benodic:

it is a seed for contemplation .

LoJ:
I personally sense that you did (indeed) loose faith. But the faith you are loosing is the Blind religious Faith. Now arises in your heart, true faith. What I mean is, you're in the process of enlightenment, keep digging and searching for the Truth. I went through the same path many years ago.
If I was permitted to give a modest advice, it would be as follows. Always follow your heart, for it will surely lead to GOD. Religion and Spirituality are not one and the same thing, just as true worship of GOD does not require (necessarily) affiliation to a human religious system.

Greetings.

AllNaijaBlogger:



Put down the mushin weed.

ifenes:


It is not weed, the story can be found in books.

AllNaijaBlogger:

Well, there is a saying that "true belief is refined through fire"

AllNaijaBlogger:
First of all, I will like to make it clear that I am a christian but I have become less religious. I was a strong christian when I came to Nairaland but I started losing some faith after spending about a year on the religion section. I still write about religion but I'm not as prolific as I used to be. http://allnaijablog.com/religion

3) Christians arguing about things they don't know;
Many christians do not know their bible.

Rilwayne001:


This is the most valid of your points. People like Anunnaki, truthman2012, ifeann and so on, including you as well-knows very little about the bible. Imagine ifeann a.k.a parisbookadict arguing with me that there is no talking donkey in the bible and that such a myth exists only in Islam. The ignoramus after finding out that indeed a donkey allegedly talked in the bible covered are ignorance by claiming that it happened for a reason and that those one in the Hadith are myths.. lool.

I think this section is forcing you guys to read your bible and not just on Sunday (where your pastors only preach about normal things therein) so as for you guys to see it for what it is.

Annunaki:
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On the contrary it is most muslims that don't know about their religion because they have been fooled to think mohamed was a good and honourable man and that islam is a religion of peace. In reality nothing can be further from the truth cause contrary to the beliefs of most ignorant muslims, mohamed was an evil, despicable, vile murderous villain and the worst of mankind. If most muslims know what mohamed truly was, they would have long renounced islam.

AllNaijaBlogger:
First of all, I will like to make it clear that I am a christian but I have become less religious. I was a strong christian when I came to Nairaland but I started losing some faith after spending about a year on the religion section. I still write about religion but I'm not as prolific as I used to be. http://allnaijablog.com/religion

Here are the things I believe causes people to lose faith in the religion section-


1) Excessive materialism;
Some Christians act as if God is Oprah Winfrey- a celebrity that just gives money and free gifts to adoring fans. Worshipping God is much more than reaping materialistic rewards. God does not owe you a government contract, a house or a sports car. So much time and testimonies are spend on preaching and praying for materialistic rewards that some people are turned off religion. What about the enrichment of the soul? The fruits of the spirits? Another dimension of this materialism is the worship of pastors' spending- when pastors buy luxury items (eg porche/ferrari), we see church members jumping and shouting. This brings me to my next point......


2) Worship of pastors instead of God
Some church members are slaves to their pastors. A man old enough to be the father of a young pastor, will be calling his pastor "daddy"! When pastors do wrong things, rather than correcting them, some of their church members on nairaland will be defending them. For instance, we have had people defending pastors who have slapped church members, pastors who have wasted money on luxury items and pastors who have told outright lies.


3) Christians arguing about things they don't know;
Many christians do not know their bible. Many christians do not understand science. This a huge problem on the religion section that atheists are happy to exploit. For instance, we see some christians arguing about evolution being false or claiming that Jesus was a rich man in the bible- both these things are false. Please, we should learn before we criticise


4) Badmouthing and blaspheming against other faiths;
Islam, atheism and paganism. None of the mentioned faiths or beliefs are devil worshipers but some christians treat them as such. Some people turn christianity into identity politics- just because someone is not a christian, they act as if christianity gives them the moral superiority.


5) Tithing;
While this is related to the materialism point, this deserves its own space. Tithing is one of the most single annoying thing that puts one off religion. God does not need a percentage of your money. Why ten percent? Is God now a numerologist? Why not 11 or 25 percent? why is it exactly 10 percent? The tithing issue has become so polarizing that it has caused a great division within christianity.
I personally do not mind giving offering to a church but two conditions must be adherred to- first is to understand that the money is going to the church (and not God) and secondly, it should never be forced on me or anyone. I prefer to give out of my heart than to give a forced percentage.







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Rilwayne001:
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I was expecting you to deny my point. No need stating the contrary. Prove to me that you know anything about the bible or the faith you profess.

AllNaijaBlogger:



Which books?

kodded:
nonsense so you believe in evolution too ¿¿¿

Rilwayne001:


This is the most valid of your points. People like Anunnaki, truthman2012, ifeann and so on, including you as well-knows very little about the bible. Imagine ifeann a.k.a parisbookadict arguing with me that there is no talking donkey in the bible and that such a myth exists only in Islam. The ignoramus after finding out that indeed a donkey allegedly talked in the bible covered are ignorance by claiming that it happened for a reason and that those one in the Hadith are myths.. lool.

I think this section is forcing you guys to read your bible and not just on Sunday (where your pastors only preach about normal things therein) so as for you guys to see it for what it is.

johnydon22:


For me i wouldn't call it lost of faith because religion as a huge part in the lives of many of us before was too big to be tagged merely an act of faith. . It was also an act of profound emotion and attachment..

It wasn't a lose of faith for me exactly but just Discovery of Self and Independence in Reason..

Well your points there are true but not necessarily are they the main reasons, there are many factors that murders religiosity in people in this case Christianity..

But one cannot deny your points also contributes to it in many cases ...

jared007:
Just read the crap u wrote up there and arrived at a conclusion: "You were never a Christian talk more of a Strong Christian"

ValentineMary:
It is funny how people make claims without proof to back them up. Pls can u prove that evolution is false before I go further?

AllNaijaBlogger:

People are different. Different reasons for changing faith. You have read the thread where some guy lost faith because his dad was not healed by miracles.

Rilwayne001:


This is the most valid of your points. People like Anunnaki, truthman2012, ifeann and so on, including you as well-knows very little about the bible. Imagine ifeann a.k.a parisbookadict arguing with me that there is no talking donkey in the bible and that such a myth exists only in Islam. The ignoramus after finding out that indeed a donkey allegedly talked in the bible covered are ignorance by claiming that it happened for a reason and that those one in the Hadith are myths.. lool.

I think this section is forcing you guys to read your bible and not just on Sunday (where your pastors only preach about normal things therein) so as for you guys to see it for what it is.

parisbookaddict:


Salam
Mr muslim u will never change. Always using al taqiyya to make ur points.

I never argued with u about a talking donkey in the bible. Post a link about the conversation let's look at it.
I remember the topic was about mohammed flying a donkey.
Mohammed claimed he flew a donkey to deceive his followers. Some claim he made up the story because he was caught in a precarious situation with a woman while he was supposed to be somewhere else then he had to invent the flying donkey tale to explain why he was where he was. Nobody withnessed him fly the donkey by the way.

While we were explaining to u how silly the flying donkey tale was and why he invented it, u then threw the talking donkey verse as a redherring.

I only admitted I don't know the verse which it occurred in and when I found out I posted it to u and explained that the donkey talked to humble the supposed prophet who was disobedient. He had 2 other withnesses who saw it happen according to the tAle.

If I ever claim I know all the stories in the bible and the verses it occurs in then I am a lair. U on the other hand always imply u are an encyclopedia of the quran. But we all know u know little about the QUran. The day u finish the quran in English is the day u become an exmuslim.

Annunaki:


Even scientist don't claim evolution is aa fact, it's called a theory. That aside evolution has so many flaws and it fails to answer so many questions that it cannot possibly be true.

AllNaijaBlogger:



I would have taken his post seriously, if only he wasnt a hypocrite.

Don't mind him

ValentineMary:
It is funny how people make claims without proof to back them up. Pls can u prove that evolution is false before I go further?

vooks:

Can't prove a negative. The burden of proof is on you to prove that it is true.

Can you prove that there is no a ten legged sub species of a buffalo?

vooks:

Can't prove a negative. The burden of proof is on you to prove that it is true.

Can you prove that there is no a ten legged sub species of a buffalo?

frank317:


Nice one vooks, how ever, I wish you can understand when most religious folks as...can you prove God does not exist?

When it comes to your own belief... U guys quickly throw ur brains away.

(Meanwhile, my apologies if you have never asked such question)

ValentineMary:
PROOF OF EVOLUTION:

First of all evolution is a gradual process that has to do with the adaptation of organisms to their environment. It deals with modification of cells, polypeptide sequence, etc.

Let us take the mitochondria and chloroplast for example. These organelles have their own DNA unlike anyother organelle. This is not what is striking. The striking part is that these organelles have circular DNA like the DNA of some prokaryotic cells. These organelles also divide when the cell divides. This is a proof that probably these organelles were prokaryotic cells that got into a eukaryotic cell and lost the ability to live independently. This is a proof of evolution.

Let us take another virulent cell eg trypanomiasis. When these cells are attacked by therapeutic agents like drug, the plasmid somehow codes for defence against these drugs. These modification can be inherited. This is another proof of evolution.

Let us also take some archeological findings. eg HOMO NADALIS, HOMO ERECTUS, etc. It is a known fact that these organisms have existed before but are no loger around. They are not humans, neither are they monkeys. So where did they all go to The ans is simple. Evolution.

If I was told 50 years ago that evolution is not true, I would have believe but as of 2015, evolution is a known fact.