Anyone else find it odd that African-Americans are so religious?
I'm black and a quarter Native (my Mom is 50% black, 25% Cherokee, 25% Sioux), so I find it VERY odd and even more disturbing that so many people flock to the very religion that exploited and destroyed them. My aunt "worries for my soul" because I deconverted from voodoo Christianity to agnostic-atheism. When I explained to her that a small part of the reason was in fact because of the atrocities that were committed against both sides of our ancestry by the religion, she didn't seem to grasp it.
Why is this? Does anyone else find this ironic?
@Renone:
How on Earth am I racist? It was a simple question. My fiance is White, Filipino, and Mexican; our son will truly have to mark "Other." If my question was above your comprehension level, then I apologize for your ignorance.
@Comet:
I LOVE Greydon Square! I wish more people knew about him! Congrats for being informed and in the loop! lol
@Leviski:
Well how else am I supposed to judge a religion? That's almost like saying don't judge a company by its employees or products.
@BibleChooser:
Abolitionism was a Christian-based movement. Okay, I'll accept that. However, what was Christianity doing for the first couple hundred years? What about the mass slaughter of the "barbaric savages" that needed "civilizing". I can guarantee you that I'm not the one you want to engage with in a battle of wits, facts, history, etc.
@Thomas Builds:
Well, the thing is that I never said whether I was or was not enrolled into a tribe. I didn't realize I had to explain my enrollment and affiliations in depth with you, considering neither was relevant to the question at hand. So assume what you may, but my family's enrollment or lack thereof, quite frankly, doesn't pertain to anything at the moment.