Quote on slavery & religion...do you agree?

[OliviaTwist]

Christianity was in Africa long before Europeans ever even knew what it was.

You guys really need to brush up on your history.

Came in here just to say this

Im not the most religious person but Thats why it irks me when people call it a "white man's religion" or the religion of our masters. People make too many assumptions just to try and sound educated

 

[the cac mamba]

Came in here just to say this

Im not the most religious person but Thats why it irks me when people call it a "white man's religion" or the religion of our masters. People make too many assumptions just to try and sound educated

its safe to say that a large majority of blacks in america who cling to jesus and swear hes their savior, do it because white men forced it on their ancestors

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

Because they thought their religion justified them to have africans as slaves until they found out that religion originates from africa and is made by africans

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

Could have been worded better but i agree...religion has been a tool used during slavery and colonization. Ever hear the quote..."We had land when they came with the bible and after a while we had the bible and no land....". I say that not to single out christianity because other religions have been used for the same purposes as well. shyt, religion is still a tool for controlling the masses right now.

SO IS MONEY... GUESS YOU SHOULD STOP GETTING THAT TOO.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Christianity was in Africa long before Europeans ever even knew what it was.

You guys really need to brush up on your history.

So?

Does that mean the Greeks that preceded them had gods who existed too?

 

[Emperor Sol]

So?

Does that mean the Greeks that preceded them had gods who existed too?

What do you mean "so?"?

Are you fukking stupid? :foh:

If Christianity was in Africa before the Europeans gave it to them, then obviously the whole premise behind the quote in the OP is weakened.

Idiot :foh:

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

What do you mean "so?"?

Are you fukking stupid? :foh:

If Christianity was in Africa before the Europeans gave it to them, then obviously the whole premise behind the quote in the OP is weakened.

Idiot :foh:

West Africa =/= East Africa.

We KNOW Nigeria wasn't "Catholic" on its own.

 

[mbewane]

What do you mean "so?"?

Are you fukking stupid? :foh:

If Christianity was in Africa before the Europeans gave it to them, then obviously the whole premise behind the quote in the OP is weakened.

Idiot :foh:

In what parts of Africa was Christiantity there before Europeans came? I guess parts of Northern Africa and Ethiopia, but where else? Why would they send missionaries to places where people were already Christians?

 

[Emperor Sol]

West Africa =/= East Africa.

We KNOW Nigeria wasn't "Catholic" on its own.

Cool story, dumbass. :foh:

 

[Emperor Sol]

In what parts of Africa was Christiantity there before Europeans came? I guess parts of Northern Africa and Ethiopia, but where else? Why would they send missionaries to places where people were already Christians?

I don't know where else. But I do know word travels and has traveled since the beginning of time. Early African Christianity was confined mostly to the North of Africa, yes, but it's not completely unreasonable to assume that there were some Christians dispersed all over Africa, especially when you consider just how word travels. After all, many African civilizations were built borrowing technologies from each other. Obviously word traveled in those cases, so why couldn't it have traveled in this scenario?

The only reason why I made note of Christianity existing in Africa before European invasion is so that people can understand that Christianity has never been the "white man's" religion. Africa has always had knowledge of it, which makes the quote too much of a reach for me to take seriously.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Cool story, dumbass. :foh:

Nice response.

 

[mbewane]

I don't know where else. But I do know word travels and has traveled since the beginning of time. Early African Christianity was confined mostly to the North of Africa, yes, but it's not completely unreasonable to assume that there were some Christians dispersed all over Africa, especially when you consider just how word travels. After all, many African civilizations were built borrowing technologies from each other. Obviously word traveled in those cases, so why couldn't it have traveled in this scenario?

The only reason why I made note of Christianity existing in Africa before European invasion is so that people can understand that Christianity has never been the "white man's" religion. Africa has always had knowledge of it, which makes the quote too much of a reach for me to take seriously.

So basically you and I don't know for sure that Christianity was anywhere else in Africa than those places.

Now I understand your point that Christianity is not "the White man's religion" (which should be obvious to all since it was born in the Middle-East, but got so white-washed since taht people tend to "forget" that detail) but just "assuming" that Africans knew about Christianity because of "word of mouth" is not very solid for me.

Until evidence to the contrary, I can't believe Africans in what is now Ghana, Congo, Botswana, Nigeria etc knew of Christianity before it was imposed upon them by missionaries and colonization. If it was known, it was most probably very marginal, maybe some populations on the Nile river and some pockets in Eastern Africa due to the proximity with Ethiopia. Hell MAYBE word did travel and Africans looked at Christianity like and didn't mess with it until it was imposed by Europeans. There's just no evidence (churches, bibles, anything) of long standing Christian presence anywhere outside of Northern Africa and Ethiopia that I know of.

 

[YaThreadFloppedB!]

Don't see nothin...

*anything:D

 

[Malik]

I don't know where else. But I do know word travels and has traveled since the beginning of time. Early African Christianity was confined mostly to the North of Africa, yes, but it's not completely unreasonable to assume that there were some Christians dispersed all over Africa, especially when you consider just how word travels. After all, many African civilizations were built borrowing technologies from each other. Obviously word traveled in those cases, so why couldn't it have traveled in this scenario?

The only reason why I made note of Christianity existing in Africa before European invasion is so that people can understand that Christianity has never been the "white man's" religion. Africa has always had knowledge of it, which makes the quote too much of a reach for me to take seriously.