This is what some religions may do to you.Your entire life becomes an apology - from dawn to dusk, and your mothers and fathers and yourself terrified by threats of hellfire and eternal damnation, to paraphrase Biko. You become an easy prey to pedophilia - and even genocide, should the history of the Americas be used as a cautionary tale. But you cannot see this unless you are outside the box. Buddhism is more inspiring.
Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Professor of History and African Studies
Central Connecticut State University
africahistory.net
2019 NYASA Distinguished Africanist Awardee
From: 'Michael Afolayan' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 11:00:27 PM
To: usaafricadialogue; usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Christianity in Nigeria's Igboland : Paradox of Creativity and Destruction: Creatively Transformative Effects of Christianity in Igbo Culture: A DebateI'm confused! The conclusions consistently contradict their own premises. Am I missing something? Help me out here, Oluwatoyin.Michael
On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, 12:20:53 PM GMT+1, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju <toyin.adepoju@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are an Igbo twin, and you hate Christianity, you are a 'bornfool'! Christianity would have allowed you to be thrown into the evil forest of your village.
If your family was ohu (slave), and you hate Christianity, you are very 'iberibed'! Christianity would have allowed you to be buried alive as you escort a titled man to the other world.
If you cut your upper teeth first, and you hate Christianity, you a first-class efulefu! Christianity would have allowed you to be dumped in the evil forest of your village or sold to Aro slave dealers.
If you have children who are not up to two years apart, and you hate Christianity, you are a cow head! Christianity would have allowed your younger child to be sold to Aro slave dealers.
If you did not walk before three years, and you hate Christianity, ibu okpo! Christianity would have allowed your people destroy you.
If you suffer from diabetes, liver and/or kidney problems... and you hate Christianity, you are not just efulefu, you are 'efoolefool' (a-fool-a-fool). Christianity would have allowed you be a candidate for dumping in the evil forest at death.
If you as a woman started seeing your period too early, and you hate Christianity, you are an unfortunate aturu. Christianity would have allowed you to be sold to Aro slave dealers.
Before you hate Christianity, make sure this same Christianity is not the reason why you are alive and free today, lest Karma remembers your house address. Anyone trying to make you believe that Christianity came with no good might just be a former Aro slave dealer or a former priest in charge of your village evil forest, please, run from such πππ
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