Big D

Ordinary person who works | Graduate Mechanical Engineer | Optimist | Agnostic

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has warned that its informants and agents could be targeted and assassinated if it makes the alleged drug trafficking record of Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu public.

The FBI issued the warning in a court filing while responding to a Freedom of Information Act, FOIA, lawsuit before Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington, DC

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[Daniel Omokhojie @ikhanvbode]

Nigeri-delta people are not angry enough.

[Nithya Shri @Nithya_Shrii]

“Always talk to your coworkers like you’re being recorded.”

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@iamChigoo Onto woman wey nor fine

[Ossy FA @iamossy_]

On the Trending Video of the Veneration of the Skull of St Agatha

Sentiments aside, I like to be honest with myself first.

If Protestants decided to exhume the remains of Archbishop Benson Idahosa because they considered him a great man of God and a saint, and then went as far as removing his skull, or any part of his skeleton, to carry it in a public procession, crowning the skull with a royal cap, and then bowing slightly before it in honour and veneration. . .I know exactly what I would be typing if I am to make a post on it.

If I visited my village in Enugu and saw my uncle and some townsmen carrying the skull or skeleton of a man who had died many years ago, claiming that he was their hero and the founder of the village, and then began singing around it and venerating the bones. . .I know exactly what my reaction would be.

So, I can write a whole theological defence of why we bring out the skull of St Agatha, carry it with gloves, crown it, and venerate it. I can explain that this is a Catholic practice of honouring the remains of a holy person and that the veneration given to the relic is not worship.

All of that may be true.

But if I do so without honestly acknowledging how unusual, and even disturbing, the practice can appear to someone who does not share our theological understanding, then I think I am being dishonest with myself.

I can say that it is veneration, not worship. And of course, that distinction is important. But another question remains: Must we venerate the skull or skeleton of anybody in order to honour that person? Does venerating a particular bone or relic bring us closer to salvation?

That is where my own reservations begin.

I understand the theological reasoning behind the practice. I also understand that, within Catholic tradition, relics have a long history and are treated with reverence because of the person whose earthly remains they are. But understanding a practice is not the same thing as having no questions about it.

And perhaps this is one of those moments when, rather than rushing to defend everything we do, it may be more honest to sit back and listen to the criticisms.

Sometimes, criticism can help us examine practices that we have inherited and become accustomed to. Not every criticism of Catholic practice is an attack on Catholicism. Sometimes, a sincere question from outside can force us to ask questions from within.

So, yes, I can defend the veneration of the relic of St Agatha. As a Catholic priest, I understand the theology behind it.

But I also think I am allowed to say: I have my reservations.

Sometimes, it is better to receive the criticism, sit with it, and ask ourselves honestly:

Is this practice helping people encounter Christ, or are we sometimes defending a practice simply because it is ours?

#PurestPurity

Written by Father Kelvin Ugwu.

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@SirJarus Happy birthday Offa Osimhen.

[Trevor Sheatz @TrevorSheatz]

The fastest way to leave Catholicism is to study the Bible for yourself.

You will quickly see that many of their traditions and rituals aren't found anywhere in the Bible, and are even contradictory to the Bible.

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@AskMichaelTaiwo This isn't the lady sir. Its fake news.

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@DrJoeAbah Strongly disagree with this

[Joy Abiola @Legbetiofficial]

This is how I greet my MD, ED, Supervisor and Team Lead😭😭😹

And this is how I will greet @SirJarus if I finally meet him😭😹😹

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@sowore No intellect? Come on smokeless. Pun intended

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@MarioNawfal If this is not idolatry then I don't know what is.

[Tevin Macharia Mukabana @TevinMacharia]

👀 When God hid the body of Moses so they wouldn't worship him I thought that was a little much

Boy was I wrong

God personally buries Moses and the text goes out of its way to say nobody knows the spot. The implication is pretty blunt: even the greatest prophet’s body was not supposed to become a shrine, a relic, or an object people would process around and crown. The concern wasn’t theoretical. Ancient Near Eastern cultures already did that with kings, heroes, and ancestors.

[Black @BlackLilith_25]

So practicing herbalism and paying homage to your ancestors is witchcraft but this isn't??

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@mtlawton So what does this surgery achieve?

[Amusan Tosin Chukwunonso @tosincamusan]

I graduated with a 4.99/ 5.00 CGPA in Hospitality and Tourism from Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), setting a new record as the first in my department, college and the University.

Had A's all through with a single B .🏆

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@MSIngawa Closed

[Jamal @JajaPhD]

It’s too late for this. All we can do atm is to ensure our children aren’t our retirement plan. But for our parents, it’s too late.

PS. To ensure that our kids aren’t our retirement plan, we may need to sacrifice less than some of our parents did. That may mean public schools for our kids so that we can invest the money that would have paid for private education.

[Instablog9ja @instablog9ja]

“You spend so much just to have fun with a lady.” — Lady calls out men

[Big D @IRUEKPEN_]

@priclessmaria Please how do i get this gif?