A U.S. television news series told of a serious problem that has arisen with the Haitian-born
residents of southern Florida. An astonished news commentator told his audience that the Haitians
remained faithful to their voodoo heritage, believing that disease, bad luck, and poor finances were
brought about by various demons which can be propitiated by appropriate ceremonies and sacrifices.
The newsman then described how the disease AIDS was subject to periodic, temporary remissions,
and said that Haitian victims of the disease frequently experienced such remissions following voodoo
rites, though no cause-and-effect relationship was implied.

Having assumed that the voodoo had been effective, most Haitians were then resuming their sexual lives and thus bringing a serious threat of infection to their partners. what surprised the newsman was that these folks actually believed in the existence and effects of demonic possession.
He need not have been surprised. It is not only voodoo worshipers who believe such medieval
nonsense; all Christians who believe in the Holy Bible must also believe in demons, devils, and other
Such creatures, and they must believe that those entities cause disease and that they can be "cast out by proper ceremonies, simply because it's in the Book. If they deny the reality of those creatures, they deny the Bible, and thus their faith. It is not a matter of choice, but dogma.

In fact, it's not just Christianity. It's a matter of all religions.

Denying the existence of spirits will mean denying the religion, which is why many religious people hold their beliefs ever so dearly, even though there is no evidence to support the existence of ghosts.

There are definitely some similarities, I must admit.

SSIPON:
In fact, it's not just Christianity. It's a matter of all religions.

God is Spirit!

And Satan too.

Christianity.Budhaism, Voodoo/Tradition (Paganism) is all about spirit.

But Whose spirit?

And this where the difference lies!

Christianity aims for God, from the excerpts of Buddhaism, I truly see an aim towards God too and from our local communities, we see that our Traditionaiist also have the quality of aiming for God.

And this is why we have seen that in the ancient story of every nation in the world, they all practiced paganism because God was found by all through Nature and seen in Nature

Which is what we see in what people wrongly call old testament, that the ceremonies towards God worship resembles the Pagan practice with the difference being that it was God Precribed!

The Point is God is Found through Nature and in Nature but the the-evil too is there too.

Dtruthspeaker:


God is Spirit!

And Satan too.

Christianity.Budhaism, Voodoo/Tradition (Paganism) is all about spirit.

But Whose spirit?

And this where the difference lies!

Christianity aims for God, from the excerpts of Buddhaism, I truly see an aim towards God too and from our local communities, we see that our Traditionaiist also have the quality of aiming for God.

And this is why we have seen that in the ancient story of every nation in the world, they all practiced paganism because God was found by all through Nature and seen in Nature

Which is what we see in what people wrongly call old testament, that the ceremonies towards God worship resembles the Pagan practice with the difference being that it was God Precribed!

The Point is God is Found through Nature and in Nature but the the-evil too is there too.

So all in all what is this your reply supposed to tell us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGeWAOklF-E


Outsiders have written many books and essays about Igbo and African religions.

A number of inaccurate and disparaging statements have been made in these publications. which has influenced many Igbo and Africans to adopt the same incorrect terminology and have the same beliefs.

Let us correct some of these inaccuracies.

African or Igbo religion is incorrectly referred to be ancestor worship.

This is incorrect because Africans do not revere their ancestors who have passed away.

It is true that long-dead relatives are said to live on and exhibit interest in their living relatives.

These families may demonstrate their faith by erecting shrines to the departed and leaving food or drink there or on their graves, as well as mentioning them in their prayers.

Also, once in a while, Igbo culture permits the celebration of Masquerade or mmanwu festivals, just like the one that happened in this video which took place in Agbgudu, Udi, Enugu state.

These expressions of reverence for the deceased, however, do not imply that they are being worshipped; rather, they demonstrate people's view that the departed of up to four or five generations should not be forgotten.

Acts of worship (such as sacrifices and prayers) are only a part of the African/Igbo religion.

A little element of a larger religious system cannot be considered whole.

Thus, it is incorrect to refer to the African/Igbo religion as "ancestor worship."

Ototuz:

So all in all what is this your reply supposed to tell us?

It was meant to show the nexus between Christianity and paganism (Voodoo/Tradition) in line with the thread.

@SSIPON, I was about to respond until I realised I know nothing about this. You've given me something to research on that has sparked my interest.

SSIPON:
A U.S. television news series told of a serious problem that has arisen with the Haitian-born
residents of southern Florida. An astonished news commentator told his audience that the Haitians
remained faithful to their voodoo heritage, believing that disease, bad luck, and poor finances were
brought about by various demons which can be propitiated by appropriate ceremonies and sacrifices.
The newsman then described how the disease AIDS was subject to periodic, temporary remissions,
and said that Haitian victims of the disease frequently experienced such remissions following voodoo
rites, though no cause-and-effect relationship was implied.

Having assumed that the voodoo had been effective, most Haitians were then resuming their sexual lives and thus bringing a serious threat of infection to their partners. what surprised the newsman was that these folks actually believed in the existence and effects of demonic possession.
He need not have been surprised. It is not only voodoo worshipers who believe such medieval
nonsense; all Christians who believe in the Holy Bible must also believe in demons, devils, and other
Such creatures, and they must believe that those entities cause disease and that they can be "cast out by proper ceremonies, simply because it's in the Book. If they deny the reality of those creatures, they deny the Bible, and thus their faith. It is not a matter of choice, but dogma.

There are demons but misinformation about them and how they operate has caused a lot of problems.