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**Drugsonl** · 11-30-2010, 07:00 AM

i did answer you on thread about my documentary, i will not recite what i wrote because i do not want to ((violate)) the rules of the thread but if you would not judge a book by its cover there would not be a problem. with that being said, the pagan based sub Saharan African based religions are not a everyday part of my life aside from the fact the pounding of the drums and chants keep me awake many a night,

, within every faith you can find good people and bad people and good aspects and negative, there are good people who are not the monsters that the western media make in these scary films but the problems within voadou are real and there is a dark side. i have no desire to really critique it because it is not my faith and want no real part of it.

the description in red describes about 85% of the origins of modern day Haitian culture..including language, food, customs. The vast majority of the populace is fully or partially from the exact "pagan" sub Saharan AFRICAN region. You take pains to assert that you are "Haitian" so I assumed that regardless of what your personal beliefs were that you could speak with some authority about most aspects of Haitian culture. I figured that you had studied, on your own, as I did.

I'm glad you posted the line though because, it was the strength that the Africans drew upon from spiritual "pagan" faith and a complete detachment from the forced acculturation that the French imposed christianity.

The maroon societies in the other colonies in the Americas were composed of Africans who retained and held on to their core beliefs and who never succumbed to the slavers' imposed culture.

the imposed christianity was taught to have the slave accept their fate as slaves and wish for freedom in the afterlife.

I also think that you are misusing the term "pagan". On Dec. 25 if you're opening presents with family....you're practicing a "pagan" custom..albiet a European, which has been absorbed into European culture...SEVERAL other of customs, holidays, traditions that YOU observe are from "pagan" origins also. ..but they aren't "sub Saharan African" so I guess they are OK.

11-30-2010, 07:00 AM	#36
Drugsonl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 531 Senior Member	i did answer you on thread about my documentary, i will not recite what i wrote because i do not want to ((violate)) the rules of the thread but if you would not judge a book by its cover there would not be a problem. with that being said, the pagan based sub Saharan African based religions are not a everyday part of my life aside from the fact the pounding of the drums and chants keep me awake many a night, , within every faith you can find good people and bad people and good aspects and negative, there are good people who are not the monsters that the western media make in these scary films but the problems within voadou are real and there is a dark side. i have no desire to really critique it because it is not my faith and want no real part of it. the description in red describes about 85% of the origins of modern day Haitian culture..including language, food, customs. The vast majority of the populace is fully or partially from the exact "pagan" sub Saharan AFRICAN region. You take pains to assert that you are "Haitian" so I assumed that regardless of what your personal beliefs were that you could speak with some authority about most aspects of Haitian culture. I figured that you had studied, on your own, as I did. I'm glad you posted the line though because, it was the strength that the Africans drew upon from spiritual "pagan" faith and a complete detachment from the forced acculturation that the French imposed christianity. The maroon societies in the other colonies in the Americas were composed of Africans who retained and held on to their core beliefs and who never succumbed to the slavers' imposed culture. the imposed christianity was taught to have the slave accept their fate as slaves and wish for freedom in the afterlife. I also think that you are misusing the term "pagan". On Dec. 25 if you're opening presents with family....you're practicing a "pagan" custom..albiet a European, which has been absorbed into European culture...SEVERAL other of customs, holidays, traditions that YOU observe are from "pagan" origins also. ..but they aren't "sub Saharan African" so I guess they are OK.
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