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Suspected Gay Men Forced To March Naked Through Nigeria's Capital Before Being Beaten By Police And Two Violent Mobs
The situation in Nigeria for its gay citizens continues to deteriorate. In early February, shortly after the African nation officially criminalized homosexuality, a suspected gay couple was forced to have sex in front of an angry mob. But late last week and over the weekend the violent mob rule intensified.
In Abuja, Nigeria's capital, a mob of more than 50 people forced 14 suspected gay men to march through the streets naked last week. Once in the Gishiri neighborhood, the mob beat the men with nail-studded clubs, whips, iron bars and anything else that could be weaponized. Police joined the mob in beating the men, with one man nearly dying from the injuries he sustained.
"They all had weapons," one witness said. "Some were having wires, whips. Some had broken furniture. They said they wanted to kill. They were moving around from one person's house to another."
Following the attack, the mob wrote "Homosexuals, pack and leave" on the homes of the men they assaulted.
Saturday night, a second mob went out on a mission to rid Nigeria of its LGBT people. "We have been notified that 10 men, suspected to be gay, were rounded up and beaten last night in the town of Geshiri, near Abuja, by a mob of about 40 people," International Gay And Lesbian Human Rights Commission Executive Director Jessica Stern reported. Five of the men were apparently detained by police before being released.
"The leaders are just watching, and now the Nigerian social fabric is being disintegrated by acts of mob violence," said human rights activist Dorothy Aken'Ova about the mob attacks. "Now we have this new category as a result of the new law. And the government is quiet."
Does the situation in Nigeria remind you of any other blemish on human history that's occurred in the past 100 years?
(Sources: NYT, GBMNews.com)
PEOPLE HATED IN THE TIMES OF JESUS.. Then there is the Story of the Good SamarItan. A lawyer asks "How do I get to Heaven." Jesus replies: Love God, Love Neighbor, Love your self. The Lawyer, "Who is my neighbor?" (or do I have to love anyone_)
Jesus tells of a man beaten and left to die. Two religious leaders (learned in the Scriptures) pass by. All words but no actions of love.
A Samaritan stops, puts the man on his animal, pays for him to get better. What is the message of Jesus? Bear in mind that the Samaritans were so despised that if the shadow of a Samaritan went over the shadow of a Jew, that Jew went to the Temple to be purified. So Jesus takes the most 'unclean' unworthy and places him above the religious bible thumpers. Jesus never calls the Samartian unclean, and later he drinks from the same cup as a Samartian woman at the well. So just take out Samaritan and add homosexual.
President Museveni of Uganda asked for Ugandan and world opinion on homosexuality (Feb 2014) AN OPEN LETTER from over one hundredd scientists world wide (an from Uganda) stated the following;
'Homosexuality is NOT a) a disease b) mental illness c) a perversion * - and - it cannot be changed, hence it is NOT a choice." Museveni, pressured by USA sponsored evangelical churches in Uganda - and a desire for re-election, ignored these scientists. * With regard to perversion (from Leviticus) there are over 100 abominations that modern day Christians have ignored, but like to keep the "man laying with a man." Jesus told the Good Samaritan story where he took the most despised (Samaritans) and but the Samaritan above the bible spouting Jewish religious authorities who walked by the dying man. In other words, you can quote scriptures like today's clergy and have no love in your heart. God is Love. If you are a persecuted lesbian please find a home on my site htttp://stories4hotbloodedlesbians.com NOT a porn site and everyone is welcome. "All we need is love." Why look at a person in the sole context of sex?
GOD DESTROYED SODOM AND GORMORRAH BECAUSE OF HOMOSEXUALS. WRONG. They were included, but there were other reasons to destroyy both cities.
Ezechiel 16:49
"'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. 50 They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen. 51
St. Paul has attacked homosexuals. No.
Paul tried to stop Temple prostitution in Greece and other places. The belief was that if you had an orgy (men with men), women with women) and straight sex, the gods would come down and bring luck and happiness to the participants. Paul did not comment on committed relationships between same sex couples. Paul in Corinthians speaks of love being kind and patient, bearing no evil, and states that if we are without love with are like a changing bell. Few extremists quote Corinthians.
Problem with Quoting Old Testament passages.
1. Evangelicals like to quote Leviticus that has over a hundred Abominations - some they don't keep like wearing two fabrics on the body: sleeping with a menstrauting women. Men are not supposed to cut hair or beard. A woman not a virgin should be stoned. Yet they keep "a man shall not lay with a man."
2. Paul speaks that Christians are NOT under the Law (Old Testament) since Jesus came. Therefore, why refer to Leviticus? Jesus never mentions homosexuality but people who engage in sex with respect or commitment. Jesus speaks of marriage as a good thing - but warns about divorce. How many evangelicals are divorced?
3. Why would you quote from Leviticus written 3,500 years ago, when starting a fire was done by rubbing two sticks together? Would you go to a doctor practising medicine 3,500 years ago?
President Museveni of Uganda asked for Ugandan and world opinion on homosexuality (Feb 2014) AN OPEN LETTER from over one hundred scientists world wide (an from Uganda) stated the following; 'Homosexuality is NOT a) a disease b) mental illness c) a perversion * - and - it cannot be changed, hence it is NOT a choice." Museveni, pressured by USA sponsored evangelical churches in Uganda - and a desire for re-election, ignored these scientists. * With regard to perversion (from Leviticus) there are over 100 abominations that modern day Christians have ignored, but like to keep the "man laying with a man." Jesus told the Good Samaritan story where he took the most despised (Samaritans) and but the Samaritan above the bible spouting Jewish religious authorities who walked by the dying man. In other words, you can quote scriptures like today's clergy and have no love in your heart. God is Love. If you are a persecuted lesbian please find a home on my site htttp://stories4hotbloodedlesbians.com NOT a porn site and everyone is welcome. "All we need is love." Why look at a person in the sole context of sex?
This is really sad, no wonder a lot of Nigerian gays move to my country South Africa, where everyone is free to live the way he wants. And gays are even entitled to even marry. Nigeria should understand that homosexual is not something you just decide to, its something you are born with. And besides that, everyone has a right to live the way they want to. Who are they to judge Homosexuals. They highly believe in God but they don't believe in his words from bible, ''Only God can Judge, and love your neighbour
It's as if Nigeria hasn't got enough on its place now it's going to start killing jailing like Hitler in Germany all in the name of religion which God do you guys worship for God is Love without condition. The blind leading the blind shows lack of leadership such arrogance in the midst of a disaster. It clearly shows a confused country that has got it's priorities wrong and lack of leadership
Nigerians think that somehow that they can get away with this barbarism very soon the boycotts will start we all live in a global village there are consequenses In this age of human rights and enlightenment the blind leads the blind and there arensompround of a primitive culture no one is imposing any thing on Nigerians. There are millions of Nigerian Homosexuals what are you going to do with them send all to the gas chambers that's devilish and not God
Such a barbaric country no one is imposing nothing on Nigeria are you going to jail millions of Nigerians who are homosexuals looks around you there are in your family probably your husband, son like Mugabe who is so homophobic it turned out that his son is gay came out openly and put Mugabe to shame that tyranny for you Nigerian should be very careful for this road leads no where but peril jus
Such a barbaric country no one is imposing nothing on Nigeria are you going to jail millions of Nigerians who are homosexuals looks around you there are in your family probably your husband, son like Mugabe who is so homophobic it turned out that his son is gay came out openly and put Mugabe to shame that tyranny for you Nigerian should be very careful for this road leads no where but peril jus
How very barbaric Nigeria aspires to a leadership role in Africa with such barbaric behavior one of the virtues of great nation is the way it's treats its citizens , irrespective of sex etc, such a judge mental, self rightoous society yet so churchous and not Godly for Goddmis love unfortunately the blind leads the blind ,ignorance bliss I guess that eventually half of Nigerians will be killed or jailed for there are million of Nigerians. show can you be proundnofna to display acts of barbarism in the name of a culture is your of the dark ages, hitll
It made my day to read an Open Letter to the President of Uganda before he signs the homophobic Bill. Find it on the internet or on my site http://stories4hotbloodedlesbians.com
The letter dispels all the gay myths. It speaks to the Bill seriously affecting AIDS treatments.
You have to see all the prominent scientific institutions and individuals who have signed this letter.
It is amazing. No longer can right wing nutters hand out the BS - well, they'll quote 3,500 year old Leviticus. PLEASE READ THE BILL AND SEE THE SIGNEES. YOU 'LL BE ON CLOUD 9
Nigeria is an oil rich country, so sanctions will not affect them.
However, they are addicted to soccer. Nigeria has qualified to play in Brazil for the FIFA World Cup in 2014.
Write to FIFA and ask them to boycott Nigeria. In the 1960s FIFA boycotted South Africa for racism.
http://stories4hotbloodedlesbians.com NOT a porn site
I am embarrassed that the USA is turning a blind again as they did at the start of the holocaust. The rest of the world too. This needs to end. In Russia, Nigeria, Jamaica, and the whole world. Where is the UN? Attention gays: we need to come together and figure out how to protect each other around the world before 12 million of us are gassed, tortured, burnt alive, shot, and murdered like Jews, gypsies, gays, and other groups during the holocaust. NEVER AGAIN means NEVER AGAIN no matter if it is one person or about 7 billion(the population of the world).
i love the group of "straight men of god" that are on these sites and pages. looking at nudes or half nudes and porn of men. then when they feel guilty about being turned on they start quoting the same old garbage from that fantasy comic book they call a bible. get over it dudes you really need to just wank one out and get over it.. if you are here looking at half naked me then you enjoy it. put the book down and put the tiara on sisters its time you stopped hiding behind a broken cross.
Stop giving money to these sick fucks in Africa, let them die of hunger. Perhaps if they were more busy tending fields instead of beating people they would be able to not sponge off everyone else. Screw them and their hateful ways. Religious people will end up killing each other off one by one anyway by using a fictional book to hide behind. We as a world have no need for the barbaric Nigerian buffoons. They are indeed the ne Nazi's of the modern world. They need not ask anyone for help, let these hate filled people die off by way of over population and use of their own resources. They will all end up in hell for what they have done.
You are clearly in idiot...this is wrong but ur language is insulting,.,this isn't a nation of hungry ppl with flies hovering around them, go read a book before talking...they don't depend on foreign money but gullible "sheepish" ppl like you probably believes most of everything the news tells you...most nigeriAns are not familiar with lgbt so the frown upon it but most of the country does not agree with this level of persecution. But go on being a sheep to the masses
Dear Idiot,
Who the fuck said your money saves us from hunger? Your fucking retarded media always tells you shit to believe..you are ignorant as fuck...secondly, u should not force your practices on somebody else..If you respect them as human beings you should allow them to make their own decisions and suffer their own consequences. .you have no right to judge. You are not better than anybody because somebody doesn't accept your views...you are a fucking neo - colonialist fuck.
Let's not do name calling! I believe there is a path of reconciliation. Forcing anyone never works, but a general agreement on 'fair play' and abiding by the Charter of the United Nations on Human Rights allows everyone in every country - equal opportunities to live as human beings.
Where does homophobia come from? Essentially, I think, from Christians who read the Bible, but not in its historical context. (See my blogs below)
Homosexuals do not try to turn others gay. This is an impossibility. Straights can't turn homosexuals straight. Both orientations should be able to exist side by side.
We need to dialogue - not name call.
Here's the deal. You can defend Africa on this... But look at the people who do this. Dopes who follow orders like lemmings and then have crappy food (if enough at all), diseases all over the place, and life expectancy not even close to the developed world.
There is nothing colonialist about objecting to beatings and killings of gay people. You use that word as a way to blame others for your pathetic lives with which you have nothing better to do than to attack other people for no reason. Remember, this is the same continent that thinks it's good luck to cut the legs off of albino people and leave them to die a slow death on the streets. Seriously, people? You are so way more fucked up than some "neo-colonialist fuck" you are condoning this action by using that as an excuse.
Indeed there is nothing colonialist about objecting to beatings and killing gay people..it is totally illogical to attack somebody due to their sexual preference...but the problem here is how this whole thing is being propagated in a society where illiteracy is somewhat high in addition to economic hardships. Most people are looking for an emotional gateway to escaped all the hardship and economic suffering and what better way is there than to feed on a topic that is very hot, politicized, and criminalized. My first comment was in response to the first user's obnoxious reference to Africa as starving..my advice is that if the lgbt want to push their agenda through (which is now unlawful) they must thread carefully otherwise they will continue to be victimized. They need experienced lobbyists who will study the situation on the ground and act on them accordingly rather than go by the imposition method of advocacy which is synonymous to 'neo-colonial' powers now.
Ignorant FOOL / Dude,
Do you think it's right to maltreat another human being the way it's done at the moment in Nigeria? Stop your aggression against others. Same gender connection have always being in every culture. I'm a Nigerian, so please don't dare to say homosexuality isn't African or the sort. Every human being should be allowed to live as long as they are not hurting others.
This is a situation where some ignorant, useless and weak minded men pounce on others to prove their manhood/strength. What a shame at this time and age. There are more urgent problems to be solved. Don't you think so instead of being an HYPOCRITE?
Which God do you worship literal conservative reactionary interpretation of the scriptures for God I'd love and his love is unconditional. Christianity is not an indigenous African religion was brought by colonialist to Africa t now you are teaching those that taught that good is nothing but love. The blind leading the blind. Slavery was carried out in the name of God so was colonialism apartheid in South AfricA all in Gods name leave God alone to judge
Hey Dylan-
You eat pork? Shellfish? Wear a garment woven with 2 types of material? You are aware that the Old Testament states that these are not allowed as well? You do any work on the Sabbath? People were put to death for these things. and i'm sure you have at least 1 or 2 items in your closet that are a cotton/poly blend. we all know that your underwear is made of cotton and elastic.
You need to pay more attention in church. Major rule is to not judge.
dylan doesnt go to church dylan is just another closet case so called christian who spends all day looking up gay articles and pictures and gay porn so he can wank one out , then feel guilty about it so he starts spewing the same old bible song. he really needs to get laid in some gay bar he might snap out of it .
If you base your Christianity on an American showbusiness model, you will dance like little bitches to whatever your American "Christian" religion-business masters tell you is important.
Christianity, unlike homosexuality, is completely un-African. But you all loved the first round of colonial missionaries so much that you invited a second wave from America of your own free will.
There appears to be a lot of negative attitude regardless of personal opinions, beliefs or morals ....... why the need to judge others if we don't like being judged ourselves??? . Anyone who treats another being in such a dire and unjust way will receive the negative karma back one way or another.
These sub humans that beat this group of men are nothing less then savages and they need their asses beat just like they eat these men then throw them in jail FOREVER!! This is inhu,mane treatment and definite violation of Human Rights. Where are the Human Rights agencies in this particular. This type of violence against gays is NOT acceptable and the entire WORLD should be disgusted and outraged that this is allowed to happen to anyone who identifies as gay or lesbian.
Okay, who are you to judge another man. Are so perfect and righteous? This is sickening, to know that I live in a world with people who have this much hate and intolerance for others. You wanna use the bible and God to justify your acts, but even the bible say, " love thy neighbour as yourself." I'm honestly so disgusted.
I am sorry that people are offensive to ALL Nigerians and vice versa. We need to dialogue respectfully without name calling.
I think we should examine the words "values and culture".
What are some values that straights and gays cherish: I think they are: dignity of all humans, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly - honesty, truth and generosity. Add: kindness, tolerance, non-violence. Throw in: love of God, love of neighbor, love of self. Don't forget: feed the poor, look after the sick and widows. Important other values: education, love of country.
Sometimes, we forget that values are shared by most people. When you take a value and twist it...non-violence and turn it into violence, or tolerance and turn it into hatred....then the value ceases to be a value. Would you agree Onuche?
We should not be pitting West versus Africa. This is a global world filled with technology - where ideas are celebrated. We can both learn from one another.
Another point, this is a universe truth and based on the United Nations Charter, NO ONE country, NO Religion, NO culture, NO cult - has the right to deprive another human being of basic rights. Nigeria and the world must allow everyone these basic human rights.
Let's work together. Dialogue brings education to BOTH sides. Peace, Love and Joy to all of the earth's children. http://stories4hotbloodedlesbians.com
You will erase "Western negative influence" and then beg us for drugs, food and disaster assistance. Ugh. If you think African resources are necessary for our survival...you ought to think about it the other way around. Westerners will live a lot longer with out resources from Africa than Africa can lives without resources from the West.
Defend away and die in poverty.... stand by your principles in your shoeless feet and tattered clothes and governments that don't care. If they did, would Africa be the hell hole that it is now?
Perhaps the most interesting part of your comment is the fact that you speak from a colonized mentality. Before becoming a port through which other people from African nations were sold, the people of that land held views that embraced all acts of love. Before greed swept in and aided mental illness in the form of violence, caring for family was just that. Misplaced interpretations of colonialism masking as Christianity is your current state of existence. Getting rid of Western influences is not your problem ONUCHE. Your challenge is to rid your heart and that of your people of Northern influence. U.S.A., Canada and the western hemisphere are all but colonies. The original invaders are right at your doorstep. It is always easy to look outside but take care of home first, Brother. Your violent reaction is planned and celebrated by those who are so excited to erase you and your people from every inch of existence. Your actions support your demise and have no real reflection on Nigeria but on the success of those who own that land and that place in your mind and spirit.
This is so sad...cnt believe that africa is turnin against their own people just because of their sexuality...wish there was sumthing that cud be done....my fiance and I r gettn married this year but it kills me to knw that there r some gay,or like me lesbian couples that cud nva get married!....jst sad ryt nw...*pls God help us,hear us wen we call yur name pls*....I pray for those gay ppl at nigeria and think that we as south africa must take a stand...
So every African is like the guy who verbally abused you? How very small minded of you. What about the 'sad gays' in those countries, who's lives are being ruined by every kind of abuse possible, should the government not allow them in either? I know ignorance is bliss, but think of the magnitude of that statement.
We are not going to accept this devilish Babylonian life style in our countries (Africa)...you Americans can accept but don't expect the whole world too...it's disquieting and immoral for another man to have sex with another man...that's why Africa has refused this madness...those men are lucky they were not killed...
WHY all these HATRED fellow African? Because a guy loves a guy? Does that hurt you in any way or disturbs you from living your life? When did you decide or choose to be an heterosexual? Can you imagine there are others like those maltreated men who discovered their sexuality just like you? What is the problem here? Why are the mobs not attacking the leaders for STEALING money and enriching themsleves? Funny world. Go deep within yourself and you'll notice the countless Babylonian characteristics in you - A POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK !!!
Speak for yourself, sir or ma'am. Not Africa. You do not represent all of Africa's wonderfully diverse people and ways of life. What is reprehensible is that you impose your moral sensibilities without hesitation on everyone else. How do you know it is 'immoral' for a man to have sex with another? The Bible? Your culture? Your 'conscience'? Whatever the case may be, these abused men hold the same existential right to look into their experiences and judge it appropriate to engage in any sexual manner they please. I am African, 'straight' and married with a kid, and think being gay is beautiful - not because I will ever have a homosexual relationship, but because I am 'humble' enough to recognize the world does not revolve around me and my beliefs.
Romans 1:26-28
For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. amen
You are the fucking yuck ones... Come to our country of new Zealand and try spread your hate! We will fuck you up and leave you lying in the streets naked and see how you like it! Noone or nothing deserves what those animals are doing you are all sick and worse then hitler... Take a long look in the mirror you sick homophobic cunts!!
According to the bible, all sin are equal but the word of God did mandate that we love our neighbor as ourselves. Beating and shaming does not change anything, what is the different between stealing and fornicating? we are all sinners saved by grace. Yes, we are Africans but does that give us a reason to judge others.. Please before you throw stones, examine yourself.
When you react like you do on some of these posts, you are giving them what they want. I learned a long time ago just walk away. Someone that acts so vile is either closeted, or ignorant on the topic. You cannot teach were there is the inability to learn. You can just hope and pray they are sterile and cannot breed...lol I just cracked myself up...It just goes to show you as gays we are not truly free till we are all free globally... We are just privileged to be living in a Heterosexual world.
Just released this week. 20+ scientists have located a gene in the mother (SQ28) that is attached to one of her chromosones that defines the babies' sexual orientation. Also certain hormones in mothers' womb contribute to orientation. Not a choice. The evil ones will face Karma on earth and severe judgement when their final day comes. Vanderbilt University 10 year study.
There is only 1 that should/can judge "any1" & e every1 that took part n those beatings will have 2 answer 4 their actions!! Its sooo sad that ppl r still displaying signs of hatred n this day & age!! Let ppl live & love how they live & who they love...who r we 2 judge sum1's life or life style!! & no I'm not gay...I am human!! My <3 goes out 2 them!!
Being Gay is not being African... the west shoud stop pushing this shit down to us in Africa cos even if we catch you doing this in Africa your treatment will be far worse than our own.... this is a warning to all fucking Gays out there who think they can come to indoctrinate us in this diabolical act of Sodomy...
If your fathers anfd Mother are Gay then who born you?? DOG???? Wise up idiots.....
You are so wrong, being gay has always been part of African culture. Look back in your own history and stop pushing your sick religion.
The Bible is imported into Africa by missionaries, It was never part of African culture. It was brought to Africa by Europe. Now get your facts straight.
Furthermore the bible has been so mistranslated. The original translations referred to men who masturbate, The argument was that all people masturbate, so the word was changed to mean homosexual. Even the St James Bible starts off by stating that it still needs lots of work to correct it. Look in the front of you st James Bible.
So please try and use your brain, otherwise you are proving that black people are stupid and only good to be used as slaves. do you really want to go back to thst.
If Africa wants the west out..... THEN QUIT TAKING THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID FROM THE WEST!!!!!!! Furthermore, Since most of the Africans claim to be heterosexual, what are you doing to stop the spread of aids in your country? It has the highest reported cases of aids in the world! And where do you go to for help? The west! And where does millions of dollars given to your country in medications, medical help, food, etc. come from? Gay people in the west!!!!!!! The gay communities in the west raise more money to help fight HIV and aids then any other community! If you want to beat gay people (40 or 50 people with weapons beating very few gay men who are restrained and stripped so they can't fight back), then quit taking our money and see how well you save your children for whom you gave a death sentence without any chance of a decent life by randomly spreading aids without any thought to do anything to prevent this travesty!
How dare you decide for God who gets to live and die. You are full of hate. May all the hate you give be revisited on you. I don't have to wish this on you. You are bringing it on yourself. It's okay to be gay. It is not a threat to you or your disgusting ego. Too bad you didn't learn anything about love. Welcome to the global community.
Why are you so hateful? As many Africans are supposed to be Christian your behavior is anything but. You chastise the homosexuals but what about the other morally depraved adulterers? What about the men and women having sex outside of marriage? All equally as gross. You may not like their acts but The Bible says: "Honor men of allsorts" or, as Today's English Versionrenders it, "Respect everyone." (1 Peter 2:17) Therefore, Christians are not homophobic. They show kindness to all people, including those who are gay.—Matthew 7:12
U absolutely son or girl of a bitch! People like u should be stoned to death! Who have birth to u a pig! Or a shit bag of a cunt! U make me sick! Just wish there was rule that anyone homophobic in any country that the gays and lesbian groups can torture you disgusting dogs! And abuse u to a point u nearly dying! Fuck u and ur ducking rule and go and get ur mum to fucking shit on and and knock some shit of true 21st venture facts into u!
Stop associating the destruction of Sodom and Gommorah with homosexuality. Those cities were destroyed because of the residents inhospitable acts towards the Angels of God who were visiting. Read the Bible and know for yourself, stop letting some homophobic religeous kook make you believe lies!
I don't believe in the cruelty that is being done but Sodom and Gomorrah was being destroyed bc of the sodomy goinh on with homosexual acts of anal and heterosexual acts of things such as oral sex. The angels were sent there bc Abraham pleaded to spare Lot amd his family. The fact that the angels were almost rapes by the men there just further shows the sinful acts of those lands. So comparing now a days to a modern sodom and Gomorrah is right & Im NOT agreeing At All to the way homosexuals are being treated there but if you are going to tell someone to read their bible, then your facts should be sufficient as well.
"'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were
arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and
needy." Ezekiel 16:49 The sin was arrogance,gluttony,showing no compassion and not helping the poor. Time for you to read your bible correctly. Also:
DEUTERONOMY 7:3 No marriage shall be sanctioned of people of different races.
DEUTERONOMY 13:13-17 A town that allows the practice of more than one religion must be burned to the ground and its citizens slaughtered
DEUTERONOMY 22:13-21 A woman not a virgin on her wedding night must be executed
DEUTERONOMY 22:28-29 A virgin who is raped must marry her rapist
KINGS 11:2 No marriage shall be sanctioned of people of different races.
LEVITICUS 18:19 A married couple who have sexual intercourse during a woman's period shall both be executed.
LEVITICUS 20:9 "Anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death."
MARK 12:18-27 If a man dies childless, his widow is ordered to have intercourse with each of his brothers in turn until she bears her deceased husband a male heir."
MATTHEW 5:28 No marriage shall be sanctioned for any man who has had sexual thoughts of any woman other than his intended.
MATTHEW 5:32 No marriage will be sanctioned between people who have been divorced.
Why aren't people who are so concerned about the bible ever talking about or following this? I eagerly await your hate filled response that does not in anyway address any of the above mentioned verses.
Actually it is you that needs to read the bible, but read the text with a modern translation and stop trying to use a Victorian English translation (many bibles are based on the inaccurate King James version) which distorted many parts of the bible including what happened in Sodom & Gomorrah. I am so tired of people either using incorrect translations or selectively quoting the bible to support their perverse views on life (not just those who are anti-gay)
I understand that Nigeria might be bidding to host the Commonwealth Games. There is no way anyone in the Commonwealth should go to a country where homophobia is tolerated, let alone one where it is sanctioned officially by the Government. The people beating up people because of the way they love are inhuman. Nigeria should be expelled from the Commonwealth for this.
I'm from the UK and the LGBT community is treated fairly here !!! they can walk around like any other people !! i just cant understand this ! BLACK PEOPLE were treated real bad in till they got there rights ! so they should be the ONES to know what it feels like to be treated as if your not normal !!!! the African countries need to be forced to create new laws !! against this !! so should all other countries that currently don't have any! RUSSIA should NOT be able to hold the Olympics, because they don't accept LGBT people in their country !! this makes me sick, all of this !! why would GOD create gay people if he didn't love them like everyone else !! he loves us all equally !!!!
#gaypride #gayrights-worldwide #gaymarraige #respect #LGBT
No offense meant, but if you so know about God, His creations and His purpose for creating them, you would know that it was because of acts such as this that caused Him to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. Don't kid yourself, the greatest wrong you can do is to lie to yourself: He made them man and woman. If He wanted 'gayism', He would've made them, and even the flowers would be gay. Don't get it twisted but like gold, the truth cannot be tarnished.
No offence meant, but if you so know about god then you should also know that there were far more compelling reasons as to why Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed. It is clearly stated what the sins were:"'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters werearrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and
Ezekiel 16:49 The sin was arrogance,gluttony,showing no compassion and not helping the poor. Please do tell me you interpretation of this verse.
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Some AT&T iPhone users, Jailbroken and tethering via MyWi, are getting text messages and e-mails from AT&T that imply they know they are tethering even though they aren't on an official tethering plan. One of our own writers, Andrew was one of those who received the message.
I use MyWi to tether as well but have not received anything yet. (I actually was just tethering today.) I'm not sure how they are detecting MyWi users but I can make some educated guesses.
- Since AT&T offers Personal Hotspot under iOS 4.3, they may have access to data they didn't before, and they're choosing to use it in a pretty crappy way. So if you're on iOS 4.2.1 still (almost all jailbreakers are) and they see you're generating traffic that looks like Personal Hotspot, they know you're doing so without a plan.
- Like Chris says below, browsers use the wap APN. Tethering uses the ISP APN. As such, larger data is expected through ISP not through WAP. So if AT&T sees a lot of WAP data it may raise a flag.
- As several people say in the comments and Twitter, if AT&T sees a TTL reduction that suggests a device like a laptop or iPad in between the connection, it may raise a flag.
- They're just going after heavy data users again and trying to bluff them into switching to a tethering plan and losing their unlimited data. Andrew tethers a heck of a lot more than me. I only consume a fraction of what he does. So that's a viable answer too.
Originally Jailbreakers used MyWi because AT&T took a year longer to offer iPhone tethering than international carriers. Since then they've used it to get around AT&T's ridiculous fees for tethering. (Tethering is free on some international carriers as well.)
Hit the jump to read the e-mail AT&T has been sending out as well as to let us know what you think! Anyone else been getting messages from AT&T? Anyone on iOS 4.3 using official Personal Hotspot? Any PDANet users?
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The big prize is the market for highway vehicles, which consumed 2.4 million barrels a day. Some of that is used in cars and light trucks, which are not suitable for conversion. But a big chunk was used in heavy trucks, as well as refuse collection, municipal buses, and mail delivery services, all of which rely on central refuelling facilities and could be retrofitted to use dual fuel without much difficulty.
The diesel market is fast approaching a tipping point. So far the hassle of retrofitting engines and installing all the infrastructure needed to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) has encouraged most businesses to stick with diesel even though gas has been cheaper. But if enough businesses convert, and enough distribution infrastructure is built, conversion costs will likely fall, and competitive pressure will force others to follow suit.
MAJOR CONVERSION PLANS! It is easy to dismiss this scenario as far-fetched, but it is already starting to happen. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Burlington Northern-Santa Fe railroad, the second-largest diesel consumer in the United States after the navy, plans to test using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power some trains this year, and could eventually retrofit its entire fleet of 6,900 locomotives to run on a mix of gas and diesel ("Berkshire's BNSF railway to test switch to natural gas" March 6). Reuters reported on Tuesday that ports in northern Europe are installing refuelling infrastructure to enable vessels to run on LNG. Twenty vessels are already running on natural gas, mostly in Scandinavia, but many more are already on order. An international working group is already developing guidelines for safe procedures for LNG bunkering and includes some of the world's largest container ports and bulk terminals: Antwerp, Amsterdam, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Rotterdam. Halliburton, one of the world's largest oilfield service companies, has started to convert some of its hydraulic pressure pumping units, used to fracture shale, to run on a gas/diesel mix, as part of its "frac of the future" cost reduction program. And dual fuel engines are also being deployed widely in offshore oil and gas production. Shell announced on Tuesday it would build two small-scale liquefaction plants in Louisiana and Ontario to "form the basis of two new LNG transport corridors in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast regions." The company is also working to use more natural gas to fuel its own operations.


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The mornings have been nippy the last week or so. Several layers of clothing are required to make my early walks along Wildcat Boulevard comfortable. I have begun wearing mittens and a warm ear flap cap.
The mornings have been nippy the last week or so. Several layers of clothing are required to make my early walks along Wildcat Boulevard comfortable. I have begun wearing mittens and a warm ear flap cap.
I was thinking about government regulations the other morning as I walked along. I had recently read an article about what was keeping businesses from expansion in the United States.
In a survey of large companies that do most of their business in the USA, two factors seemed to rise above the rest —taxes and regulations.
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Windows Phone 8 users should rejoice as evidently the newly updated WhatsApp and Twitter apps are just the beginning. Microsoft's Joe Belfiore took to Twitter to react to the mostly positive news by teasing he has a "few more apps on my #WP8 phone that aren't in the Store".
Microsoft in the past has had headline grabbing "app pushes" where a near steady cadre of awaited apps were launched on Windows Phone. The last time this happened was soon after Windows Phone 7.5 was launched with nearly 50 high profile apps being released over a span of weeks.
While we're certainly not anticipating that many apps this time (Microsoft did just hit 130K apps) there are a few big titles that we're still missing...
Within the last week, WhatsApp was updated no less than three times and Twitter was re-launched with a 2.0 update. Nokia was working closely with WhatsApp to improve the somewhat troubled messenger, which has suffered from stability issues in the past and we're unsure about who was involved with the Twitter refresh.
So what are those Windows Phone 8 apps that aren't in the Store? We can think of a couple possible candidates:
- Pandora
- Photosynth
- Molome
- Facebook (new version)
- Viber
- Skype (new version)
We could throw Instagram on that list, but at this point, we're not confident at all in that prediction (even though it would be a huge win for the platform).
Photosynth was teased a few weeks ago as nearly complete for Windows Phone 8 and of course Pandora was announced back in October, making those two very likely candidates. Molome, an Instagram-like competitor, is also close to being released.
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Bilbao[25] is the capital of Vizcaya in the Basque Country, Spain. The city is situated on the banks of the Nervión, a tidal river. The climate in Bilbao is milder than in most other parts of the peninsula, rarely falling below freezing in winter, or rising above 35ºC in summer. There is also more rain, which is a mixed blessing. The green hills of Bilbao are a welcome relief after an extended stay in the dry plains in the south, but planning a day at the beach is more risky. The population of Bilbao proper is just over 372,000, but within the metropolitan area there are over 1,000,000 inhabitants. Bilbao is divided into eight district areas: Deusto, Uribarri, Otxarkoaga/Txurdinaga, Begoña, Ibaiondo, Abando, Rekalde and Basurto/Zorroza.
Get in
By bus
All buses to other provinces leave from the TermiBus terminal. There are regular connections to Santander (75 minutes) San Sebastian (60 minutes) and Madrid (arriving at Avenida de Las Americas bus station, 4-5 hours) among others.
To get in from San Sebastián, the pesa and alsa buses take off from the main bus station. In google maps you can type in 'Estación de Autobuses de San Sebastián, san sebastian,espana' to see here is at. You also need to buy a ticket from the pesa or alsa ticket office before you board as you can't buy tickets walking onto the bus.
The company linking Bilbao to Santander is ALSA[26] (tel: +34 902422242), and in theory you can get info about buses from Santander to Bilbao at [27]. Be prepared for long waiting lines of half an hour as there are only two ticket offices. It's usually better to buy the ticket the day before or print your ticket on the company's website. Instead of printing, you can also use the text message they send to your mobile as proof of purchase.
For Vitoria-Gasteiz, take La Unión Alavesa buses.
By plane
Bilbao Airport (IATA: BIO) is served by Lufthansa, Air France, Air Berlin, TuiFly, AerLingus, Iberia, Air Europa, Vueling, Norwegian and several other airlines. Easy Jet flies from London Stansted and Manchester to Bilbao airport. You can also fly with Ryanair to Santander.
To get to downtown from the airport, take Bizkaibus A3247 from the arrivals sidewalk: there is no arrivals hall. The bus leaves every half hour at :15 and :45 past the hour from the airport to Bilbao bus terminal and takes about 25 minutes. The reverse journey is at :25 and :55 past the hour from the bus terminal to the airport, stopping three times on the way at Gran Via 79 Viajes Ecuador, Plaza Moyua and Almeda Recalde 11. A single ticket costs €1.35.
Taxis to downtown Bilbao from the airport cost about €25-30.
Biarritz Airport (IATA: BIQ) Is about an hour and half drive to the east of the city and is a popular airport for visitors from France. There are buses between Biarritz and San Sebastian and train that involve at least one change. Once in San Sebastian you can take a PESA bus to Bilbao. For more convenient travel use Biarritz Airport Transfers for private transfers from Biarritz to Bilbao.
By train
RENFE-- runs intercity trains to Madrid, Barcelona, Vigo (Galicia). All Renfe trains leave from Abando Station.
FEVE -- runs regional trains to Santander (3 daily), and Leon (1 Daily). They are very slow, and make a stop in almost every single town they pass through. From Santander you can continue to Oviedo (Asturias), and La Coruña (Galicia). This journey has three legs, but it is only possible to do 2 legs in any one day. FEVE trains leave from Santander Station (next to Abando Station)
EuskoTren -- runs a local service to San Sebastian, with connection there for Irun (on the Spanish-French border). It takes two hours to reach San Sebastian. Trains leave from Atxuri Station.
By boat
A direct car ferry is available between Bilbao and Portsmouth, England. It is best to book early, since the ferry is often booked out in summer. Brittany Ferries are now the only company running this route after P&O stopped operating on this route in 2010/
Get around
By car
Bilbao is difficult to drive in. Hilly one-way streets, and frequent construction projects, make it a nightmare for drivers in parts of the city. Having an automobile map helps a lot; without it allow at least 30min extra to find the right exit from the city. A good idea is to park at the Termibus car park (A-8 Exit 117) and take the tram from San Mamés station to where you want to go.
Public transport
If you are going to take more than one or two journeys on public transit, a CreditTrans card would be a good investment. It can save you up to 50% over buying single tickets. It is valid on all the municipal transit systems in Bilbao, and most (soon to be all) of the provincial transit systems in Vizcaya. It is a pay per ride card available at all Metro and Tram stations in denominations of €5, €10, and €15. It is also available at many newspaper stands. Individual tickets cost from €1.20 upward.
On foot
It takes about 30 minutes to walk along the river between the Guggenheim Museum and the Casco Viejo.
By taxi
Taxi Bilbao: Tel: +34 944 448 888. This single number is used by all taxi operators in Bilbao. Your cab should appear within five minutes.
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The local custom is to call what are known in Spanish as tapas by the Basque name, Pintxos, probably much more elaborated than their Spanish cousins due to the Basque love of gastronomy.
Fri and Sat night are most popular time for eating pintxos--as it is for going to bars.
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Tap water is safe to drink, also from the outdoor taps. On weekend nights a lot of people gather in the bar area in eastern Casco Viejo, get their drinks from any of the bars and hang around on the streets before heading to nightclubs.
Stay Safe
With a rate of only 33.4 crimes per 1000 inhabitants, the Basque Country has one of the lowest crime rates in Europe.
Crime rates can, however, vary significantly between rural and urban areas, though urban areas are still not particularly dangerous. Avoid the San Francisco area, however. Violent crime is extremely rare, but the usual precautions will keep you out of trouble.
It is advisable not to wear any Spanish symbols. Spain national football (soccer) tops, Spanish flags or Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid club paraphernalia are best avoided. Alhough no assaults on people wearing them have been recorded, some people might be upset about them. It is also best to avoid referring to the Basque Country as Spain.
Take into account that inhabitants of the Basque Country are divided between those who support independence or autonomy from Spain and consider themselves primarily or entirely Basque (the majority, at 51%) and others who consider themselves primarily or entirely Spanish (a 49% minority). Within these currents, there are further subdivisions of opinion ranging from supporters of the Terrorist Group ETA at one end to those who supported the fascist regime of General Franco at the other (though most people fall somewhere in between these extremes).
These political issues have dominated life in the Basque Country for generations and you will still find coverage of them in news media across the Basque Country every day. Also certain bars will have a distinctly Basque nationalist clientele (such bars will generally have posters and slogans on the walls) where pro-Spanish opinions will be unwelcome. If speaking to strangers, bear these divisions in mind and try not to cause offence.
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Alert your college kid: There's a recall on Hot Pockets.
Nestle USA announced Tuesday it is voluntarily recalling an unspecified number of "Philly Steak" and "Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese" Hot Pockets due to the use of recalled meat.
Nestle said it determined "a small quantity" of meat from a California slaughterhouse was used in the recalled Hot Pockets. Rancho Feeding Corp. last week recalled all of its meat from 2013 after the Department of Agriculture said the 8.7 million pounds of beef produced by the facility was from "diseased and unsound animals … without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection."
The Hot Pockets recall is limited to only the "Philly Steak" and "Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese" products with "best before" dates ranging from March 2014 to December 2014. Consumer UPC and batch codes for the affected products are available at Nestle's website.
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Data released by the Minnesota Department of Health late last week shows the state is experiencing a severe flu season, with significant numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Data released by the Minnesota Department of Health late last week shows the state is experiencing a severe flu season, with significant numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Although the numbers of hospitalizations reported rivals the 2009 pandemic, there is no evidence of a new influenza virus circulating, and state health officials stressed the profile of the disease outbreak is very much in keeping with other very severe seasonal influenza years.
As of late last week, Minnesota hospitals have reported 1,121 hospitalizations due to influenza-like illness.
For the week ending Jan. 5 alone, there were 401 hospitalizations, similar to a peak week in the 2009-10 pandemic. MDH has confirmed a total of 27 deaths so far due to influenza or influenza-related complications.
In addition, there were 28 outbreaks in long-term care facilities over the past week.
"We are clearly at a high level of influenza activity in the state," said Minnesota Health Commissioner Dr. Ed-ward Ehlinger, "but it's important to keep this year in perspective.
"What is occurring has happened before. This is what influenza looks like, this is what it can do. That's why we stress every year the importance of prevention measures, such as getting a flu shot, covering your cough, washing your hands and staying home if you are ill. We never know at the beginning of a flu season what it's going to look like."
The demographics of Minnesota's hospitalized cases and deaths are what we expect with seasonal influenza, said Ehlinger.
Of the 1,121 hospitalized persons, 62 percent of the cases are more than 65 years of age and 15 percent are less than 25.
This is in contrast to the 2009 pandemic when 12 percent of hospitalizations were in individuals 65 and older and 61 percent were in those under age 25 years.
Twenty-three of the 27 influenza deaths this year are in people 65 years and older.
Because so many of the serious cases are occurring in long-term care residents, Eh-linger stressed it's very important for long-term care facilities to make sure all their staff are vaccinated against influenza to help prevent the spread of flu to vulnerable residents.
Also, MDH has advised facilities to follow CDC guidelines to limit transmission of the virus, such as restricting visitors, particularly anyone who is ill.
The rapid increase in influenza cases is creating significant challenges for health care partners around the state, Ehlinger said.
However, those areas hardest hit with flu are implementing at least portions of their plans developed for pandemic influenza.
Hospitals, clinics and long-term-care facilities within each region are working together to co-ordinate use of re-sources such as beds, supplies and medicine.
MDH has been en-gaged in regular consultations with regional health care coalitions, keeping health care providers and local public health staff abreast of developments in the situation and any changes in guidance through routine health alerts and advisories.
"The current influenza situation clearly demonstrates the im-portance of having a strong public health system in place," Ehlinger said. "We have tapped into our response system, and, while we are being challenged, it appears to be working well."
It's important for all Minnesota residents to do what they can to protect themselves from influenza and limit the spread of the disease. If you haven't yet been vaccinated, get vaccinated for influenza. It's not too late. Influenza vaccination is recommended for everyone six months and older unless they cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons.
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Stonington - First Selectman Ed Haberek announced Wednesday that he is making his personal Facebook page more private, and going forward, only his authorized "friends" will be able to access his personal posts.
In the announcement on his personal Facebook page, he said he will be filtering his list of more than 4,000 friends and excluding those he referred to as "haters."
Haberek also announced that he is including money in the town budget for an administrator of a town Facebook page, though there is no cost to create a Facebook page. It is unclear when the town page will be up and running. Haberek did not respond to a series of questions about the announcement.
Haberek's announcement came after both school board member Alisa Morrison and Selectwoman Glee McAnanly called upon the town to create an official Facebook page instead of Haberek using his personal page to post town news.
"He seems to be trying to find reasons to keep control of this page and who has access to certain news items. Now, if you are 'friends' with him, you can find out vital information about the town such as downed power lines and power outages, but only if he allows you to see those posts," Morrison said. "In addition, only his friends can post comments, ask questions or voice concerns on his page as well as post insults and inflammatory comments about others who can't respond. This does not appear to be the 'open and transparent' government that he keeps claiming he has instituted."
In his announcement, Haberek also referenced the current overhauling of the town website and said the work of posting town updates would fall to an existing town employee. He added that other towns have employees who post official town updates.
Referring to Haberek putting money in the budget, Morrison said Wednesday that he is "trying to making this a budget issue when it is more of an integrity issue."
It is unclear where residents will for the time being get information about storms and other town-related news, as Haberek has until now used his Facebook page to post frequent updates on Town Hall closings, plowing efforts, power outages, shelters, forecasts and parking bans. Little of that information was ever posted on the town's website.
Haberek did say that "official town information" would be tweeted from the handles @First Selectman, @StoningtonEOC and @StoningtonPD. Because tweets are limited to 141 characters, those posts would likely be shorter than those typically found on his Facebook page.
In order to access the town information on his page, Haberek's Facebook "friends" had to wade through myriad personal posts about his gym workouts, laundromat trips, inspirational quotes and photos from pages that he "likes." Some have names such as "Mommy has a Naughty Side," "Playboy Philippines" and "Victoria Secret Models."
In recent months, Haberek's Facebook page has also been a place for his supporters to lash out at his critics, including Morrison and McAnanly.
"Since Mr. Haberek is clearly on Facebook quite regularly, it does not seem to be that hard for him to simply post on an official page, official posts and on his personal page, personal posts. He seems to be looking for reasons to not create a town page. Again, I'm not sure why the town Facebook page has to be tied to the town website as he stated. It takes about 15 minutes to create a page," Morrison said.
McAnanly said Wednesday she would be willing to operate and monitor a group page with official Stonington information, much like the Ledyard-Gales Ferry page overseen by Ledyard Town Council Chairwoman Linda Davis.
Stonington Board of Finance Chairman John O'Brien said he had not yet been informed of the funding request for the Facebook page but said he opposes the use of Facebook because Haberek's page has been used to criticize town employees.
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