BRIEFLY ON CHRISTIAN ELDERS ISLAMISATION CLAIM.
As was rightly observed the other time, Nigeria Christian leaders are in crisis. They have followers who see little or nothing wrong in alcoholism, fornication/adultery, obscene Music and public nudity. Their crisis is further worsen by the fact that even within their ranks are renowned sex predators and voodoo priests claiming to be Pastors, Bishops and Prophets.
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In the Christian dominated Southern part of the country, young girls in Junior and Senior Secondary School are compelled to wear tight and short uniforms that make bear their developed and developing bodies. Pornographic materials are sold in open and public places and majority of young girls become sexually active long before their thirteenth birthday.
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Christian Elders and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have never for once released statement to pressured the Government or policy makers to arrest this absurdities in our society. We have not read any communique from any Christian group condemning contents of approved text books and novels that are immoral and obscene.
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CAN, Christian Elders and every other Christian body have never issued a statement demanding that the government explain why pornographic websites are accessible in the country. They have never queried the Government of any state for compelling schoolgirls to dress in tight and exposing uniforms.
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We see media reports of Pastors and so called men of God defiling young girls and prominent pastors engaging in extra marital affairs but we have not heard of CAN and Christian leaders doing anything to stop this or even taking responsibility.
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The only thing CAN and Christian Elders are concerned about are Muslims and Islam. Christian leaders and politicians in the 1960s invented the illusion of some Muslims plotting to forcefully Islamise the country to illicit British support and score political point. In fact, in 1966 prominent Muslim leaders and politicians were slaughtered by Christian military officers who accused them of planning to Islamise Nigeria. Up till date they are still blackmailing Muslims with the accusation of Islamisation while they have successfully Christianised the country.
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These allegations will keep coming as long as it remains the only way Christian leaders in the country can galvanise their base in an attempt to remain relevant. The fact that they have turned churches into dance halls with young girls with excessive make-up and tight clothes roaming the halls has not made the average Christian more committed to Christianity and the Christian establishments. The average Christian still love and idolise misfits like Davido, wizkid, Dbanj and others that sing about their penis, the breast and backside of women. The average Nigeria Christian still prefer beer parlours, gambling centres and night clubs to religious gatherings.
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As Muslims, we know our community is not perfect. We still suffer from violent and nonviolent extremism within us, but we have acknowledged our challenges and we are striving to contain it. Muslim leaders do not pass irresponsible and wide accusations at Christians. Our brothers in the military had never taken up arms against their Christian colleagues and Christian leaders.
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Muslims ruled this country for years as military and civilians, they never made any attempt to undermine Christians of this country. When IBB registered Nigeria with the OIC, Christians protested and as a compromise, the colonial entity of Israel was given diplomatic recognition by the IBB government to the dismay of Muslims and to please the country’s Christian population who, for whatever reason, feel obligated to support the murderous and criminal entity of Israel.
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This perceived fear of Islamisation is the only tool Christian leaders has to mobilise their base and it is the only thing that works for them.
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Buhari is so much hated today, not because of any thing wrong he did, but because he is a committed Muslim. They hate the fact that eighteen out of thirty six ministers are Muslims, leaving “just” eighteen to Christians. This is the only Government that has dared appointed an equal number of Muslims and Christians as Ministers. Bearly over 30% of federal workers are Muslims and over 60% are Christians and the fear is that the government may take step to regularise this irregularity. So they start whinning, nagging and crying foul before hand, over what may likely never happen.
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The hatred for Buhari has even extended to the Vice President who is a Pastor, an accomplished Senior Advocate and Professor of Law. These people have no morals, no code of conduct, no decency and no honour.
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Muslims of this country have bent their backs to accommodate Christians because we acknowledge that the country belongs to all of us. Nigeria is already Chriatianised enough, as it is, yet we are not running to the market to shout like badly brought up children and jealous housewife making offensive claims and insinuations.
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So we are clear, we will continue to strive to make Islam triumph over all other religions, the same way every conscious Christian would strive and prefer that Christianity triumph over Islam. We have no doubt that if we diligently convene the message of Islam to non-Muslims they will choose Islam over any and every other religion. We have no time to cry foul because we have the goods and we know for certain that everything is in the Hands of Allah, the Creator. No amount of blackmail or stupid ranting can change Allah’s decree.
Written by Igho Hakeem Ohwojeheri
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