Bishop Danbinta spoke on Thursday in a sermon at the opening of the first session of the 10th Synod of Remo Anglican Diocese….[He] disclosed that it was becoming increasingly difficult for Christians to openly carry the Bible in some areas in the North.
Although he did not mention such places, the Kaduna-born bishop said he had had nasty experiences of hostility against adherents of the Christian faith in Kano and Zamfara states, where he is currently a bishop.
“Those of you who are Christians in the South here do not know what it really means to be Christians. In the North, we live daily preparing to be killed for the sake of Jesus Christ. And we suffer a lot for Christ sake….”
I hope prople will keep this fact on the ground in mind when they consider the “peacefullness” of Islam. We see the same problems in Iraq and Egypt. There are many peaceful secular Muslims in the US. But they thrive in an overall government structure that tries to minimize hooliganism. They would not thrive in Northern Nigeria.
YIC,
NW Bob