February 12, 2014
Going through a toll gate recently I paid a dollar but then noticed that the lady who should have given me a receipt got distracted, whether by accident or design, with someone else. I got impatient and did not wait for my receipt but as I drove on I could
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February 11, 2014
Going through a toll gate recently I paid a dollar but then noticed that the lady who should have given me a receipt got distracted, whether by accident or design, with someone else. I got impatient and did not wait for my receipt but as I drove on I could
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February 6, 2014
God created man in his own image? No! Man created God in his own image! To understand the important difference between these two diametrically opposed statements is to understand the problem with today’s church. Christians have an imagination of God: He is the Old Man who lives in an idyllic
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February 3, 2014
“A true prophet will be 100% accurate. There is no margin for error.” There is no time in history that Africa in general and Zimbabwe in particular have experienced an upsurge in the number of churches and prophets as today. Zimbabwe finds itself in the grip of a religious frenzy
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January 31, 2014
Back in the village, in the land of milk, honey and dust or Guruve, if you like, prophets are like village girls, each time they come up with new cosmetics to outbid each other, all to win the heart of the suitor. With time, the cosmetic beauty disappears and reality
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January 30, 2014
A people’s norms and values are contained in their cultural expectations. Religion has a regulatory effect on society as it moulds the national consciousness. However, culture and religion seem to be oppressive to the individual as his/her aspirations may be thwarted due to societal expectations. Women especially find themselves at
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January 29, 2014
I just don’t understand why nuns and priests should practice celibacy because human beings are born with urges that have to be fulfilled; they have to eat, drink and procreate so as to guarantee that life on earth goes on. But why then suppress these urges in the name of
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January 27, 2014
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. —Mathew 28:
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January 24, 2014
I am reminded of those years when we were young attending Sunday School or listening to lectures on Religious and Moral education in Primary school. During those years of young age, we believed places such as Syria, Egypt, Palestine, Jerusalem and many others were special places in heaven. We only
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January 21, 2014
The church is grossly misleading people under the guise of religion and women, who form the majority of worshippers, are almost always on the receiving end culminating in emotional abuse and in worst cases, rape. One Robert Martin Gumbura is waiting judgement on January 24 in a case that he
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