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EQUALITY A NECCESSITY

       EQUALITY :   A NECESSITY The Character Of Love  I grew up in Africa-Nigeria, to be precise, where faith and spirituality are revered while patriarchy prevails. I began to wonder why these two different concepts should exist at the same time, because the foundation of the Christian faith taught to us in the Bible is love, which Christ summarized as submission and selflessness. This same love is characterized and represented by God's firm desire to save the world through His son, Jesus Christ. I consider it true that most of the events in the Bible took place in a patriarchal context. I could also deduce that the objective of the Bible is not dominance and oppression. I assume that Jesus' life on earth can be used as a marker script to correct all the false impressions of God conveyed to us through the Bible by sincere but limited people. In his exemplary life here on earth, Jesus taught us the meaning and importance of love and, in various encounters,...

UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF A GIRL CHILD

  UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF A GIRL CHILD - WHO IS A GIRL CHILD - THE NEED FOR A FAMILY - SOCIETAL MISREPRESENTATION OF A GIRL CHILD - DANGERS OF IGNORANCE ( PARENTING ) - REJECTION AND ACCEPTANCE - POWER OF A GIRL CHILD     I.   WHO IS A GIRL CHILD ? : Girl Child A girl child is simply a young, immature female that is below the adolescent age of 18 years. The girl-child phase spans from infancy through childhood, pubescence, and early adolescence. It is a critical and delicate period in the life of the child for her personality as well as her physical, mental, and emotional development. Our further exposition of a girl child would be centered on two major talking points: her potential and inherent qualities.   A girl child is an emblem of the continuity and progression of life cycles. She is an actual representation of families, societies, nations, and the world at large. A girl child is the epitome of strength and endurance. The girl child is an embodiment o...