#YNaijaEssays: The biggest lie that we’ve been told is that religion is as simple as it first appears

Last weekend, a 13-second video of Timothy Owoeye, the Osun State Assembly Majority Leader was released online. In the clip, Owoeye, who was naked was being queried by some individuals on why he was without his clothes at the middle of the night. Several reports say the lawmaker was seen taking a ritual bath with blood,... Read More

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CATHOLICISM, Christianity, islam, Religion

July 3, 2017

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Opinion: Ahiara – The evil of disobeying the Pope

by Kingsley Ahanonu It is with sorrow that I write this treatise, and this is because the church has consistently been plunged into ridicule by what is an unnecessarily lingering crisis. The insistence of the Catholic faithful in the diocese of Ahiara that they have the final say over the bishopric position of the... Read More

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Bishop Okpaleke, CATHOLICISM, nigeria, Pope Francis, tribalism

December 2, 2014

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The Pope prayed at a mosque last weekend – Is this the cool, progressive thing to do?

by Adedayo Ademuwagun Picture the Pope praying in a mosque alongside top Muslim leaders. That’s what happened in Turkey last weekend. Pope Francis was at the Blue Mosque in Instabul on Saturday as part of his three-day visit to the predominantly Muslim country. He also celebrated Mass at the Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit... Read More

CATHOLICISM, Christianity, islam, Pope Francis, Turkey

July 14, 2013

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Opinion: The Kumuyi wedding and Deeper Life’s moral decency

by Victor Oshisada This is why Pastor William Kumuyi’s puritanical stance must be commended. By frowning at the son’s wedding misdemeanour, he is warning other members that similar behaviour cannot be tolerated from them anytime in future. In the world today, there are diverse religious faiths-Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, and others. Apart... Read More

Agnosticism, Atheism, Buddhism, CATHOLICISM, Deeper Life Ministries, Hinduism, islam, John Kumuyi, Judaism, Protestantism, Sikhism, William Folorunso Kumuyi

March 6, 2013

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Holy Mother! Mother Teresa’s humanitarian image a ‘myth,’ new study says

A new study by Canadian academics says Mother Teresa was a product of hype who housed the poor and sick in shoddy conditions, despite her access to a fortune. The Times of India, reporting on the controversial essay, wrote that the authors asserted Mother Teresa saw beauty in the downtrodden’s suffering and was far more willing to... Read More

Calcutta, catholic church, Catholic Nuns, CATHOLICISM, charity, Christopher Hitchens, Huffington Post Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa Myth, New Study Slams Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize, Religion News, University Of Montreal, University Of Ottawa, Video, World News

February 28, 2013

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Opinion: Jesus was a troublemaker – and the next pope should be, too

by Mary Elizabeth Williams We are at a moment in history when the leadership of the Catholic Church is at once both transparently in need of serious reform and obviously deeply clueless about itself. As the New York Times describes the College of Cardinals, this is one seriously “fallible” group, a gathering of men widely... Read More

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#YNaijaEssays: The biggest lie that we’ve been told is that religion is as simple as it first appears

Opinion: Ahiara – The evil of disobeying the Pope

The Pope prayed at a mosque last weekend – Is this the cool, progressive thing to do?

Opinion: The Kumuyi wedding and Deeper Life’s moral decency

Holy Mother! Mother Teresa’s humanitarian image a ‘myth,’ new study says

Opinion: Jesus was a troublemaker – and the next pope should be, too

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