Comments on: Religion in Nigeria

By: Religion, women and gender-based violence.

Religion, women and gender-based violence. — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 12:26:45 +0000

Nigeria is a highly religious country with Christianity, African Traditional Religion and Islam being the major religions in Nigeria. Religious leaders are held in high esteem, they are being feared, respected and often well loved by their followers (Sons and daughter). Thus, religion plays a major role in the life of an average Nigerian person.

By: tap

tap — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 02:41:13 +0000

In reply to Isabel. Go and read your history books well, no where in the entire Nigerian history were people force into Christianity. don't wake up and go about misinforming people.

By: Villager X

Villager X — Fri, 10 May 2019 14:02:19 +0000

Religion….. If you can question everything and arrive at some rational conclusion, founded on facts, you are home dry.
However, when a way of life is predicted on unfounded basis and open ended, you are going into uncharted territory and what come may.

By: dave25d

dave25d — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:22:16 +0000

In reply to Jay. What I have written, I have written.

By: Jay

Jay — Sun, 31 Mar 2019 22:03:31 +0000

Whoever wrote this is an idiot who has refused to at least check facts about African Traditional Religion before saying “they worship inanimate objects like rock, trees…”. What the heck??? Must you be that stupid? Who told you they worship things?

“And the mind wrenching thing about these gods is that they can’t stay without blood”. So does Christianity stay without blood? What’s up with drinking wine and calling it blood of Jesus and screaming the blood of Jesus every minute of the day?

And how did Christianity start if not by human sacrifice? Not to talk of Islam that keeps sacrificing humans everyday. So why is the one of ATR specially “mind wrenching,”?

You need a brain.

By: kay

kay — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:31:35 +0000

Funny how we have taken foreign to be supreme.
I strongly believe that the religion practiced by our fore-fathers only needed more insight but wasn’t wrong (the use of human sacrifice was where they fell short) The foreigners handed their own religion to us in exchange for our land and people to serve their own interest. This foreigners never taught us about God this we knew before they came. Their religion that is not commonly practiced by them was used to facilitate dealings.

By: dave25d

dave25d — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:20:10 +0000

In reply to Prakash. But truth be told, some are just plain menace to our society. You don't just same all religions are equal because they are not

By: Prakash

Prakash — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:27:41 +0000

Respect all religions. The problem starts when people say mine is better than yours.

By: caterpillar calms down the octopus

caterpillar calms down the octopus — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:35:34 +0000

In reply to John. Wasn't that a bit over the top? Calm down!!!!

By: octopuscaterpillarjiggy

octopuscaterpillarjiggy — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:32:56 +0000

Weeeeel I’m an atheist and don’t care what it says about other religions but WOW ‘John’ don’t you think that was a bit over the top, or maybe it was… you know… just me?

By: John

John — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:25:45 +0000

Sorry, I am A Christian! Christianity is not a religion, it is a way of life. Do your research. Thank you.

By: dave25d

dave25d — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:24:12 +0000

In reply to Think Am. So what are Boko Haram exactly, since they are not Muslims? Anybody?

By: Think Am

Think Am — Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:23:06 +0000

There are lots of religions in Nigeria as of today, Outside the three major religions there are factions running into hundreds. Would you say that boko haram are Muslims or Sabatherians Christians?So what about those that don’t believe in God?

By: Mr.

Mr. — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 18:05:21 +0000

I find it hypocritical that you say not to insult other religions and then you say, “Christians forced people into their religion and also murdered people so don’t let the angelic face deceive you.” Do you not think that that is a little insulting? Especially since not all Christians force people into religion and murder (the ones that do don’t follow the word of God anyway). Besides, most of the, “spreading and murdering,” as you say, happened a long time ago and things are much different today. However, I do agree with you about how the author(s) should not be claiming that the other religions are bad.

By: Isabel

Isabel — Thu, 17 May 2018 01:30:13 +0000

To those who wrote this, you don’t have to put a foul play of words into an older religion. They may have done horrible things but don’t praise another religion that’s also in the wrong. Christians spread and forced people into their religion and also murdered people. So please do not allow the angelic face deceive you.