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The religious forum is the right place to discuss the religious exploitation of humanity. The role of Christianity in African slavery is rather unique. Most religions allowed slavery based on economic and monetary reasons. But slaves were never targeted because of their skin colour alone. This all changed when Christians justified their targeting of Africans based on scriptures and skin colour. The continued discrimination of Africans are purely on skin colour.
There is a UNESCO study on the impact of slavery on the dark continent. What would be edifying to members on DDO is to hear Christians express their opinions on this subject and also those who feel indignation by this unjustifiable act of inhumanity against a people of negroid ancestry.
What role did Christianity play in African Slavery?
Historical records show that Islam and Christianity played an important role in enslavement in Africa. The Arab-controlled Trans-Saharan slave trade helped to institutionalise slave trading on the continent. And during the 'age of expedition', European Christians witnessed caravans loaded with Africans en-route to the Middle East. Others arriving much later in West Africa observed slavery in African societies, leading them to assume that African enslavement was intrinsic to the continent.
For many of these early European explorers, the Bible was not only regarded as infallible, it was also their primary reference tool and those looking for answers to explain differences in ethnicity, culture, and slavery, found them in Genesis 9: 24-27, which appeared to suggest that it was all a result of 'sin'.
In the Genesis passage, Africans were said to be the descendants of Ham, the son of Noah, who was cursed by his father after looking at his naked form. Moreover, in Genesis 10, the 'Table of Nations' describes the origins of the different 'races' and reveals that one of the descendants of Ham is 'Cush' - Cush and the 'Cushites' were people associated with the Nile region of North Africa.
In time, the connection Europeans made between sin, slavery, skin colour and beliefs would condemn Africans. In the Bible, physical or spiritual slavery is often a consequence of sinful actions, while darkness is associated with evil. Moreover, the Africans were subsequently considered 'heathens' bereft of Christianity, although scholars now suggest that Christianity reached Africa as early as the early 2nd century AD and that the Christian communities in North Africa were among the first in the world. However, Europeans doubtlessly refused to acknowledge the relevance of African Christianity as it appeared irreconcilable with the continent's cultural surroundings.
The Trans-Atlantic Slave a Trade.
"In fact, for almost 150 years, Ghana, on Africa"s west coast, was the center of the British slave trade. Western traders arrived in ships loaded with manufactured goods to barter or trade for slaves. Those who were sold had often been captured in tribal warfare; some had simply been kidnapped to sell to European slave traders.
it is estimated from as many as 20 million West Africans were captured between the end of 15th century until 1870 (when the slave trade was abolished). Only half of them survived the harsh conditions on the voyages " and 10 million of them actually made it to the Americas.
Ghana's role in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
Ghanaians, it seems, view the Trans-Atlantic slave trade as an unfortunate historical human calamity which must not be allowed to happen again.
But the question is how many Ghanaians are truly aware of the role people living within that part of the continent at the time played in the actual act of capturing and selling their own people in return for things such as gunpowder and kola? The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Ghana, an exhibition mounted as an attempt to educate the public on the historical occurrence of the slave trade, is currently on at the National Museum in Accra.
Not only is there evidence of some 35 slave markets dotted around the area in West Africa where Ghana is situated, there are also many routes, transit camps and objects available to establish that the trade took place under horrendous conditions. Several of these transit camps and markets have been identified within the area where Ghana is currently situated. And some of these inland sites are characterised by water cisterns, remnants of slave warehouses, rock boulders and trees with large or long exposed roots for chaining the enslaved. Burial grounds for slaves, and their ancestors as well as their masters are still visible at places like Salaga, Saakpuli and Kafaba in the Northern part of Ghana. Other places include Assin Manso and Effutu in the Central Region area, and Atorkor, Peki Dzake and Adafianu in Anloland.
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From the Scriptures and the actions and words of Jesus we can conclude Jesus was an Atheist. He was crucified for blasphemy.
Atheist definition: a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Jesus mocked the religious leaders of his time. He called them vipers and scums just like Atheist mocked the believers today.
Matthew 23:33 "You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
Jesus called his body a temple and drove people out of the real temple of worship.
John 2:19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."
Matthew 21:12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves.
Jesus claimed he had all authority over his alien Kingdom and earth. Yet he stood idly by as the Romans destroyed the holy city and sanctuary.
He believed anybody who ate his flesh and drank his blood would have eternal life. Who needs a God if Jewish meat is kosher and gets you eternal life in the hereafter.
John 6:54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
Jesus said he was from an alien world.
John 8:23 I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world.
John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."
Jesus was despised like most atheists were during his time. He comforted them.
Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man.
Jesus on the cross mocked the God of the Bible.
Matthew 27:46 About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" (which means "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?").
Were those last words of Jesus that motivated the Pope to declare Jesus was a failure of the cross?
Pope declared:"And if at times our efforts and works seem to fail and not produce fruit, we need to remember that we are followers of Jesus Christ and his life, humanly speaking, ended in failure, the failure of the cross."
Jesus called God his father throughout his life. By doing this he reduced God to a rapist and the cause of his illegitimate bastard status.
He even blamed God for his alcoholism like God willed him to drink the water he turned into alcohol.
Matthew 26:39 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will."
He was not directing people to God, he was forcing believers to chose between family or him.
Matthew 10:34 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.
35 For I have come to turn ""a man against his father, a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law"
36 a man"s enemies will be the members of his own household."[c]
37 "Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
38 Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
But if Jesus was an atheist as scriptures suggests who went against the religious leaders of his time by denouncing their beliefs. Then why do Christians worship an atheist Jesus?
By worshipping the atheist Jesus they believe they are turning him into God by their exhaltation.
If the Pope did not remind Christians that Jesus was a failure of the cross we would be swamped by Christians on DDO. But we find DDO is full of happy atheists who take delight in the fact that Jesus was an atheist......Harikrish.
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What did Jesus say about breaking the commandments?
“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (verse 19).
What is Jesus in heaven ? A house keeper preparing rooms for guests.
John 14:2 - In My Father's House are Many Rooms
In My Father's house there are many mansions. And if not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
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@Skipper_Sr
It's a balance of not being too angry and not feeling like I am being too submissive and slave-like to those around me
What is a healthy expression of anger?
Expressing your angry feelings in an assertive—not aggressive—manner is the healthiest way to express anger. To do this, you have to learn how to make clear what your needs are, and how to get them met, without hurting others.
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@Skipper_Sr
It seems like you've studied psychoanalytic theory, so I'd appreciate your thoughts.I have anger issues that arise sometimes. Do you think this plays a part in how I view my friend and myself?
Relationships. Anger can cause lasting scars in the people you love most and get in the way of friendships and work relationships. Explosive anger makes it hard for others to trust you, speak honestly, or feel comfortable—and is especially damaging to children.
Can anger issues be cured?
While you can't cure anger, you can manage the intensity and effect it has upon you. Effective therapeutic strategies exist for managing anger and can help you become less reactive. You can even learn to develop more patience in the face of people and situations you cannot control.
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@tigerlord
There is thin line between both, Islamically if a person stays calm and show patience and a pious and good person would be doing that.Then it's ibtila means test for him or her and he had passed. But if he become more arrogant and complain about it then it's punishment for him. Extreme detail and condition of heart only Allah knows. So outcome and purpose is always fulfilled, and based on individuals.So whether it's punishment or ibtila(test) depends on our response.
So why did Pakistan go nuclear. You cannot stop earthquakes with nuclear bombs. Nuclear bombs are weapons of mass destruction.
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@baggins
Just as many Christians possess a range of evidence supporting their beliefs, but the conclusions they draw are often not rational or logically consistent, the problem lies not with the evidence but with how it is used to form conclusions. The evidence may be weak, misinterpreted, or insufficient to conclusively support the claims, rendering the conclusions irrational, not the evidence itself.
If the evidence is weak, misinterpreted or insufficient to conclusively support the claims, it can lead to irrational conclusions based on the evidence itself.
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If you are not going to agree on a definition, then there is no debate. Either give a definition you want to debate on, or this wont go anywhere.
An appeal to faith (or an appeal to belief) occurs when someone argues that you must first accept the truth of a statement in order to be able to rationally accept it. The fallacy is a form of circular logic and an informal fallacy.
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It's all tied into federal funding of course.
Trump will scrap the education board.
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Sounds easy enough for anyone to play.
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@Best.Korea
One was for Hitler the other for Trump.For a long time in the past, people lived in belief that there will never be another Hitler to lead them.Now, finally, the world greets its new Fuhrer. Finally, the world can return to 1934 with a bit different gameplay settings. This time, the gameplay very much favors Hitler.
Trump will lead a united Reich. Elon Musk is perfecting the Heil Hitler salute.
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UndoubtedlyDon’t forget the tea and coffee
Or the salad.
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@Mall
You said sure it is.I agree that it is a sure impossibility as well .Then you backed us both up with believing your eyes hence the belief system remains.Good point.
You have to trust but verify the information your receive. There are more knowledgeable sources than yourself.
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@Best.Korea
Many other nazis are celebrating Trump's victory too, not just Musk.
Elon Musk helped Trump win. Then went public and did his heart felt Hitler salute. He also spent over 200 million on Trump’s election.
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@Best.Korea
How do you determine which faith is true and which faith isnt true?
If it brings about a change in your life, your faith is true.
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@IlDiavolo
Several contactees talk about it as a technology that allows the evolution by experience.
Mediumship is the practice of purportedly mediating communication between familiar spirits or spirits of the dead and living human beings. Practitioners are known as "mediums" or "spirit mediums". There are different types of mediumship or spirit channelling, including séance tables, trance, and ouija.
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@Best.Korea
There ware plenty of laughs, smiles, and welcoming!Hitler was famous for his sense of humor. He often made crowd laugh and cheer during his speeches.
Elon Musk was laughing too when he did his heart felt Hitler salute.
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Still worried about my profile.What is it that you need to know.
Country, occupation, religion, priorities , political ideology etc.
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@zedvictor4
Does it have a middle, or is it just relative?
It starts and ends in the middle.
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@zedvictor4
Correct
Collective actions are more consequential.
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@Best.Korea
He was excited, so he did the salute two times instead of one.
One was for Hitler the other for Trump.
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@zedvictor4
Undoubtedly
Don’t forget the tea and coffee.
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@FLRW
AIShila
PHUB.
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The Standard model says that time came into existence at the moment of the Big Bang, which means time began when the universe began, consequently, there was no "before" the Big Bang as the concept of time itself is considered to have started then. The question of "what came before" is generally considered to be meaningless within the Standard Model of Cosmology. If there was no time when the Universe did not exist, then it is meaningless to say it was “created”.
That is the same explanation as the Bible. Nothing existed before creation.
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@IlDiavolo
For example, I heard that Jesus, also known as the Christ, was a "soul" brought from another planet, same with Mary, the virgin. Apparently these "souls" are as conscious as a living person because they accepted to be displaced.There are many things that need to be discovered and I'm really looking forward to it.
You are distorting the Bible with your alien theory.
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@Double_R
These are the definitions I stick with, andI not only find them clarifying but also consistent with any well understood usages of these terms.
It is still important to get the Bible definition of faith.
Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
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@ToysWorldUAE
Toys World UAE offers a wide range of entertaining and high-quality toys for children of all ages. encouraging families in the United Arab Emirates to be happy and creative.
Why are the children in the United Arab Emirates different?
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@zedvictor4
It's a time and space thing.
It split time and space in the middle.
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@FLRW
What made the atoms?
Atoms are the basic particles of the chemical elements. An atom consists of a nucleus of protons and generally neutrons, surrounded by an electromagnetically bound swarm of electrons. The chemical elements are distinguished from each other by the number of protons that are in their atoms.
Atoms are called the building block of matter. Atom: An atom is composed of positive, negative, and neutral subatomic particles. The particles that are present inside the nucleus are protons and neutrons while the negative particles (electrons) revolve around the nucleus in defined orbits.
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@tigerlord
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according to your video the earthquakes in Pakistan is a test by Allah. According to the Bible plagues (earthquakes, floods, droughts) are a curse sent by God to punish the people for their evil actions. You are confusing reward with punishment.
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@FLRW
This is all proof of poor design. Why were atoms used to create the Universe?
Atoms are the building blocks.
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@zedvictor4
In my opinion a group of friends/acquaintances, are a collective because of circumstance and commonality.Though always subject to a naturally discriminatory survival instinct and pecking order.
You discovered a lot about your friends and acquaintances but very little about your self. Your profile is mostly filled with unknown.
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@zedvictor4
Even so, if we look at the global picture, killing each other is easily justified.Which suggests to me that right and wrong are merely conceptual ideas rather than innate qualities.
Self preservation are innate qualities. Killing each other are collective justice.
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@Best.Korea
Not sure why you think that I live in luxury. If I was rich, then I would probably brag about it all the time.
You brag about what you do anyways.
I dont have a job anyway. My day consists of drinking 600 milliliters of water every hour, listening to classical music, training, doing research and writing down important things, reading about books and ideas, debating, playing games.
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@zedvictor4
Would today also be the first time you heard of the Universal Doughnut of Jam and Custard?
To be served with a bent spoon.
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@zedvictor4
Very special relativity, is very specially relative.
Special relativity applies to all physical phenomena in the absence of gravity. General relativity explains the law of gravitation and its relation to the forces of nature. It applies to the cosmological and astrophysical realm, including astronomy.
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@baggins
In a way, it’s almost like faith acts as a placeholder for knowledge we don't yet possess but expect to gain, based on current evidence.
Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
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@Skipper_Sr
This Bible passage is truly to showcase that the Pharisees, as is the norm, misunderstand the will of God, and they do not know how to make sense of the actions of those that serve Him.
They certainly did not believe in reincarnation or life after death.
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@Stephen
You have to believe what Jesus said in the Bible.Why do you say that?
Because the Gospels are all about the life and teachings of Jesus.
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@Lemming
@#3Other than your unrelated dislike of religion,What 'are your views on regulations on Drugs, Free Information, and Free Association?
His views are centred around sex workers.
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@Best.Korea
Did you become a trans at 18? Then you didn’t miss anything.I did become feminine at age 15, but only in last few years did I decide to grow long hair.
When did you discover? It grows long as long as you never cut it.
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@cristo71
Are you willing to post in a way consistent with the intent of this thread?
Bingo!
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@Stephen
Jesus is a house keeper in heaven preparing rooms for guests.John 14:2 - In My Father's House are Many RoomsMy Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?And do you believe that, Shila?Those are his own words describing his job in heaven.I know what the bible states I asked you if you believe it?
You have to believe what Jesus said in the Bible.
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@Best.Korea
But I read now that dick stops growing at age 18. I wish I started these dick exercises much earlier. It’s really a shame that society never teaches you anything important.
Did you become a trans at 18? Then you didn’t miss anything.
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@cristo71
Is that an affirmative answer to the question “You say things for no good reason?”?
Bingo!
Here’s a game idea: write a post in the style of another poster and see how many tries it takes to guess the correct poster.
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@Best.Korea
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”Thats a weird choice of words given that he said he is God.Maybe he lost his God powers and people took the opportunity to nail him
Your mind works like a Christian believer.
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@Best.Korea
Yes, but when you are trans, people assume that you are mentally ill so they treat you a little better.
According to you trans with a small dick are treated better than a normal guy with a small dick. That was your reason for turning trans.
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@Best.Korea
Jesus claimed he was God. That is why the Jews crucified him for blasphemy.If he was God, how come he is the one that got nailed?Wouldnt God have power to destroy people who try to nail him?
That is why Jesus lamented on the cross.
Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
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