Fountain of Reason

US Elections : SHAME ON ‘MOST HOLY’ REPUBLICANS We have had a very unique type of campaign for the White House this year. Unique in many respects has the campaign been, especially in the spate of attacks on personality, personally and by the media. Many agree that these are not the most popular in their respective parties but they have nonetheless, powered into this final battle leaving all with no other choice than choose one of them, like them or not. What stands out is the success of Donald Trump who, although a well-known figure due to his popular Reality show and for being an outstanding businessman, was not given a chance by every pundit of every sort, having not been as well-known in politics as the other Republican heavyweights that filed out at the primaries. He surprisingly prevailed against all of them. Clearly, people did not fancy his mettle in politics because people rather had their focus on those big things he did and missed his politics-related activities, e...

  US   Democrats and Republicans : THE DIFFERENCE IS SIN US citizens are eminently blessed with two powerful political parties that understand good governance very well. Both place premium importance on the welfare of American citizens. It does not matter whether it is the Democratic Party or the Republican Party that is in power, the welfare of Americans are largely adequately taken care of. In the case of the way the American economy is handled by any of the parties there is no significant difference. On security, the efforts of both parties are virtually matched – no significant difference. In several other issues there are no demonstrable differences in their policy thrust. It is clear that the areas that divide the parties, where some signature policies exist, showing a clear difference between the Democrats and the Republicans outside their assigned blue and red colours, hinge on Morality Issues. Morality Issues: A number of moral issues featur...

Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (Rom. 8: 26-27)     I remember that night in 1983. I was invited to an Activity by the Evangelical Christian group of the University College Hospital Ibadan, and I was there. Towards the end of the event the Leader, Paul Temile, made some announcements and did some promotions which included a Prayer Programme coming up in a few days. He gave some superlative projections of expectations of the night of the promoted prayer session; continuing, he said “We shall be tonguing, tonguing, tonguing, tonguing, ---”. Roars, heckles, claps whistles, rent the air. He started again and they joined him: “tonguing, tonguing, to...