Christians In Edo protest killing of pastor by Boko Haram

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h1 class="entry-title posttitle" itemprop="name headline" style="border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1502px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">By Simon Ebegbulem</span></span></h1> <div id="entryContainer" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="entry entry-content" itemprop="articleBody" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 6px 0px 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">BENIN CITY — THE Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship, NCGF, Benin Chapter has condemned the killing of one its members in Bauchi State, Pastor Blessing Ehiorobo by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The fellowship in a statement by its President, Mrs. Uche Chiejina, said  that the murder of Pastor  Ehiorobo, an indigene of Edo State, was “barbaric, vexatious and unacceptable to the Christian community.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">NCGF described as unacceptable, the seeming attempt to Islamise some parts of the North by some Muslim fundamentalists, which had led to the murder of thousands of Christians and destruction of churches in that part of the country.</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Calling on religious groups in the country to imbibe the spirit of tolerance, respect for the sanctity of life, the fellowship charged security agencies and gvernments at all level in Nigeria to live up to their duties of protecting lives and property in all parts of Nigeria.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It warned that the patience of Nigerian Christians should not be taken for granted by those who now take delight in attacking Christians and destroying worship centres.</span></div> <br /> <div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The body enjoined believers to be more prayerful, be supportive of missionary activities and to resist the “obvious annihilation of Christianity in northern Nigeria,” adding that holiness and righteousness should not be compromised for any material gain.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It appealed to members of the fellowship across the country to support the widows and children of the slain members and remember them in prayers.</span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> </div> </div> </div>

Christians In Edo protest killing of pastor by Boko Haram

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Iraqi Christians abandoned by UK: France, Germany offer them Assylum

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But Not Britain.. </span></a></div> <span id="sub_headline_preview" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-weight: bold; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/17/iraqi-christians-abandoned-by-cameron-over-immigration-fears-says-church-of-england_n_5685332.html?1408267017&utm_hp_ref=uk" style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Archbishop Of Canterbury Backs Letter Calling For Action..</a> </div> <span style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/17/iraqi-christians-abandoned-by-cameron-over-immigration-fears-says-church-of-england_n_5685332.html?1408267017&utm_hp_ref=uk" style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">'We Have No Coherent Approach To Islamist Extremism'</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Church of England has slammed the Government for abandoning Christians in the Middle East, citing fears that any offers of asylum would cost the Tories points against Ukip and the anti-immigration movement.</span></div> </span></span><br /> <div class="content" id="mainentrycontent" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In a strongly-worded attack on David Cameron's handling of the crisis in Iraq - backed by the Archbishop of Canterbury - the Bishop of Leeds said "many" senior clergy were seriously concerned.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Rt Rev Nicholas Baines has written to the Prime Minister questioning whether there is any long-term strategy and criticising a "growing silence" over the fate of the plight of persecuted Christians. In particular he raised questions about ministers' failure to respond to calls - including through parliamentary questions - to set out what arrangements would be made to offer asylum in the UK.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="christians iraq" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1969594/thumbs/o-CHRISTIANS-IRAQ-570.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span></div> <center style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iraqi Christian children, who fled with their families the violence in Iraq's largest Christian town of Qaraqosh, pose in a room of Ainkawa's Saint Joseph church</strong></div> </center> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Despite appalling persecution, they seem to have fallen from consciousness, and I wonder why," he said. "Does your government have a coherent response to the plight of these huge numbers of Christians whose plight appears to be less regarded than that of others? Or are we simply reacting to the loudest media voice at any particular time?"</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Decrying the lack of response to repeated appeals for asylum provision to be made for Christians, and other minorities, he said that in contrast to France and Germany there had "so far been only silence from the UK Government".</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And he expressed fears over the future of the Government's "commitment to religious freedom". The cleric said he recognised "the complexity and interconnectedness of the challenges" but joined criticism of an apparent failure to respond effectively to the advance of Islamic State fighters.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"It appears that, in common with the United States and other partners, the UK is responding to events in a reactive way, and it is difficult to discern the strategic intentions behind this approach," he wrote in the letter, which he issued to newspapers and published on his website.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Please can you tell me what is the overall strategy that holds together the UK Government's response to both the humanitarian situation and what IS is actually doing in Syria and Iraq?</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Behind this question is the serious concern that we do not seem to have a coherent or comprehensive approach to Islamist extremism as it is developing across the globe.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Islamic State, Boko Haram and other groups represent particular manifestations of a global phenomenon, and it is not clear what our broader global strategy is - particularly insofar as the military, political, economic and humanitarian demands interconnect."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Church internationally should be "a primary partner in addressing this complexity", he told him. The bishop welcomed the "notable and admirable" focus on the plight of the minority Yazidi community, who have been at the centre of an international aid operation as they flee IS massacres.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"However, there has been increasing silence about the plight of tens of thousands of Christians who have been displaced, driven from cities and homelands, and who face a bleak future," he went on.</span></div> <ul class="listicle" id="listicle" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; min-width: 570px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li class="slide_4088468 image slide" id="slide_4088468" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; 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display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Iraqi Christians, fled from Iraq due to the Islamic State, abbreviated as IS,-led armed groups' attack, receive aid showing their passports during an organization held by Chaldean Catholic Church in Beirut, Lebanon</span></div> </li> <li class="slide_4088476 image slide last" id="slide_4088476" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><header class="no-number" style="border-top-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; height: 3px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 560px;"></header><div class="title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; max-width: 900px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="listicle-content" style="border: none; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 5px 0px 7px !important; min-height: 165px; padding: 0px 0px 5px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="image-image" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/362970/slide_362970_4088476_free.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px 0px -6px !important; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></span><span class="credits" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; bottom: -23px; box-sizing: border-box; left: 0px; margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; right: auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pacific Press via Getty Images</span></span></div> <div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Kurdish Christian family from Qaraqosh sleeps in the room that they have been allocated at Bazar International Shopping Mall in Erbil City center.</span></div> </li> </ul> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">House of Lords questions on the subject tabled by the Bishop of Coventry remain unanswered, he said, "something that causes me and colleagues some concern".</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Underlying these concerns is the need for reassurance that a commitment to religious freedom will remain a priority for the Government, given the departure of ministers who championed this. Will the Foreign Secretary's Human Rights Advisory Panel continue under the new Foreign Secretary?</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Is this not the time to appoint an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom - which would demonstrate the Government's serious commitment to developing an overarching strategy (backed by expertise) against Islamist extremism and violence?"</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Rev David Walker, said the Government had a "moral obligation that it is repeatedly failing to rise to". He told BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme that he believed the failure to offer asylum could be down to political sensitivities over immigration.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There is always a concern around anything that could play into the debate around immigration," he said. "But the numbers that would come here are so small that effectively they are not going to disrupt British society in any noticeable or meaningful way. In fact they would be good assets to our society."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If the Government failed to act then Parliament should be recalled to debate the issue, he suggested. "But the issues are fairly clear. The Government needs to act."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A social media campaign to draw attention to the plight of Christians in Iraqi has seen many high-profile religious leaders, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, change their Twitter profile pictures to a snap of the Arabic 'N', which symbolises 'Christian', and using the hashtag #WeAreN. It has been daubed on houses by militants to identify where Christians lived in captured cities, but <a href="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/wearen.thousands.unite.to.support.persecuted.christians.in.iraq/39026.htm" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">Christians worldwide have expressed a desire to "reclaim" the symbol.</a></span></div> </div> <div> <footer style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><section class="also-on" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> </h3> </section></footer></div> <span style="border: 0px; font-weight: bold; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="border: 0px; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></span><br /> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <br /> <div class="content" id="mainentrycontent" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 20px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <ul class="listicle" id="listicle" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none; margin: 0px !important; min-width: 570px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <li class="slide_4088476 image slide last" id="slide_4088476" style="border: 0px !important; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; list-style: none inside none !important; margin: 68px 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="caption" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Kurdish Christian family from Qaraqosh sleeps in the room that they have been allocated at Bazar International Shopping Mall in Erbil City center.</span></div> </li> </ul> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">House of Lords questions on the subject tabled by the Bishop of Coventry remain unanswered, he said, "something that causes me and colleagues some concern".</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Underlying these concerns is the need for reassurance that a commitment to religious freedom will remain a priority for the Government, given the departure of ministers who championed this. Will the Foreign Secretary's Human Rights Advisory Panel continue under the new Foreign Secretary?</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Is this not the time to appoint an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom - which would demonstrate the Government's serious commitment to developing an overarching strategy (backed by expertise) against Islamist extremism and violence?"</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Bishop of Manchester, the Right Rev David Walker, said the Government had a "moral obligation that it is repeatedly failing to rise to". He told BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme that he believed the failure to offer asylum could be down to political sensitivities over immigration.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There is always a concern around anything that could play into the debate around immigration," he said. "But the numbers that would come here are so small that effectively they are not going to disrupt British society in any noticeable or meaningful way. In fact they would be good assets to our society."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If the Government failed to act then Parliament should be recalled to debate the issue, he suggested. "But the issues are fairly clear. The Government needs to act."</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A social media campaign to draw attention to the plight of Christians in Iraqi has seen many high-profile religious leaders, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, change their Twitter profile pictures to a snap of the Arabic 'N', which symbolises 'Christian', and using the hashtag #WeAreN. It has been daubed on houses by militants to identify where Christians lived in captured cities, but <a href="http://www.christiantoday.com/article/wearen.thousands.unite.to.support.persecuted.christians.in.iraq/39026.htm" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_hplink">Christians worldwide have expressed a desire to "reclaim" the symbol.</a></span></div> </div> <div> <footer style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><section class="also-on" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h3 style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="video_box_title" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; 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Let’s just say it’s been an eye opening experience for me.</span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Guys and girls think SO differently about things.</span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used to think that being loud and flirtatious would attract the heart of a godly guy – <em style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">wrong</em>. It will definitely attract some guys…but they’re not going to be the godly, mature type.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used to think that dressing edgy and seductive would catch the attention of a godly guy – <em style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">wrong again.</em>Showing off skin will definitely attract the guys…just not the godly ones.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I used to think that becoming independent and self-sufficient would attract the heart of a godly guy –<em style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">triple wrong.</em> Godly guys are attracted to girls who are family oriented and desire to be team players.</span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Getting inside the mind of a godly guy has helped me understand how clueless I was about how they think!</span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Chances are, you’re probably a little clueless too. In fact, most single Christian girls seem to be in the dark about how godly guys think.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If I knew then what I know now, I would have acted a lot differently in high school. Instead of leaving you in the dark like I was, we want to give you the inside scoop.</span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s time for you to become #GuyWise.</span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Becoming wise about guys isn’t going to happen all at once though. So, we decided to dedicate an entire week to the topic!</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We will be releasing a brand new blog post <strong style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">every single day</strong> this week on the topic of guys, plus we’ll be giving away a few amazing books to help you become <strong style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">#GuyWise.</strong></span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">In order to gather the best information we went straight to the source – guys themselves.</span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is your chance to get the inside scoop on how godly guys think. We’re going to cover exciting topics such as how to handle your crushes, modesty from a guy’s perspective, is flirting okay, and how to encourage the guys in your life to become godly men.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApz6VDVsmE" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">video</a> at the top of this page is a brand new project we completed in honor of this special<strong style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">#GuyWise</strong> week. We interviewed five different godly guys ages 18-26 and asked them this simple question: <em style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">How would you describe a godly girl?</em></span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our goal with this video is to open your eyes to how a godly guy thinks and what he values in a Christian girl.</span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is your front row seat for getting into the mind of a godly guy!</span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Click<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AApz6VDVsmE" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> here</a> to watch it.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">To keep up with the <strong style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">#GuyWise</strong> week action, stay plugged in to our GirlDefined <a href="https://www.facebook.com/girldefined" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a> every day this week. We’ll be posting great content over there that you don’t want to miss. To enter your name in our book giveaway, all you have to do is share any of our posts on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/girldefined" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></div> <h1 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ll be praying for you this week. </span></strong></h1> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our prayer for you this week is that you would grow in wisdom and godliness in the way you interact with the guys in your life. That you would desire to be a blessing and not a hindrance to your brothers in Christ. That you would strive to challenge and encourage the guys in your life to become godly men in this generation.</span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">Will you join us in becoming #GuyWise? We hope so!</strong></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">IMPORTANT: Let us know your thoughts about the video and the write-up, in the comment section.</span></div> </div> </div>

How Christian Guys Describe a Godly Girl

       http://www.girldefined.com/christian-guys-describe-godly-girl(copy and paste to watch video) By: Kristen Clark I was one of ...

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Pornography: Several Christian Girls are Getting Addicted

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="full-post-img" style="border: 2px solid rgb(129, 132, 134); margin: 0px auto; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 3px; width: 510px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: none; color: black; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.girldefined.com/porn-guy-issue" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Photo" height="357" src="http://www.girldefined.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/elvissa.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt;" width="510" /></a></span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My Take: People usually make the mistake of thinking that pornography is only a boys thing. No, it is not. Today, several girls, Christians among them, inclusive, have fallen into the trap of pornography. Try to collect your daughter or younger Sister's phone so as to check what is inside there and you will most likely hit a brick wall. Smart phones are helping in the easy access to the internet and therefore the privacy needed to engage in different forms of sexual acts online. My personal involvement with young people over the years has thought me not to ever take anything for granted. </span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There is need to sound an alarm over what our young Christian girls are doing online, today. Sexting, camsex, online sex, online bullying and so on are some of the very sinful indulgences of these precious souls. We need to know so as to keep a helpful watch over those of them who are within our reach.</span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(Get my book: The Mind, Sex and Your Destiny) call- +234 8060712648 or +234 8148253711</span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Or Write to selflessheartsng@gmail.com</span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Now read from my brother, Bethany Baird:</span></div> <div align="center" class="cuopon_author" style="border: 0pt none; font-weight: bold; margin: 6px 0pt 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span></div> <div id="the_content" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0px auto; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I recently read a story about a girl who was strolling through a grocery store when she felt a sudden and overwhelming urge for a chocolate candy bar. The urge became so powerful that she forgot what she was doing and headed straight for the candy aisle.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">She searched the options wondering which one she should choose.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">She spotted one that she had never seen before. The label pulled at her desire with words like <em style="border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“Great new taste!” “Satisfaction guaranteed!” “No more hunger cravings!”</em></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The girl grabbed the candy bar and started savoring her first bite. Her entire being was enraptured in the moment. She loved the way the candy made her feel. It was so gratifying that she was sure she would never need another candy bar again.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All of the sudden the girl noticed a strange and disgusting flavor in her mouth. Instead of eating smooth chocolate, she realized she was actually chewing on mud and gravel. The nasty taste made the girl’s stomach start to churn at the thought of what was inside of her mouth.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">She ran to the water fountain, spit out the muddy mixture, and rinsed out her mouth.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After a long moment at the water fountain the girl looked down at the remainder of the candy bar in her hand. Her thoughts drifted back to how creamy and delicious that first bite of candy tasted, and suddenly she longed for more.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Although that story is only fictional, it gives us a very clear picture of how pornography works.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Pornography covers itself in a candy-coated package offering up promises like “Satisfaction guaranteed!” and “No more cravings!”</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At first (like the candy bar) it seems to deliver on those promises, but only for a short time. In the end you will find yourself feeling disgusted by what you did and, at the very same time, strangely craving for more.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Porn never satisfies.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to <a href="http://www.covenanteyes.com/pornstats/" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Covenant Eyes</a>, it’s estimated that 20% of Christian women are addicted to pornography. Sadly, that number seems to be growing greater by the year.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Girls of all ages are finding themselves enslaved to pornography with no power to escape.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are one of those girls struggling in this specific area, I have great news for you.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is hope!</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you have trusted Christ as your personal Savior, you can have hope and lasting freedom in this area.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The truth is, in and of yourself you have no power to escape, but with the power of Christ dwelling inside, you can find freedom. Sin and death were overcome by Jesus at the cross. “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness” (Romans 6:18).</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There is no sin in the world that is too big for God to conquer.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you are struggling with pornography and desire to find lasting freedom in this area, let me encourage you to consider these thoughts and verses.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Confess your sin to God.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1st John 1:9).</em></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD.” And You forgave the guilt of my sin” (Psalm 32:5).</em></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Renew your mind with God’s Word.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:2).</em></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11).</em></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Fill your mind with holiness and truth.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians 4:8).</em></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).</em></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Put off sin and put on purity.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <em style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;">“Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” (Ephesians 4:22-24).</em></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finally, do whatever it takes to get rid of pornography.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Throw away books, magazines, TVs and computers. Matthew 5:29 says, “If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell.”</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Be willing to take drastic measures. It’s worth it! If you are serious about destroying this sin in your life, then you need to prove that through your actions. Don’t let pride or embarrassment get in the way of gaining victory.</span></div> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0pt none; margin: 0pt; outline: invert none 0pt; padding: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">I want you to know that you do not have to continue in your secret struggles.</span></strong></h1> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These verses are only the start of the power Christ has to offer for gaining victory in this area.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I highly, highly encourage you to talk to your parents or pastor’s wife about your struggle. Remember one of the best ways to gain lasting freedom in this area is through accountability (Gal. 6:12, Ecc. 4:9-12). Don’t try to overcome your struggle on your own. There truly is strength in numbers.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As much as we would love to help you further, we don’t have time in this blog post. Thankfully there is a  Biblical counseling center that offers free counseling! You can find a counselor in your very own city by going to this <a href="http://www.biblicalcounseling.com/counselors" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">link</a>.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">There are also some extremely helpful ministries that can provide accountability and filtering services. You can check both of those out right here:</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <a href="http://www.internetsafety.com/safe-eyes-parental-control-software.php" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">Safe Eyes</span></a></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://www.covenanteyes.com/" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Covenant Eyes</a><a href="http://www.covenanteyes.com/" style="border: none; font-weight: bold; margin: 0pt; outline: none !important; padding: 0pt; text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></span></span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Start your journey to lasting freedom today.</span></div> <div dir="ltr" style="padding: 0px 29px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">As a Christian you are no longer a slave to your sin. You have the power through the Holy Spirit to overcome and find freedom in this area. Yes, it will be hard, but with the power of Christ it is possible.</span></div> <div> <br /></div> </div> </div>

Pornography: Several Christian Girls are Getting Addicted

My Take: People usually make the mistake of thinking that pornography is only a boys thing. No, it is not. Today, several girls, Christi...

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Religious leaders can end Boko Haram, not Jonathan — Oritsejafor

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div id="main" role="main" style="border: 0px; float: left; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 5px 0px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 455px;"> <br /> <article class="post-456524 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-national-news" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/NewsArticle" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="entry-title posttitle" itemprop="name headline" style="border: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 432px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">on</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><time class="meta-time updated" datetime="2014-07-25T06:16:27+00:00" itemprop="datePublished" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">July 25, 2014</time><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></h1> <div class="metaStuff" style="background-image: none; 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float: left; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 422px;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ORITSEJAFOR-ayo.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: background-color, border-top-color; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, border-top-color; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: black;"><img alt="From Left: Co-Chairman, Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor; National Co-Ordinator/Executive Secretary, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, and Co-Chairman, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, at a meeting" class="size-full wp-image-306116" height="250" src="http://dvsl3w2q45hb8.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ORITSEJAFOR-ayo.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.247059) 1px 1px 1px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: margin 0.2s linear, box-shadow;" width="412" /></span></a></div> <div class="wp-caption-text" style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 8px 0px 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">From Left: Co-Chairman, Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor; National Co-Ordinator/Executive Secretary, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, and Co-Chairman, Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, at a meeting</span></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The occasion was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Secretary to Ogun State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, South West CAN coordinator, Arch. Bishop Magnus Atilade, commissioner for women affairs, Elizabeth Sonubi and national coordinator of voice of Christian matyrs , Isaac Oluwole, among others.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">According to CAN President, “With all sense of all responsibility, I use this opportunity to call on all Muslims religious leaders, traditional rulers and political leaders in the north not necessarily in the South West because in the South West, we have lived together and I know the way it operates in the south west.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">”So, I am challenging from the north, our religious leaders, political rulers and traditional rulers as matter of urgency, to step forward and take responsibilities for the way out of this problem.”</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“Boko Haram is propelled by a religious ideology, it is not poverty. Anyone who tells you it is poverty is not telling you the truth. It’s not poverty. When you blame it on poverty, it is an insult to poor people. There are poor people everywhere even Christians all over the north. Bin laden was not a poor man. He is from a rich Saudi Arabian family. The Nigerian boy who almost blew up a plane on Christmas day is a son of one First Bank chairman and he is still one of the richest people in Nigeria today. Boko Haram insurgency is an ideology. 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Religious leaders can end Boko Haram, not Jonathan — Oritsejafor

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