https://thecitizenng.com/preaching-bill-the-nation/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.10 https://thecitizenng.com/preaching-bill-the-nation/#comment-1191 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:49:00 +0000 http://thecitizenng.com/?p=77323#comment-1191 On Kaduna State, Your editorial attempting to be unbiased went off the mark. How do you define” reasonably justifiable ” in the contest of our highly un enlightened democratic contest. How come its El-Rufai’s time that such a law that stifles religious freedom is on the table? And where in the world has religious practice(s) been legislated on. The concept of separation of Church and state, the first amendment envisaging the meddlesomeness of power hungry bigots positing as angels of light for saw situations such as this. This concept was defined as tyranny by the apostolic fathers of old. And actually indeed advice that resistance to such states that meddle with religion was service to God. Please go and study church history. I propose that politicians looking for relevance should stay away from Religion, because if they ignite a religious crises it has no end. It is not subject to intellectual discourse because it is jettisoned in area of the mind called Faith. Faith by nature does not respond to reasoning. And it’s important to note that when matters of faith and illiteracy Co exist, it becomes an unhealthy cocktail. I have for years been advocating for a sociology of some the religious crises of this country.
Bishop Oscar Ossai

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