Posted on 12/25/2010 7:37:13 AM PST by DeaconBenjamin
The head of Haiti’s voodoo religion has called on authorities to act after dozens of priest lynchings.
At least 45 male and female voodoo priests have been murdered in recent weeks after being blamed for causing the Caribbean country’s deadly Cholera outbreak. Most of the killings have taken place in the coastal town of Jeremie with victims often being hacked to death with machetes.
Max Beauvoir, the supreme leader of Haitian voodoo, who has criticised police for not doing enough to stop the killings, said:’‘We saw what happened in Jeremie. Certainly, immediately, everyone witnessed some holding machetes, cutting. About 45 people died in their hometown. We think that’s horrible and should never be tolerated. That’s why as voodoo practitioners we are rising against that and we will oppose it by any means necessary.’‘
Since emerging in central regions in October some 2500 people have died from Cholera. While some Haitians blame voodoo leaders for spreading the disease with spells and powder, others have accused the UN’s Nepalese force of bringing it to Haiti.
A former Commander of mine married a Christian woman from Haiti. She belongs to a missionary group and has helped many of her fellow Haitians convert to Christianity.
I asked her about it. She said they begin with education, to build a solid foundation. They teach the locals, not just the children, to read and write. They also teach about sanitary practices, nutrition and other basic life skills.
They share the Gospel throughout their activities; but most often, Christ's love is demonstrated by their actions.
Yes, there are Christians in Haiti as well as animists.
I visited Haiti back in the 1950s, and spent about a week there with some friends, sightseeing. The people were exceedingly poor, but not obviously dangerous. But voodoo is not a good influence.
Yes, Gat..., I know you were talking about Sarah. But, just because you don’t like her, it was silly to suggest that she was acting like some kind of idiot bleeding heart liberal, or that she had arranged the trip for propaganda purposes. She didn’t even arrange the trip.
The eneMedia tried to “gotcha” Sarah by claiming she brought a hair stylist. The hair stylist ended up being her daughter.
PDS is a sad condition.
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