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A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 8:49pm On Dec 04, 2012 |
If you take the number of Africans who have a "high level of belief and practice" in Traditional African Religion from the 19 countries surveyed recently by the Pew Forum, you get 135 million people. If you then look at the Sub-Saharan countries not surveyed by Pew (see map below) and use the CIA factbook statistics for "traditional", "animistic", and "indigenous" religions, you get almost 45 million people. [This has been corrected now, I had originally thought the total was higher. See the map below for a detailed country by country breakdown of the numbers.] That means that there are nearly 200 million Pagans in Africa. In fact, there are probably more than these statistics indicate. For example, many people who regularly participate in traditional ceremonies, visit traditional healers, and hold traditional non-Christian and non-Muslim beliefs were nevertheless counted by Pew as Christians or Muslims while ignoring their Traditional beliefs and practices. "Pagan" is not a derogatory term. Socrates and Plato were Pagans. The people who gave us our the words "democracy", "republic" and "constitution" were all Pagans. The people who laid the foundations upon which western civilization are built were all Pagans. But wait, there's more. The people who invented agriculture, writing, cities, roads, metallurgy, architecture, art, music, poetry, dancing, singing, beer, wine, barbecue, parties, plays, novels, geography, astronomy, mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, etc, were all Pagans. Just like 200 million people living in Africa today. The map below shows the breakdown, by country, of those who continue to follow Traditional African Religions. Countries shaded darker have data from the 2010 Pew study on religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Other countries have data from CIA/US State Department. Some countries either have no data available or insignificant numbers of traditionalists. source: http://egregores..com/2010/04/200-million-african-pagans.html
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Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 11:41pm On Dec 04, 2012 |
lol. Pagan is on a mission! Interesting read though. |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Areaboy2(m): 11:56pm On Dec 04, 2012 |
*Kails*: He is indeed. Championing one belief system over another. Make we just scrap all of them. pagan or monotheism, they are all man made. Although i will vote to keep religion just to control some dumb mofo's out there |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 5:10pm On Dec 05, 2012 |
Area_boy: You are highly mistaken on that point. ut of the 1 million + Pagan rleigions in this world (as many as there are tribes), not 1 of them has a man-founder. unlike abrahamic religions. i dare you to name atleast 1 Pagan religion with a man-founder. |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 10:08pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
so as i was saying, Africa needs to return to core Paganism. |
Re: A Pagan Africa by JeSoul(f): 10:14pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
Pagan9ja, this crusade of yours ehn lol. All the best ehn |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Goshen360(m): 10:18pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
^^^ It's a one man battalion crusade.....he is on his own! ....We love you still mr pagan.... |
Re: A Pagan Africa by JeSoul(f): 10:45pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
Goshen360: ^^^ It's a one man battalion crusade.....he is on his own! ....We love you still mr pagan....lol, gotta give him credit, he's convicted about his beliefs and he walks it, hard. lol. |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 11:06pm On Dec 06, 2012 |
Great work, Pagan! |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 9:39am On Dec 07, 2012 |
Thank You Brothers and Sisters! |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 9:50am On Dec 07, 2012 |
PAGAN 9JA:LOOK AT THIS HEATHEN *SMH* 1 Like |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 10:36am On Dec 07, 2012 |
obadiah777: LOOK AT THIS HEATHEN *SMH* See this Jewish slave talking. 1 Like |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 10:37am On Dec 07, 2012 |
Logicboy03:LOOK AT THIS SUPER-HEATHEN *SMDH* |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 10:55am On Dec 07, 2012 |
obadiah777: LOOK AT THIS SUPER-HEATHEN *SMDH* Do you believe that you're a descendant of two people with Hebrew names? Adam and Eve? |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 11:28am On Dec 07, 2012 |
Logicboy03:BUT OF COURSE. I FEEL HEBREW TODAY |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 11:33am On Dec 07, 2012 |
obadiah777: BUT OF COURSE. I FEEL HEBREW TODAY Ibru? |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 11:44am On Dec 07, 2012 |
Logicboy03:QUITE A PHILANTROPIC FAMILY I MIGHT ADD. THE IBRU FOUNDATION |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 7:39pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
obadiah777: QUITE A PHILANTROPIC FAMILY I MIGHT ADD. THE IBRU FOUNDATION Agreed |
Re: A Pagan Africa by saintvc(m): 7:58pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
Apart from u , op , how many pagans are in nairaland? |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 8:07pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
YES...PAGAN ALL TH LOVE WE WILL WIN |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 8:48pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
saintvc: Apart from u , op , how many pagans are in nairaland? not sure really. i have some ardent supporters lyk brother Cameroon above, etc. but if they are actual Pagans, i dont know. people like Pastor AIO, etc., confuse me (or are confused themselves). i think i am the only one here. but its ok. 2 of the Greatest Conquerors ever (Both Pagans), Emperor ALexander The Great & Emperor Gehghiiz Khan of the Mongol Horde, both came up through their own determination and will. so my fight is just begining. . |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 8:53pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
PAGAN 9JA:m not pagan , my mum will kill me lmao , still young but i know my children wont bear any christians names and i don't go to church anymore except when my pops are around , but i still do believe in GOD but not in catholicism and in the bible tho i still quote this book . in few words m on my way for the deliverance of this slave mentality |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 8:55pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: m not pagan , my mum will kill me lmao , still young but i know my children wont bear any christians names and i don't go to church anymore except when my pops are around , but i still do believe in GOD but not in catholicism and in the bible tho i still quote this book . in few words m on my way for the deliverance of this slave mentality oh you are in transition phase. Good Luck! |
Re: A Pagan Africa by Nobody: 8:58pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
PAGAN 9JA:yahhh brothers aint easy , i swear |
Re: A Pagan Africa by PAGAN9JA(m): 9:15pm On Dec 07, 2012 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: yahhh brothers aint easy , i swear i know. i understand. dont think i am not aware. it is not easy. |
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