Comments on: Of Traditional Yoruba Religious System and Tolerance http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/ Experiences Thoughts Opinions Ideas Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anja http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Anja Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:57:32 +0000 http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/#comment-212 To me it seems religious tolerance in Nigeria has clear boundaries: If you have are Christian, Muslim and to some extend Ifa, you are acceptable. Although I remember that one of my friends, an Ifa priestess, had difficulties with her Nigerian host family because the later were afraid of her magic, it seems Nigerians mostly accept people with a different religion than their own. However, they find it hard to cope with people without any religion. If you tell them that you don't believe in god(s), then you likely will get to hear a preach or get "dragged" to the next church. Although they do it in a friendly way, I do not consider that tolerance. To me it seems religious tolerance in Nigeria has clear boundaries:

If you have are Christian, Muslim and to some extend Ifa, you are acceptable. Although I remember that one of my friends, an Ifa priestess, had difficulties with her Nigerian host family because the later were afraid of her magic, it seems Nigerians mostly accept people with a different religion than their own.

However, they find it hard to cope with people without any religion. If you tell them that you don’t believe in god(s), then you likely will get to hear a preach or get “dragged” to the next church. Although they do it in a friendly way, I do not consider that tolerance.

]]> By: SOLOMONSYDELLE http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-209 SOLOMONSYDELLE Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:48:19 +0000 http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/#comment-209 That is the wonderful thing about our culture, in that it is welcoming. I am Yoruba and was raised Christian, but I have family members that are Muslim. As a child, I remember going with them to pray on Fridays and they would come to Church on Sundays. I managed to escape Arabic practice with the Imam however (thank goodness). This was a good post about the spirit of Xmas as well. If there is one thing I miss about Nigeria, it is spending Christmas and New Years with loads of family members in one house. Oh well. Merry Christmas to you. That is the wonderful thing about our culture, in that it is welcoming. I am Yoruba and was raised Christian, but I have family members that are Muslim. As a child, I remember going with them to pray on Fridays and they would come to Church on Sundays. I managed to escape Arabic practice with the Imam however (thank goodness).

This was a good post about the spirit of Xmas as well. If there is one thing I miss about Nigeria, it is spending Christmas and New Years with loads of family members in one house. Oh well. Merry Christmas to you.

]]> By: Global Voices amin’ ny teny malagasy » Blog Archive » Nizeria: Ny fahazakana ao amin’ny fombam-pivavahana Yoruba http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-205 Global Voices amin’ ny teny malagasy » Blog Archive » Nizeria: Ny fahazakana ao amin’ny fombam-pivavahana Yoruba Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:35:43 +0000 http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/#comment-205 [...] soratan’i Loomnie ny fivavahana sy ny fahazakana ny fivavahan’ny hafa miorina ao anatin’ny kolontsaina Yorub...: “Navoitran’ilay namako mazava tsara fa io no tena mampiavaka ny fombam-pivavahana Yoruba. [...] [...] soratan’i Loomnie ny fivavahana sy ny fahazakana ny fivavahan’ny hafa miorina ao anatin’ny kolontsaina Yorub…: “Navoitran’ilay namako mazava tsara fa io no tena mampiavaka ny fombam-pivavahana Yoruba. [...]

]]> By: omodudu http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-204 omodudu Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:41:19 +0000 http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/#comment-204 Ol boy you don land? Wow didn't even know. Ol boy you don land? Wow didn’t even know.

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Nigeria: Tolerance in Yoruba religious system http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Global Voices Online » Nigeria: Tolerance in Yoruba religious system Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:00:45 +0000 http://loomnie.com/2007/12/15/of-traditional-yoruba-religious-system-and-tolerance/#comment-202 [...] writes about religion and tolerance in Yoruba culture: “My friend pointed out that that was a very important part of the Yoruba religious system. [...] [...] writes about religion and tolerance in Yoruba culture: “My friend pointed out that that was a very important part of the Yoruba religious system. [...]

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