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Reverse evolution

A clue to why children from four families walk only on their hands and knees has been found. Although they have no ancestral links and live far away from each other, the children have the same deficiency of a brain protein which helps develop motor control. The gene, which caused the condition, was found on three chromosomes. Turkish researchers said. in 2005, the discovery of the families was hailed as a sign that evolution might be reversed. – 02/06/08 Metro

Some have suggested it’s just another variation of natural selection known as punctuated evolution.

Evolutionary scientists are hell bent on proving humans evolved from apes. Folks, we were once quadrapeds before we saw the light and evolved to bipedalism. What a load of crap! Why isn’t ever other genetic mutation treated as regressed evolution?

 

The Evils of Evil

On May 30th we heard about a religious teacher in Pakistan who tortured a blind student to death for failing to memorize the Qur’an correctly. Qari Zianuddin hung seven year old Muhammed Atif from a ceiling fan and beat him with a stick. When he passed out, the teacher carried locked up his limp body in a room rather than seeking medical treatment.

The story broke in the major dailies and once again the world was reminded about how evil Islam is and how Muslims are rabid fanatics.

Earlier in the month an 18 month old baby was starved to death by a cult for failing to say ‘amen’ at mealtime. Javon Thomson was considered a ‘demon’ by some members of the One Mind Ministries and punished accordingly by starvation.

In the first case of child murder, nobody ranted about the ‘evils of Christianity’ rather the boy’s death was conveniently blamed on the ‘cult’ – a deviant sect. 

Why is a Christian deviant more plausible than a Muslim deviant?

Black on Black Hate

My heart wept when I saw the picture of the Malawian man set ablaze by the angry mob in South Africa on the front page. My first thought was, how can they do this to their fellow brother? All over, Zimbabweans, Malawians, Mozambicans and Somalis are being targeted. Due to poverty, rising unemployment and lack of adequate housing foreigners are being hunted down like animals in Alexandria township. Homes and properties destroyed. Many have escaped persecution at home only to be facing murder.

This is not the first time. Immigration related hate crimes have been in existence for over a decade and continue to get more violent. Sporadic violence anywhere in Africa smacks of an unseen hand. According to a BBC radio interview with the president of the Somalian Association in South Africa who has been risking his life to help his countrymen/women, the mob were organized and well armed. Some with AK47s! Till date almost five hundred Somalians have died in xenophobic attacks in SA.

The lackadaisical nature of African rulers and their persistent failure at addressing issues in real time often culminates in death and destruction. Still, why does the failure of leadership blow up in the people’s face? And why don’t the people ever take out their frustrations on the progenators of their predicament? If they can be organized enough to lynch foreigners, why can’t they petition the government for a better quality of life?

As desperation and frustration continues to deprive people of a productive life and drive them out of their countries, xenophobia in Africa and racism outside Africa has left me wondering if African’s will ever have a place they can truly call home. A place where they are not persecuted or discriminated against for their skin color, tribe, or language. All this has taught me is; if you’re going to be killed for leaving your home you might as well stay, fight and die to make it better for your children.

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Meanwhile, I’m holding my breath for when Nigerians will be angry enough to storm the corridors of power to demand redress and renovation.