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Monday, December 11, 2017

"Die by Fire": A Mentality of Nigerian Christians

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(By Adesegun Damazio ) - Die by fire.  No, no one has to die by anything, not especially when death is invoked through a religion that pr...
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Saturday, December 09, 2017

Of Cultures, Taboos, and Chief Priests

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My father always told me that "a deity is as benevolent or fiendish as its chief priest or priestess." Recently, I was re-reading ...

15 Facts on African Religions

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Religion Distribution in Africa (By Jacob K. Olupona ) - African religions cover a diverse landscape of ethnic groups, languages, Afric...
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Wednesday, November 01, 2017

The Symbolism of the Goddess

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(By Starhawk) - "The symbolism of the Goddess is not a parallel structure to the symbolism of God the Father. The Goddess does not rule...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

My Father's House by Reggie Ugwu

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(By Reggie Ugwu ) After my brother dies and my father was partially paralyzed, my family traveled 7,000 miles in search of an old home,...

Of Pope Francis and Catholic Compassion

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( CNN— Jill Filipovic ) – Is Catholicism about faith and compassion, or rigid doctrine and exclusion? According to a group of conservati...
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"When Women Gather..." - A Movie Review

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(By Tony Kan ) – “When Women Gather, There Is War!” – A Review of The Women    Every movie has an emotional core, its beating heart. I...

Nigerians, Nigerian Pastors, and Tithing

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Monday, August 28, 2017

When I Travel in Nigerian Commercial Buses

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(By Nkechi Bianze ) – Whenever I'm in Nigeria and I'm traveling a long distance on public transport, one of my ultimate priorities ...
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Tuesday, August 08, 2017

Ozubulu Church Massacre & Celebration of Wealth

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(By Roz Ben-Okagbue ) - Ozubulu...death of the innocent  Yesterday gunmen stormed into a Catholic church in Ozubulu and gunned down membe...
Saturday, August 05, 2017

Of End Times and Conspiracy Theories

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(By Immanuel James Ibe-Anyanwu ) - First time I encountered jaw-dropping conspiracy theory was during the much-touted news of ECOWAS workin...
Friday, August 04, 2017

Attempted Rape is as Vile as Rape--No Excuses

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( Eketi Edima Ette ) -  RAPE IS INEXCUSABLE! ATTEMPTED RAPE IS AS VILE AS RAPE!!!   Last night and through to the early hours of today, I...

Of Rape Stories and Social Media

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(By Joy Isi Bewaj i) - RAPE STORIES: Three things…  What happens when victims of rape share stories on social media? 1) These stories...

An Epidemic of Rape

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( By Olusegun Adeniyi ) - There is hardly any member of my generation who did not watch the controversial rape revenge movie of the eightie...

Of Herbal Healing, Spirituality and Public Health

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(By Rueben Abati ) - The other week, July 20 to be precise, I was the reviewer of an important book on herbal healing. Herbal healing is of...
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NollyCulture – a curating forum at the intersection of media, religion, and culture – explores Nollywood, the cinema of Nigeria, and its framings of religion and culture in contemporary Africa as well as the traditions, worldviews, and debates that inform its perspectives and representations.
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