(July 24, 2010 at 6:56 pm)Mr Olefemi Wrote: Thank you for the welcome,I would like to say that religion is a very positive force in the world,what saddens me is how charlatans use it to lead people astray.
The money scams are bad enough but this
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/w...eria-1.htm
Quote:At least 57,000 people fled their homes following sectarian violence involving Christians and Muslims in northern and central Nigeria. More than 30,000 Christians have been displaced from their homes in Kano, the largest city in northern Nigeria, which was racked by religious violence on Tuesday and Wednesday. A further 27,000 displaced people had sought refuge in Bauchi state in east central Nigeria following a massacre of Muslims by Christian gangs in neighbouring Plateau state earlier in May.
President Olusegun Obasanjo declared a state of emergency in Plateau State in central Nigeria on 18 May 2004, following the Christian massacre of Muslims that in turn led to reprisal killings of Christians in the northern city of Kano. The bloodletting had claimed more than 2,000 lives since September 2001. Obasanjo sacked governor Joshua Dariye, accusing him of failing to act to end a cycle of violence between the Plateau State's Muslim and Christian communities. The president also disolved the Plateau State legislature and appointed a retired army general, Chris Ali, as interim administrator for the next six months. Ali is a native of Plateau State.
is why religion really sucks. To quote Voltaire:
"Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit atrocities."
