why is the african continent being pushed into christenity when they have their own voodoo Gods?
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Voodoo is a mix of ancient African mysticism and Christianity.  Santeria is what comes from the Caribbean.
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They call themselves Christian, but they deny the deity of Jesus.\n\nThat all by itself makes them a cult.\nAnd Jesus and Satan were not brothers, either.\n\n(Besides, I don't want a heaven that is merely another planet from which I will start another human race. That's just too creepy to me.)
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It is more strict and violent than Communism. Please pray for those people in Africa
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Africa's problems are of their own making.  Why people continue to think that writing checks and giving aid to the continent is the answer to its woes are wildly misguided.  The removal of corrupt leaders is key to any advancement.  As long as evil leaders reign, the Continent will remain a mess.  Where are those who promote women's rights when it comes to Africa?  Where are those who who understand that its poverty and famine are a man-made condition (by the current leadership)?  It is unfortunate, but African governments need to be overthrown before economic advancement, women's rights, and hunger, etc, can be overcome.  Any aid needs to have strings attached and should be directed and allocated by those provideding it, not corrupt leaders who steal it and disperse it to cronies and care nothing of their own people.  \n\nGive a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
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I think an anthropologist would say that belief in a higher power was a way for humans to rationalize the unknown and frightening (e.g., fierce animals, lightning, fire, starvation, illness, etc.); and that soon after it began, opportunistic humans took advantage of the fear and turned superstition into a business, organizing sacrifices, providing privileged communication with the god(s), collecting offerings, recruiting acolytes and suppressing dissent, all in the name of tribal safety and prosperity. Now we call these entrepreneurs preachers, pontiffs, imams, rabbis, etc. and with the assistance of compliant civil governments, they can aspire to more effective means of retaining belief and power.
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I think people not believing in God because "why would a God bring hurt,sickness,suffering on his people" is such a cop out. It is annoying. As far as the story about Egypt and everything, God was showing his power and his seriousness to the Pharaoh, it had to be done. God wouldn't do something like that for his "pleasure" but for his plan, and his plan is right.
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Africa is very rich in natural resources; however, european countries have claimed these areas for themselves and are mining them and selling all of the resources for their own profit. Gold,diamonds, etc. So, they are being screwed, that's why.\n\nSome of these answers are just ridiculous. They don't trade animals everywhere; Humanity did not leave Africa, that is racist and ridiculous; and they do have development in many areas. Cities in Ghana could be mistaken for NJ. They do not run around wearing animal skin togas in Africa. That's National Geographic shit.
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I hate to tell you this, but, Voodoo is a monotheistic religion without spells (Non-African version) and the Voodoo doll everyone seems to know so much about is only used to do spells for themselves... different parts of the body are assigned to different things, like wealth and of the such. Only people who have no idea about Voodoo dolls use them for negative purposes... or... try. It doesn't actually work. As for African Voodoo, it's almost the same thing... just no doll used. Their spells are made in their native languages and are used to help their tribes. These are polytheistic practitioners. Voodoo originated in Africa, after all, where tribal religions still flourish bountifully. So, no. I have no experience with Voodoo spells, since I did not ship myself to Africa and learned the language of the area I was in along with their Voodoo... which is only actually PRACTICED by the MedicineMan/Woman/Shaman of the tribe.
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God doesn't follow his own teachings.  It is lust, and greed.  His first commandment shows that he would be envious if you worshiped anyone else.  He also killed babies in Egypt breaking his thou shall not kill commandment.  He also broke his commandment of not coveting your neighbors wife when he knocked up Mary.  If God went by his own rules, he'd be in hell!
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The main issue in Africa is tribalism.  It has caused many problems in the past and current day.  Until they are able to get past this major obstable, Africa will stay in this state of confusion and chaos.  Nothing is being done by Africans or its governments to solve this problem.
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Good point, but there are more things these slimy fools are doing in Africa.  Raping women, killing Christian women and children, burning churches, torturing kids that refuse to memorize their unholy book and more.  Want proof?  Seek it on this link then!
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Blame it on religion, religion has caused untold death and misery down the centuries and continues to do so.\n\nThe Catholic Church has the blood of millions of Africans on their hands because of the Church's ban on condoms in a continent ravaged by Aids. Most third world countries, in Latin America, Africa and Asia have burgeoning populations leading to poverty, disease and hunger...all thanks to religion. I could go on, but you get my drift.
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Africa is an enormous continent ,with many countries .\nthe North is mostly Islam,and from the center down it is different religions .Christianity in parts ,the most of them being in South Africa.there are many cultures represented ,including Hindu.Voodo.african religions ,and various types of Christianity .\n\nIslam is probably the most numerous if you considder the whole of Africa.
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Your passion is founded a bit too much in human reasoning. First, we are not accepted or rejected by God based on being good or beautiful people. To be accepted by God we have to be perfect. Well, no matter how beautiful or how good, none of us, even in Africa, can gravitate to perfection. So we need a loophole, and that is for someone to clothe us with HIS perfection, hence we need a savior.\n\nAs to worshipping false gods. The logic is simple. If Jesus is NOT God, we are worshiping a false god. If He IS God, then He is worthy of our praise and able to save us.\n\nI will prime this pump by asking you to look to Thomas post-resurrection. He fell on his knees, worshipped Jesus and declared, "My Lord and my God."  There is much much more including the leper, Jairus, Mary Magdalene... but this is such an interesting question, I would like to defer to my studies below. They have an interesting take on just this very subject. The Brazen Serpent talks about how God commanded the Children of Israel to break this very commandment and look to a graven image--or die! I think you will find it very fascinating in light of your question here.
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if that was supposed to b nigeria then there r vast differences b/t these 2. nigeria has crude oil, more corrupt(relative to ghana), mostly bigger sized women(ie taller and bigger frame), origin of 419, less peacful(u can get robbed in broad daylight...in a crowd), different native languages such as yoruba, bigger georaphically, highly involved in blackmagic...the list cld go on.
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"The Igbos are found mostly in the Southeastern and South-central Nigeria called Igboland or Igbo society (Alaigbo or Anaigbo). By the late 20th century the population of the Igbos are about 27 million.1 The majority of the Igbos are Christians, but some of them practice the indigenous traditional religion, whose major tenets are shared by all Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria (Uchendu 1965). The traditional religion is passed on to succeeding generations, but the advent of Christianity in Igboland around "1885" had some influence on the traditional beliefs (Talbot 1969). The indigenous traditionalists believe in the earth goddess, deities and ancestral spirits and in a Creator-God, Chukwu, Obasi, Chi, or Chineke, the "Supreme God" (Achebe 1959). The Igbo traditional beliefs have some positive influence on the culture and social lives of the people. For instance, the forefathers of the Igbos were known for their righteousness, honesty and hard work. And they were opinion leaders, impartial judges and people of impeccable character. \n\nHowever, a relic of the indigenous religious practice of the Igbos is the dehumanizing Osu caste system, which has divided and alienated the Igbos. \n\nTherefore, this paper discusses the Osu caste system, an indigenous religious belief system, practiced within the Igbo nation, with the purpose of bringing the discriminatory, dehumanizing and obnoxious Osu caste system to the attention of the international community. This is because whenever issues of discriminatory practices around the world are tabled for discussion in the international community the repugnant and discriminatory Osu caste system is never mentioned. \n\nDefinitions of Terms\n\nIt is essential to provide some definitions and clarifications of terms associated with the Osu caste system. It would be very difficult, if not impossible to explain and analyze the terms related to the issue to individuals who are not familiar with the system without an explanation of the many labels describing the Osu. Each ethnic nationality in Nigeria has its own reasons for discriminating against their own people; and some of the reasons are apparently religious. \n\nThe Igbos, which are the center of this discourse, discriminate against each other by reason of the Osu caste status. The Igbo people refer to the Osu in varied names; it is referred to as Adu-Ebo in Nzam in Onitsha. In the Nsukka area it is referred to as Oruma; it is called Nwani or Ohualusi at Augwu area.2 These names, Osu, Ume, Ohu, Oru, Ohu Ume, Omoni (Okpu-Aja), have the same connotation in Igboland. The people referred to by the names are regarded as sub-human being, the unclean class, or slaves.\n\nIn this paper the author shall use the term, Osu, to describe all the lower caste groups in Igboland. It should noted that in their hierarchy of social status, the Ume (especially, in this author’s community) is the Osu class the Diala abhors to interact or socialize with the most. \n\nThe Osu, by definition, is a people sacrificed to the gods in Igbo community. And they assist the high priest of the traditional religion to serve the deities or the gods in their shrine. It is the belief of many Igbo traditionalists that the deities, which were (and are still) perceived in some quarters as being very powerful, would wreck havoc in the society, if they are not appeased. In some special circumstances, those who hold the traditional beliefs of the Igbos could transform a Diala who committed certain atrocities against the land, into an Osu. This process involved intricate rituals (offering of libations and sacrificing animals to the earth goddess). Some of the ancestors of the present-day Osu people inherited their dehumanizing social status this way. That method is now a thing of the old; Western influence has affected this practice. Presently, one could acquire the Osu status through inheritance and marriage. \n\nBecause of many oral interpretations of the constr
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The belief originates in the system of African-American folk magic known as hoodoo.  Check the link for more info.