Tag "Religion"

Series (Non-Fiction) 23 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 57)

So a few days ago, I listened in on a long conversation in a Whatsapp group that I belong to. Someone (a straight man) was telling the story about his

James' Journal 24 Comments

IBK’s JOURNAL (Entry 6)

August 6 So recently I’ve wondered if it’s not a bit unsettling to tag a whole religion violent because they have a high rate of terrorism. This argument has been

Our Stories 33 Comments

WITH A QUESTION, BEGIN

Someone has said that here in KD we like to rehash issues over and over again without letting things rest. I will fall to the temptation of doing it here

Editor's Desk 20 Comments

Homosexuality, Islam, And A View On What the Qur’an Says About Gay People

Christopher van der Krogt, lecturer in History and Religious Studies at Massey University, looks at what Muslim teachings actually say about homosexuality. Read below. Neither the Bible nor the Qur’an

Series (Non-Fiction) 51 Comments

THE DIARY OF A NIGERIAN FUCKBOY (Entry 3)

Dear Diary, Nigerians never change. It is no surprise that after all these men in power come to developed countries like the US, they are not moved to change the

Our Stories 30 Comments

FOOLED WITH GOD

Spending short breaks with my uncle and his family in Enugu is something I enjoy, seeing as they are a very accommodating people. Most times, my school allows a two-or-three-week

Series (Non-Fiction) 75 Comments

RANTINGS OF A RANDOM (Gay) NIGERIAN (Entry 45)

I easily tire of our community here on Kito Diaries whenever the issue of religion comes up. I tire of how unrelenting we are in our standpoints whenever we are

The Happenings 16 Comments

Head of Russian Orthodox Church Says Gays Are Responsible for Rise of ISIS

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has joined the American religious right in blaming gays for the world’s problems, in an interview posted to the

The Happenings 27 Comments

Kim Davis ‘Failed So Miserably’ at Marriage, But God Used Her

While Kim Davis doesn’t approve of opening the institution of marriage to same-sex couples, she admits she’s “failed so miserably” at marriage herself. But in Davis’s opinion, that just shows

Our Stories 76 Comments

RELIGION AND HOMOSEXUALITY

The Nigerian Christian is immediately judgmental, their default position is to quote bible scriptures mindlessly when confronted with any issue bothering on the moral without due consideration of the meaning