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  • Bones 7 years ago

    Could it be the Bible puts womanhood into bandage?

  • Kwame USA 7 years ago

    Only idiotic Africans are Christians....How can you worship the God of your oppressors?

  • Anti idiots 7 years ago

    you are stupid. Bound for hell!

  • Kwame USA 7 years ago

    The only fool here is you. Time to take your destiny into your own hands and fight for your survival. God is not going to give you bread from heaven. That's what I packed my bags and left Ghana instead of siting around and wa ...
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  • BOLGA STRONG MAN 7 years ago

    The oppressors came in with the bible/koran to decieve,and chained our people into slavary...

  • James U.K. 7 years ago

    It's not about prayers. South Korea had their independence around the same time as Ghana and they are way ahead. Are South Koreans Christians ? Nope. They are where they are because they work hard. They respect their culture ...
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  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    WHERE IS IT. I WILL ONLY JOIN A SIKA CHURCH...ALL REGIONS ARE FRAUDS...

  • master 7 years ago

    The biggest charismatic church in the world is in South Korea. Yon Gi Cho's church. Find out for yourself.
    The only reason we in Ghana and Africa and the black race for that matter is the attitude you have shown here.

    Th ...
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  • Kafui, GH 7 years ago

    Very insightful contribution from you, master.

  • psd 7 years ago

    I am sorry, but South Korea is a very Christian country... check the facts! you remember the Rev Moon!

  • SAM G. 7 years ago

    All what black people know,is going to church and always waiting for GOD to do miracles for them.I dont even know if its because of mental slavery or what?

  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    U THINK GOD DONT EXIST? I PITY A FOOL LIKE U. U DONT HVE TO BE RELIGIOUS TO AFFIRM GOD'S PRESENCE....DO U KNOW WHO INVENTED THE COMPUTER U USING? NO...BUT IT WAS CREATED BY SOME ENTITY OR PERSON...U JUST WENT N BOUGHT IT...

  • Concerned 7 years ago

    you shd have told the fool if the computer had2 be created then surely man,who is more than a trillion times more complicated could not have come about thru an accident called evolution. If anyone who believes the fools theor ...
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  • wailer 7 years ago

    then what would you tell black muslims? when mohamed described blacks as looking like satan. and whoever calls mohamed black is killed.
    watch the research video below:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZxH4QYLRQY

  • Samuel Addo 7 years ago

    The Bible was the chain that was used to enslave blacks.It was used to justify the enslaving of black people.

  • Faisal 7 years ago

    I'm wondering wat most pple will say if the woman was holding the Koran

  • Bolga. 7 years ago

    wailer, you better leave Mohammed and Islam out of this. respect your self, if you have Notting to say
    keep quiet.

  • S.K. 7 years ago

    God is universal bro. Not for nor of any people . And please whether you believe in him or not He remains GOD, He loves you and he will judge ALL men one day. You better save your soul now you have the opportunity before you ...
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  • CHAMPION ATTA 7 years ago

    LOOKING AT THE PHOTO, IT SHOWS 3 IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE 1. A WOMAN NAKED, WITH HER BREAST AND LOWER PART COVERED OR NOT SHOWING CLEARLY, 2. A HOLY BIBLE, THE WORD OF GOD AND 3. A CHAIN AROUND THE WOMAN'S NECK AND HANDS, A C ...
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  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    WHEN U PICK RELIGION OVER COMMON SENSE. U HVE ENSLAVED UR MIND....

  • KB 7 years ago

    Champion baako pe!!!Hahaha!You made my day,bro'!Too many educated illiterates are disturbing our ears these days.About time they're called to order!

  • truth is one 7 years ago

    Pls refresh my memory did Isreal oppress Africans ??? wasnt it bise versa?

  • Kofi Tompi Wallace 7 years ago

    Well said

  • John 7 years ago

    u are a fool with no brains. why have u left your country to live in their country? common sense
    may God forgive your ignorance. Repent and come into Christ

  • Eagle 7 years ago

    God is universal. Devil is happy and enjoying himself because of your ignorance. There's nothing like the God of your oppressors.
    Believing in God or not doesn't change anything about him but rather create confusion in one ...
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  • Rw 7 years ago

    Bible liberates women

  • Eagle 7 years ago

    You're right

  • ROBERT DOBSON JR. 7 years ago

    So sorry to have offended the senses of some Ghanaian with this picture. I am part of film crew from the USA.
    We are currently making a film about the Slave trade and christianity in Africa. The picture on the web is just de ...
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  • National Debt Count (NDC) 7 years ago

    Check your history.

  • KWASI APONKYE 7 years ago

    NO WONDER WE WERE BOUGHT AND SOLD LIKE CATTLE.
    HABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • Jay 7 years ago

    You are stupid n blunt

  • Osei kuffor 7 years ago

    Thank you masa .. the only comment with light .. we are lost as people .. Kai

  • Kaakie 7 years ago

    Looks wierd but it has meanings. But I personally won't say anything I'm not sure of bcz is abt the Bible. #God take control.

  • GH vi 7 years ago

    the message is simple. Christianity has kept black people in bondage. the woman represents the black race, and the chain represents bondage

  • Theo Frimpong 7 years ago

    This could be a representation of deceit. The picture depicts that very ship which brought Africans the Bible did not leave the shores of Africa empty, rather, it took some of our ancestors captives bonded in bolts & nuts. Me ...
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  • Aj 7 years ago

    Frimpong,it's simple as ABC.bible was not brought to us by the Europeans or neither the church in Rome is the oldest in the world no.the Bible has always be the history of the black Hebrews and you can fine out in the bible d ...
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  • lqmv 7 years ago

    We are Africans period and God abundantly blessed us with resources and everything we need in this world yet due to inferiority we followed other people's way of life and lost ours and that's the same thing with the current h ...
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  • Aj 7 years ago

    You and who are Africans.the tribe called Akan is not part of your so called Africa.their history tells you they migrated from Canaan(Israel) in the so called middle east.pls do you no the meaning of Africa.... it's was name ...
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  • Samuel Addo 7 years ago

    I rghtly agree with you. It is another inferior feel good by calling yourself what you really are not.Be proud you are created AFRICAN.

  • the lone Prophet of Jehovah 7 years ago

    For many religion has been and continues to be a tireless preoccupation distracting them from the unresolved fears of the human heart.The need for religion in some form is a universal phenomenon and is inevitably develop some ...
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  • Jay 7 years ago

    Kwesi Aponkye u r foolish and dump, u need to be castrated, idiot buffoon....u r not intelligent all in making that stupid statement u lack common sense.....see beneath the picture and beyond there are meanings.....what's the ...
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  • Kington 7 years ago

    It's depicting the situation of the olden days when the white man raped and whipped the ass of women and then gives them the bible to control them to be forgiven and made a woman evil in the bible as a result women think they ...
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  • Ed 7 years ago

    You're correct in your assessment. The entire bible story is allegorical based on ancient mythology and solar myths. Partly, or was meant to subjugate women and make them unworthy to acquire properties. Black Africans need to ...
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  • Kington 7 years ago

    OH! You understand the myths the white stole from as and kept Us in bondage by it and also killed our intelligent people and stole the knowledge of architecture which the great Imhotep built the pyramids and then kept from u ...
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  • KTZ 7 years ago

    OK so if she is in bondage and the Bible will set her free, does she has to be naked in order to be freed?

  • luvzone 7 years ago

    Tel me sumfin

  • Emmanual dzotepe 7 years ago

    Who knows

  • Nack 7 years ago

    Bible is holy through the holiness of your hearts but not the printed book it self. Holy Bible is holy because of it message,and where do you keep the message?your heart.

  • Eagle 7 years ago

    Thank you

  • Awaala 7 years ago

    I WILL LIKE TO KNOW THE PHOTOGRAPHER OR THE ART DIRECTOR. THAT'S GREAT SHOT FROM UNKNOWN ARTIST.

  • Brenda 7 years ago

    NO MATTER WHAT THE WORD OF GOD NEVER CHANGE, NAKED, CHAINED OR NOT.

  • James UK 7 years ago

    I don't understand why people get offended when it comes to religion. we are all part of a certain religion based on how we were raised and where we live. The bible was used to colonize Africa. Its a fact. And many of us are ...
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  • James UK 7 years ago

    obviously there is a higher being. Africans knew that there was something higher powerful. Chinese are Buddhists, Indians has their own way of worshipping God. Europeans had their own way. Its only in Africa that we totally a ...
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  • Kwame USA 7 years ago

    You will never see a Saudi Arabia man boy down to Jesus. They respect Muhammad and Islam.

    In Africa we don't even respect our gods. We have replaced them with the religion of the white man

  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    OUR TRADITIONS HVE BEEN FORGONE OVER RELIGION. THIS IS WAT FOREIGNERS WANTED TO DO. MAKE US DROP OUR TRADITIONS,NAMES N DIALECTS OVER FOREIGN NAMES, RELIGION N FOREIGN LANGUAGE......RELIGION N TRADITION ARE DIFFERENT

  • Florence 7 years ago

    Pls gods r nothing 2 b respect, the hand made of man.God forbid to serve de creatures rather than de creator who is highly hunoured forever.

  • Florence 7 years ago

    Pls gods r nothing 2 b respect, the hand made of man.God forbid to serve de creatures rather than de creator who is highly hunoured forever.

  • National Debt Count (NDC) 7 years ago

    You will be free when you stop speaking their language.

  • Kanawu 7 years ago

    After the white man has raped you, he gives you the Bible so that you can forgive him.

    Christianity is a mental illness. BREAK FREE FROM WHITE COLONIALISM

  • kwame 7 years ago

    Naked woman and the Bible means, religion or the Bible and slavery are the same. The bible will keep you in mental slavery mood all the time. Remember, No one even teaches a baby his/her God-Fathers have said that long before ...
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  • Nana 7 years ago

    Who brought us(blacks) the Bible? The white man. What did he do after? Put chain on wrists as slaves therefore the picture to me means we were given the Bible to enslave us by the white man

  • THE REAL C.Y. ANDY-K 7 years ago

    I am amazed many people couldn't understand the symbolism of the imagery. Those are chains used for slaves she is wearing. And the Bible simply depicts the religious justiication for and the mental enslavement of Africans by ...
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  • Gussie 7 years ago

    In my bondage I come before your in my nakedness... believing in your word that I may be set free.

  • KOFI YESU 7 years ago

    I think you are the 'author' of this picture.Nice piece though

  • KWASI MUNA 7 years ago

    no word in the white mans book will set you free. you were free before they came, see where you went wrong and get back on track

  • Apostle Jeshua Osei 7 years ago

    She is right to hold the Bible bcs she love the
    Lord Jesus and Jesus came to set the captive free

  • KWASI MUNA 7 years ago

    this is how the white man wants you to think, wait and wait till jesus comes.

  • KWASI MUNA 7 years ago

    they brought the bible and slavery just to destroy our rich and powerful culture

  • BJ 7 years ago

    Be warn with the word of God, you cant mock God. show respect

  • Kwame 7 years ago

    Who is mocking God ? The fact that we ask questions and debate does not equate to mocking God. This is what is hindering the advancement of Africa. We never ask questions because of fear. A small kid in abrokyire will never a ...
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  • Gold Cost kingstay 7 years ago

    Why not your Mother,
    Idiot fool

  • Opuro 7 years ago

    I am amazed at the awakening. 20 years ago only few Ghanaians could have been rational and thoughtful enough to see the lies of religion not to talk about sharing it. The internet has brought an epiphany.People beginning to ...
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  • $AINT GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    U NEED EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND HOW RELIGION CAME ABOUT. WITHOUT THAT, UWILL LACK THAT UNDERSTANDING N WILL CONTINUE TO THNK IN A VACCUUM. WE HVE SO MNT UNEDUCATED PPL WITH INTERNET ACCESS. THAT WONT LIBERATE THEM FROM RELIGIO ...
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  • KWEKU JK 7 years ago

    whatever be the motive behind such, she will be judged by the content of the Bible, God the creator will justify out of his unlimited love all those who will clench to His forgiven grace in the name of Jesus Christ.

  • Sam 7 years ago

    Depicts slavery masked up with the bible.

  • Gold Cost kingstay 7 years ago

    This is not freedom of religion neither free speech, this i totally BLUFF,send in the wild dogs and sniffed off this blasphemy cut off her hands and teach the rest a good lesson

  • NON ALIGNED 7 years ago

    My fellow Africans, we seem to have missed the whole point since time in memorial.

    Christianity is a religion and man-made. The teachings of Jesus Christ is a way of life and the 'Word' of GOD is within us.

    Africans kne ...
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  • DKJ 7 years ago

    IT COULD BE THROUGH THAT SHE GOT ANSWERS TO HER PRAYERS.SO LET NO MANKIND JUDGE IS ONLY SHE AND MOST HIGH

  • ERNNY 7 years ago

    YOU ARE WISE TO SAY THERE IS NO GOD BUT
    THE BIBLE SAYS 'THE FOOLISH SAYS IN HIS HEART THERE IS NO GOD.'

  • Mubarak 7 years ago

    THE BIBLE WAS USED TO SUBDUE ENSLAVED AFRICANS. THEY WERE MADE TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR SALVATION HINGED ON THEIR UNCONDITIONAL BELIEF IN THE BIBLE AND OBEYING THEIR WHITE SLAVE MASTERS.

  • Faisal 7 years ago

    I wonder what most people would have said if the woman was holding the Quran...You moved from Ghana to Europe or America..why don't don't u just stay in Ghana then ?

  • Fii 7 years ago

    The author of the picture would be in hiding if the woman used a Koran.

  • KB 7 years ago

    Tell them again,Master.James just spewed out ignorance with confidence.People must learn to be truthful in their criticisms.

  • Joe 7 years ago

    I read all the comments and its fascinating. I am extending an invitation to the conscious brothers and sisters. Let us come together and start building our nation and continent through re-education. Kwame-USA, James-UK, Iqmv ...
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  • DEEP THOUGHT 7 years ago

    Much respeck Mr.joe.I will link you.Yws,Religion has weaken the thinking capacity of the African.Infact,it is the basic tool that was/is using by the slave hunters(the missionaries,colonial thiefs) to weaken the structures o ...
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  • Dtt 7 years ago

    She is a confused woman without any message. Treat it as such. Exceedingly confused.

  • amadu 7 years ago

    They came with the bible as holy people, stole our wealth, our pride and exposed as to such treament like animals. Oh lord knows, they used this women for their satisticfactions againts their will. The real truth the is in th ...
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  • Tawiah 7 years ago

    Very poignant message.

  • joe lartey, 7 years ago

    The slave trade and the bible,aclesr message

  • Tamaset. 7 years ago

    Ghanaians must pray and stop the nonsense. Almighty God will hear our prayers if we pray. .else. Mother Ghana is suffering from corrupt politicians, corrupt pastors and prophets, false and fake pastors and fetishist priests. ...
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  • YAW SARFO 7 years ago

    In 1620 the first african slaves who were brought to America were only 26 people among them were seven females who were then naked on the ship shackled with chains and twig-ropes, but along the long sea journey the lave-maste ...
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  • Kwame-US 7 years ago

    Lets invest more time into our businesses and cut down church a little bit and see if God will bless us.

  • KWA 7 years ago

    nothing wrong with this.flesh to flesh

  • KB 7 years ago

    The position of the bible is relevant. It is closer to her heart-- meaning a symbol of freedom. Bible is the ultimate liberator of her bondage.

  • chigri 7 years ago

    Nude arts are not untidy but the words ascribed to them and the messages they carry.

  • Osei 7 years ago

    The bible put her in bondage.

  • Ekow Samuel. 7 years ago

    We pray for you from that bandage that you are being on it in the name of God and the favour on that you are being in that in Jesus name! and the Grace of God .You have time and time to be in church to hear the word of God an ...
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  • Kofi Tompi Wallace 7 years ago

    The message is very simple. The meaning is, the whites fooled us with the Bible and got the chance to steal everything from us.

  • JnrGh Josh 7 years ago

    What's the importance of this demn stuff???

  • GAMBASEH 7 years ago

    WHEN U HAVE KNOWLEDGE U NEED NOT THE BIBLE. The bible is book that belongs to a cultural, psycho-philosophical vehicle of spiritual and intellectual enslavement as its objective. GOD SAVE AFRICA!!!

  • Yaw Amanianpong 7 years ago

    She is in bondage chains and bible and all.

  • Efo 7 years ago

    A white man came, with his religion and we are amuse at it and he place a knife at our back of things hold us together ,now we are falling apart

  • kwame 7 years ago

    the white brought Bible to capture of mind and they end up Enslaving the black race

  • Kalyppo 7 years ago

    We come from dust n naked

  • Justice senoo 7 years ago

    This is a brasphimous to Christianity

  • Bediako 7 years ago

    it clearly shows how the whites fooled us with the bible to make us docile so us to easily rule over us

  • Ike 7 years ago

    Simple put. Though we always read the bible, we still commit sin.

  • Rola 7 years ago

    It means our mother ghana is in bondage and only God can set us free.

  • Halfsa 7 years ago

    if u don't understand, why do u have to post it, do u guys think we don't have anything to do with our time? or do u think we are psychologist to read her mind?

  • Florence 7 years ago

    Man will render account 4 every careless word he utter on de judgment day, nd also he who is angry with his bro,nd insulted will b liable 2 hell fire.
    We shd b perfect 2 de gud n bad,for we are nt to judge or condem, it i ...
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  • Dawadawa 7 years ago

    What is offensive about this photo? Didn't we come into this world naked?

  • JOHN 15:15 7 years ago

    THATS HOW THEY WERE TREATEDON THE SHIPS. GOD HAS A WAY OF REVEALING THE TRUTH.

    AFRICA WILL MAKE IT ONE DAY

    OIL IN BURKINA FASO.

  • Abingo Abingo 7 years ago

    It means that the Bible was written by blacks, in it black names changed to suit whites. we are therefore slaves to our own origin. Remember, the real identity of blacks still hidden, The lady's posture means that we are slav ...
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  • THE BIBLE AND SLAVERY 7 years ago

    Seeing that we are inherently religious, the Europeans used the Bible to demonise ours, and to enslave us. We need to break that bond!

  • mac 7 years ago

    this what the whites did to Africans as jomo Kenyatta said they came with the bible and we had the land they thought us how to pray closing our eyes and when we opened our eyes they had the land and we had the bible it didn't ...
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  • Amuzu Godway 7 years ago

    This have negative meaning because, is so alarming.

  • FACE THE WALL 7 years ago

    The naked woman is not an issue. Nakedness represents purity. Why will God creat the first couple in Eden, Naked?
    The messenge simple. Thus this land, ( that includes you and me) is in Bondage. It takes only God's hand(WORD ...
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  • Emmanual dzotepe 7 years ago

    Hmmmmmmm.Naked woman holding a bible.Why africans?

  • Amfo Kwakye. 7 years ago

    ITS SIMPLY A BOOK OF MENTAL BONDAGE. THATS HER MESSAGE. AND DINCE SHE IS A WOMAN, CREATED FIRST BEFORE MAN, IF SHE GIVES UP THAT BOOK SHE WILL BE SET FREE AS WELL AS MAN.

  • Paakwesi 7 years ago

    I'll do her night long

  • Paa Knight 7 years ago

    I'll bang her in chains and still holding the bible till she sees the holy ghost