The Yorubas are the most religious tolerant in this country. You'll see a Yoruba muslim, marrying a Yoruba Christian; their children divided: some muslims, some Christians, and you know what? They live in peace. Coexist in peace. They respect their traditions, culture & customs.
Salah time, they all enjoy salah. Kill ram and eat and drink. Christmas time, they all kill chicken, cook rice, eat and enjoy themselves. Some parts of the family are traditionalists. They are respected. Everyone is minding his business. Some are ụka white. Cele church.
They don't care about their variant religious beliefs.
But an Igbo man, maybe he was an Assemblies of God member before going to Lagos, finally joins Chosen Mopol or other Pentecostal Churches, his family at home automatically become unbelievers even if they go other Churches.
But an Igbo man, maybe he was an Assemblies of God member before going to Lagos, finally joins Chosen Mopol or other Pentecostal Churches, his family at home automatically become unbelievers even if they go other Churches.
If you mention to their ears that you belong to no church, or you don't go to church at all, they will begin to see you as evil person. Anyone who doesn't go to church is a child of devil.
They return home, sending their mothers out of their houses. Calling them witches.
They return home, sending their mothers out of their houses. Calling them witches.
She is the reason for their problems. They cut trees, that give air, fresh air, nice vegetation. The trees are the cause of their problems. Their destinies are tied on the trees. They must be cut off. Cut the trees, your freedom will come. Innocent trees down.
Sun killing us in the village. You still remain poor. Despite cutting down trees, destroying your ancestral artifacts calling them ancestral curses. Destroying ancestral ọfọ and other traditional artefacts. They are the cause of their problems and why they don't have money.
Kids must not go close to their grandmothers. They are not Christians. Anyone who is not a Christian is bound to die by fire. The person is evil and must be ostracised. Don't drink water in his house, he will poison you. Don't eat food. Don't eat his kola . He is an unbeliever.
Then the old man who worships the religion of his ancestors must not be closed to. He worships the devil. No one should near him. His grandchildren are not to come close. He's an unbeliever. Except he gives his life to Christ—joining their own church not another Christian Church
If he dares join another denomination within the Christendom, he's still an unbeliever not minding he has given his life to Christ in different churches he had joined as they tossed him around to believe. He's still a sinner. Unbeliever until he joins theirs. Division in family.
Let's forget about inter-marital cases. It's not possible.
In the business of religion, ndị Igbo are really the victims. Victims of division. Don't you see it? We throw away everything about us. What happened to egbe bere ugo bere? What happened to onye biri ibe ya biri?
In the business of religion, ndị Igbo are really the victims. Victims of division. Don't you see it? We throw away everything about us. What happened to egbe bere ugo bere? What happened to onye biri ibe ya biri?
Some after destroying everything they have, thinking it will make them rich end up becoming poorer. They blame their kinsmen for their misfortunes. "My pastor said that my mum is causing it. My brother is causing it". You blame others of calamity and foolishness you head up.
Ndị Igbo are religious intolerant. We carry Christianity as our inheritance and practice it in a wrong way. Catholic vs Anglican. Orthodox vs Pentecostal. It ends up bringing disunity in the family. Division. We hate our tradition then embracing foreign divisional tradition.
I keep asking, is it not the same Christianity the Yorubas are practising? The type going on in Igbo land differ. It's extreme and fanatical. They no longer join their ụmụnna meeting because ndị ụmụnna are unbelievers. Darkness and light can't merge and they're the darkness.
I still maintain that I love the Yorubas on this regard. Ooni of Ife went for a child dedication in a church, he was respected. Imagine if it were in Igbo land, he's evil for not giving his life to christ by being a member of the church but chose to remain a traditionalist.
Freedom of worship is not maka ndị ara ụka n'ala Igbo. I mean the religious mad people in Igbo land. They disrespect people's choices of worship. They must condemn you&you know what, they still contribute tithes& offerings to the Yoruba owned Churches who respect their culture.
The religious madness in Igbo land is the core reason for certain level of division and disunity; it's not be blamed on our culture.
We love ourselves. We have words of wisdom which entail peaceful coexistence. "Biri ka m biri". Live let's live. Tolerance is us!
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We love ourselves. We have words of wisdom which entail peaceful coexistence. "Biri ka m biri". Live let's live. Tolerance is us!
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