Why don't Nigerian churches condemn corruption and social ills in Nigeria but feel comfortable welcoming corrupt officils to its midst (e.g: Ex- Governor Ibori, Cecila Ibru) ?

Thoughts ?

Loot, Donate and Ye shall be covered by da blood of Jesus from Prosecution.

obowunmi:

Why don't Nigerian churches condemn corruption and social ills in Nigeria but feel comfortable welcoming corrupt officils to its midst (e.g: Ex- Governor Ibori, Cecila Ibru) ?

Thoughts ? 

The answer is very simple: Money & Power. The percentage of the high profile congregants is directly proportional to the amount of tithes and offerings & first-fruits etc collected. Its simply good business strategy, you can't bite the hand that feeds you or turn off the tap that waters you abi?

Why are you guys  talking about churches only? How about mosques and other religious centres? This is biased and it definitely has lost its objectivity.


Ric123

Seanet1000:

Loot, Donate and Ye shall be covered by da blood of Jesus from Prosecution.

Why capitalize "donate?"

And also, you don't get covered from prosecution, you get sheltered from prosecution.

For a supposed graduate of UI, you are a disgrace to your university and to all your English teachers. No wonder Nigerian graduates are unemployable.

I don't comment much on this site but I noticed on a daily basis there is something on the frontpage that attacks Christianity, Is this just because Christians in Nigeria are that bad? Is it because other religions are better and holier? Is it just because topics about Christianity draws a lot participation or is just down right bias on the part of the moderators?

^^ Na seanet1000 u just castigate like this? Damn boi  

Same goes to mosques up north who send little kids to beg on the street and take the money from them at the end of the day.

Same goes to mosques with elite Nigerians in their mist.

Churches are just flashy and are easily noticed!!!

We have a religious problem in Nigeria!! If money could buy holiness, Nigerian religious centers are the places to be!!!

When the God Barons are living more extensively like Drug barons

God barons and the Politicians are working hand in hand

If you think i lie then

Ask pastor Adeboye he is the player among them all,he mingle with the reigning champion

Ask Oyedepo he was the closest to Obasanjo

Ystranger:

Why capitalize "donate?"

And also, you don't get covered from prosecution, you get sheltered from prosecution.

For a supposed graduate of UI, you are a disgrace to your university and to all your English teachers. No wonder Nigerian graduates are unemployable.

Are you okay? Where in the bible did Jesus used that garbage you just dished out of your dead brain? Christians always use "covered by the blood of Jesus" not sheltered, hope you get the gist? Olodo of P*******N medical college.

The role of the church is to promote clueless leaders like

Churches serve the same roles as Mosques. They are often rally points and political pools of support as displayed by our last election. A powerful string of imams can easily deside the outcome of a governership or senatorial election just as a string of Christian churches can decide the result of Nigerias presidential elections.

GEO's and politicians, I see no difference.

The church has loss its relevance in the society, how can a bishop has 5 private jets and 85% of his members are living under 1$ a day. since the advent of pentecostal churches that preaches prosperity that's when the church lost it relevance totally

Personally i think the church should be TAX heavily

0lumide:

Same goes to mosques up north who send little kids to beg on the street and take the money from them at the end of the day.

Same goes to mosques with elite Nigerians in their mist.

Churches are just flashy and are easily noticed!!!

We have a religious problem in Nigeria!! If money could buy holiness, Nigerian religious centers are the places to be!!!

Idio-ta!

This is not a thread about mosques, if you have issues to discuss about mosques, feel free to open another thread.

Thank you in advance.

Them dey do bad bad bad things through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. Through Mohammed Our Lord. Amen. ---FELA KUTI

Churches and Mosques are Money Making Organizations --- FELA KUTI.

I am beginning to believe in FELA than religious leaders.

I think the question should be "the role of religious organisations in Nigeria. There you get to know the role they play. Whatever the religion!

In my humble opinion, they have not actively carried out their duties. I can't imagine how a nation can be so religious yet so corrupt.

Lagos_Boi:

Them dey do bad bad bad things through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. Through Mohammed Our Lord. Amen. ---FELA KUTI

Churches and Mosques are Money Making Organizations ---  FELA KUTI.

I am beginning to believe in FELA than religious leaders.

More than 80% of southern Nigerians believe in Fela just that they are too scared to let go off imported ideologies!!

Cindylee, well said. Churches have a very influential role. More Nigerians muslims than Christians, visit both mosques and churches. Not for nothing, and I don't speak for religious extremists or bigots but muslims practice religious tolerance than Nigerian christians do. Hence, there's a higher likelihood to have a more influential role. Hence my question. I'm not trying to be biased but only measuring from my viewpoint the impact of influence.

For instance, a Nigerian politician is more likely to be shown been prayed for in a church, whether in the news or TV media, than at a mosque.

This so-called "media prayer" can decide votes, once a picture is taken with a big and popular pastor and printed in various tv and print media outlets.

Religion AGAIN!!!

obowunmi:

Cindylee, well said. Churches have a very influential role. More Nigerians muslims than Christians, visit both mosques and churches. Not for nothing, and I don't speak for religious extremists or bigots but muslims practice religious tolerance than Nigerian christians do. Hence, there's a higher likelihood to have a more influential role. Hence my question. I'm not trying to be biased but only measuring from my viewpoint the impact of influence.

For instance, a Nigerian politician is more likely to be shown been prayed for in a church, whether in the news or TV media, than at a mosque.

This so-called "media prayer" can decide votes, once a picture is taken with a big and popular pastor and printed in various tv and print media outlets.  

I think the xtians choosing bigotry is reactionary though,

They are both religions of the blind IMO and them they do bad bad bad bad bad things through jesus christ our lord Amen, amen, amen,

These religions allowed bigotry as a form of showing the light; they both try to convert each other.  Last time in Lagos, I could barely sleep everyday and had to be disturbed at 5am whenever I crash @ my cuzin's in ikeja Also, there was was a day my grandma had to go chuck stones at some dumb preacher disturbing admiralty road in lekki with loud bells at 6am ,

ric123:

Why are you guys talking about churches only? How about mosques and other religious centres? This is biased and it definitely has lost its objectivity.


Ric123

MackDealer:


I WONDER WHAT THE POSTER IS INSINUATING!

I don't comment much on this site but I noticed on a daily basis there is something on the frontpage that attacks Christianity, Is this just because Christians in Nigeria are that bad? Is it because other religions are better and holier? Is it just because topics about Christianity draws a lot participation or is just down right bias on the part of the moderators?

IT BAFFLES ME TOO

I have asked a question: Marcdealer and co, if you cannot answer --- get off the thread. What is the role of churches? Answer the question or log off.

But sincerely if sinners do not go to church, where else would they go?

A pastor can only preach, teach and lead, whatever you chose to do is entirely your business.

^^ if ur church does not, my church does that^^
sorry to disappoint you

@ poster, YES and at the-same time NO (chose from the option that suit your thinking)

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Quote from: ric123 on Today at 01:47:11 AM

Why are you guys  talking about churches only? How about mosques and other religious centres? This is biased and it definitely has lost its objectivity.

Ric123

Quote from: MackDealer on Today at 02:41:41 AM


I WONDER WHAT THE POSTER IS INSINUATING!

I don't comment much on this site but I noticed on a daily basis there is something on the frontpage that attacks Christianity, Is this just because Christians in Nigeria are that bad? Is it because other religions are better and holier? Is it just because topics about Christianity draws a lot participation or is just down right bias on the part of the moderators?

@ ric123
@ MackDealer

Probably because of the "Hollier than Thou" attitude of the Christian faithfuls. Never mind that the mythical jesus "preached" against this.

This needs to be brought to the foreground. It is completely wrong for xtain/Muslim( more xtain as they are openly celebrated) leaders to in the least condone corruption. Martin Luther king was a reverend and religious leader who took up his duty to fight for civil rights. Nigerians seem to ignore the fact that more than the African Americans we lack the most basic of civil rights. And human rights are being abused daily.

It's time a civil group emerged in Nigeria to question political, religious, educational and every public institution . It's the benchmark of a society stirred by its citizens

To share part of the Loooooot!

Most churches in Nigeria promote corruption.

All our dishonourables,ministers,governors,presidents and other politicians attend churches and mosques;listen to sermons,pay tithes and alms,yet they are very corrupt.Devil sef no corrupt reach these people.

Men will never be free until The last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

Subtitute king and priest with "corrupt politician" and "self-accliamed Man of God" respectively, and there you have the problem.

Fela said it all.