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This has to be said. I don't dislike Muslims, but I really, really dislike Islam

The reason I want to focus on today is the level of misogyny in the religion.

Now I'm not a feminist (the modern feminists really get on my nerves) but this has to be said, Islam is a religion that treats women like trash and I don't know why any woman would willingly remain a Muslim, or married to a Muslim.

Here's a short excerpt from a speech by our president here in Nigeria, who can barely speak coherent English with his thick Northern Nigerian accent. The Northern part of the country is plagued by illiteracy, Islam, Islamic terrorism, sharia law, a caste system, and so much more. He's one of the few that managed to make it up the ranks by enlisting in the military.

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I think this is the mindset of any typical Muslim man. I can't believe the PRESIDENT would say this in the presence of Angela Merkel, who is a WOMAN, and also a leader of her country.

I also have to add that from personal experience, all the married Muslim men I've met (with the exception of one, but then they're a young couple) have serious marital problems. I don't expect any less from a religion where men are allowed to beat their wives if they 'misbehave'. I know of a father that forced his daughter to go to Arabic school instead of having a normal education- and that made his wife divorce him. Thank goodness it didn't happen in the North. She'd probably have been whipped by the Sharia police publicly and forced to go back to her husband.

I wish all those annoying feminists would go after Muslims, and focus less on causing trouble in developed societies where women's rights are actually recognised.

Sorry (but not sorry, really) if you're offended by this but its what I perceive to be true from first hand experience.
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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
what is the percentage of Muslims and the percentage of Christian in Nigeria? And how many don't follow either?
rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M
@cherokeepatti 50% Muslim, 40% Christian, 10% Other.

But Nigeria has a northern, and southern part, The North should be approximately 90% Muslim, while the south is about 70% Christian.

I'm not religious, but the effect of the religions on the development of the country is very very clear. The North and the South are like two completely different places. Oh, and btw, in the North, underage marriage is legal.
rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M
@cherokeepatti If you were wondering, all the Islamic terrorism you see on the news happens in the North as well
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@rickfreeman15 Someone from Nigeria told me that some of the Christians there still have animistic beliefs, that they haven't given that up.
rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M
@cherokeepatti Yes, a lot of Christian pastors here are fakes, all they preach about is money and miracles, prosperity, etc. They go to the extent of faking stunts to get the gullible public to be amazed and give away their money. Some of them even 'collab' with American ministers like Benny Hinn. There's currently a sort of 'religious revolution' going on here in the South, though, and people are realizing they've been scammed
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
@rickfreeman15 So how many people do you think are true Christians and not fake?
rickfreeman15 · 22-25, M
@cherokeepatti I can't say for sure, since I'm not Christian myself. But a much smaller percentage, I would guess. A lot of people just turn to religion here because of the promises of prosperity