Sodom and Gomorrah were cities mentioned in the Book of Genesis and throughout the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and in the deuterocanonical books, as well as in the Quran and the hadith. The Quran says they were destroyed for their transgressions and iniquities. News reaching us is that they are not taking their punishment lying low.
There is upheaval in heaven. The people of Sodom and Gomorrah in Hell are up in arms
and have embarked on ‘Occupy Heaven’ in protest of God’s seeming indifference to the
New age moral decadence and increasing iniquities of man on Earth. As far as they are concerned, they have been unjustly punished for transgressions which pale in significance when compared to what obtains in the world today, particularly Nigeria, the Catholic Church and all over. They have other grouses too, such as the report that Nigerians in Hell are enjoying, having installed air-conditions in their apartments. No wonder Nigerians embezzle and commit fraud: They probably have devised a means of laundering money to heaven. There are also indications that God is repenting; something which he had done in the past; see Genesis 6:6-7 The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. . . . . . . .”
Today, “It is reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate” Paul the Apostle noted in his letter to the Corinthians. (1 Corinthians 5:1). If he were to write a similar letter today, he would, definitely, address it to pastors of whatever doctrinal and religious coloration. Epistle to Nigerians.
Immoralities of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: That’s what sodomy, incest, homosexuality, sexual promiscuity, bestiality, pedophilia and other forms of sexual perversity are all about. It is not even animalistic because male animals will never mate with their fellow males. So, when priests of whatever doctrinal persuasion or profession – Pentecostal, evangelical, orthodox or unorthodox, Imams or Alfas – who are supposed to serve as role models and as the moral compass of a depraved society, engage in such abominable acts, then you can be sure that they have sunk morally lower than animals.
Cases of incest are increasing at an alarming rate. Morality in society is at its lowest level and all tend to confirm the end time scenario as expounded by sages of old.
Our society is caught in the throes of sexual immorality as the sex exchange continues to define our daily engagements. Today, excellence is sacrificed at the putrescent altar of sexual immorality.
A survey carried out by UNICEF in 2015 disclosed that four in 10 girls and one in 10 boys in Nigeria will experience some sort of sexual violence before the age of 18.
Program coordinator, Action Against Child Sexual Abuse Initiative (ACSAI) says the figure could be more since most cases go unreported.
Program coordinator, Action Against Child Sexual Abuse Initiative (ACSAI) says the figure could be more since most cases go unreported.
Today, what used to be a taboo and sacrilege is gradually assuming a national spread with everyday occurrence of horrifying cases of fathers abusing their young daughters, incessant cases of incest and rape of minors by those whom they are kept in their care.
Some adults wants to see the child genital for sexual pleasure, or they use the child to make lewd movies. These perverse behaviors, has left so many children depressed, and psychologically traumatized. Child sexual abuse may cause infections and sexually transmitted diseases. Depending on the age of the child, due to a lack of sufficient vaginal fluid in the child, chances of infections are higher. Child sexual abuse can result in both short-term and long-term harm like psychopathology, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety eating disorder, self-esteem, dissociative anxiety, disorder, somatization, neurosis. Some of the children end up as substance abusers, and with other self-destructive behaviors.
Some adults wants to see the child genital for sexual pleasure, or they use the child to make lewd movies. These perverse behaviors, has left so many children depressed, and psychologically traumatized. Child sexual abuse may cause infections and sexually transmitted diseases. Depending on the age of the child, due to a lack of sufficient vaginal fluid in the child, chances of infections are higher. Child sexual abuse can result in both short-term and long-term harm like psychopathology, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety eating disorder, self-esteem, dissociative anxiety, disorder, somatization, neurosis. Some of the children end up as substance abusers, and with other self-destructive behaviors.
The risk of harm in the child is said greater if the abuser is a relative, and it involves intercourse or attempted intercourse, or if threats or force are used. The level of harm may include penetration, duration and frequency of abuse, and use of force. Research has shown that in severe cases, damage to internal organs may occur, which, in some cases, may cause death.
The statistics are very disturbing indeed.Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Monday sentenced a bricklayer, to life imprisonment for defiling his seven-year-old niece. A man 70 rapes 8 year old deaf, dump girl in Ogun. Why adults abuse under-age children is a question which no one can answer. Pedophiles are just psychopaths and social deviants. Sexual offences, especially rape, incest and defilement of children, seem to be continuing unabated, because of poor response to reported cases by our law enforcement officials, (lack of diligence in investigation and prosecution) and delays in the judiciary. If investigations by the police are to be diligently carried out, prosecuted, and suspects given maximum sentencing, it would serve as a deterrent to others.
Furthermore, there is need for aggressive mass sensitization programmes on how sexual abuse of children especially can be prevented. An online commentator even asked during a discussion, if the libido of Nigerian men has suddenly gone up. If it’s not the father assaulting his own baby-girl, it is the trusted uncle taking advantage of the niece or some under-age in the neighborhood. Sometimes, it is the trusted neighbor, the respected grandpa, the revered pastor, imam, mualim or teacher, who is suddenly in the news, for having carnal knowledge of a minor. Sometimes, the victim is cajoled and benignly taken advantage of; but sometimes, it is forceful, violent rape; leaving the victim physically and psychologically bruised and scarred. In some extreme cases, the victims – especially those who resist, lose their lives or get maimed for life.
Before now, the argument most people put forward to somewhat justify rape and shift the blame on the women victims as the provocateurs was indecent exposure and sexually provocative dressing; but like a curious mind asked recently at a public debate on the rape epidemic: What could be so attractive in a two year old girl (or even eight, 10 or 14 year old)?
Incidentally, even Wikipedia defines pedophilia as a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children, generally age 11 and younger. Abominable incest is everywhere! Like never before, fathers also seem to have become more attracted to their daughters; jeopardizing chances of any possibility of a safe haven for the girl child.
Even men of God are not left out: Are they really men of God?
The other evil is that of homosexuality which we shall discuss next. In Sha Allah.
The prohibition of homosexuality is rooted in the theologico-juridical corpus of Medieval Islam. This corpus consists mainly of jurisprudence of the major Islamic Schools of Thought (madhhab) or fiqh, within Sunni Islam, and is followed by most contemporary Islamic scholars.
Barka Juma’at and a happy weekend
Babatunde Jose
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