerian films translates into a world wide success. It is already a success at least in West Africa.

Thanks!!!

I always have favored African American romance flicks. U wont catch me watching "There is sth about mary, Heartbreak kid or Wedding planner a second time. It is always kind of cheesy to me.

Hahahahahahaha


But iice , is it not pass ur bedtime

Maybe I am just a sucka. But I loved those movies. Love and Basketball, Lov Jones, Disappearing acts , The Brothers (that one was hilarious), Brown suga. I really loved those. And there was one that also had Nia Long, Sanaa Lathan (lets just say I the girl), Taye Diggs as a writer . Cant seem to remenber the name oof the movie naw.

Oke anwa kwa na anwa takaa akpa nwa dibia . Nwa dibia anwa kwa na anwa buwe oke onu.

( The native doctor shold not starve the rat in his shrine just as the rat is not expected to eat up the native doctor's bag Bottom line : Live and let live)

Oke soro ngwere maa mmiri, oko ngwere, ogahi oko oke

    (A rat that joins a lizard in a swimming spree would still be suffering from pneumonia long after the lizard has dried and tanned up. Bottomline : Know your capabilities and limitations)

Aka aja aja na ebute onu mmanu mmanu ( i hope i am making sense )

D-reloaded:
seems to be the only types of movies Sanaa Lathan accepts

Or prolly the only ones that come her way.

Whatever, I still think she is an amazing actress.

Chi Wetin u dey do here?

combrazor:
what on earth does that have to do with Nigeria?

A lot, my brother. A whole lot.

If we were once known as a the giant of Africa and the Nollywood industry is increasing in leaps and bounds (in quantity at least) then I would say , a lot.

JayFK:
so quick to jump on the racism bandwagon. You do know that there are professional speech writers right?

U are absolutely rite (but I wonder who is in charge of writing those of President Bush ).

Anyway, having a Prof. writer does not have a racial connotation. It is just acceptable protocol in the lives of public figures.

poke:
@all
Am just eyeing one Nigeria lady over there at u s a
I just hope it will click

I suggest u turn to Nwando for advice. She has all the low down on Naija/Americana marriage

Outstrip:
What does the color of the skin have to do with a romantic movie. Brown Sugar is one of my favorite romantic movie and it hits all the right spots. If I am in the mood to watch a romantic movie with my husband and I pick the movie you better believe that I will be pulling out Brown Sugar and not The wedding planner. No comparison

Along those lines, Disappearing acts that featured Wes Snipes and Sanaa Lathan is also one of my all time favourites.

babycool:
Ol' boy
I agree with you oh! They don't even know how to do a proper outing, if no be Mr Biggs na Tantalizer after that na 'do me i do u'

Wetin u expect? A nite out @ Sheraton ?

nwando:
he may be incubating her as we speak

Lol @ incubate. What a way to describe an act of love