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To: livius

[Papua New Guinea] ...The 2000 census found that 96% of citizens identified themselves as members of a Christian church; however, many citizens combine their Christian faith with some traditional indigenous religious practices...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea#cite_note-45


21 posted on 02/08/2013 10:16:13 AM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: Jyotishi

Kind of like Obama’s weird quasi-Christianity.


25 posted on 02/08/2013 10:43:44 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Jyotishi

They are only doing as their holy book commands...

“You shall not allow a witch to live.” - Exodus 22:18 - The Holy Bible’

Right next to those “Ten Commandments” Look it up!

No need for “indigenous beliefs”.......


29 posted on 02/08/2013 11:13:11 AM PST by procrustes (You make Free Republic look bad!)
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To: Jyotishi
They are only doing as their holy book commands...

“You shall not allow a witch to live.” - Exodus 22:18 - The Holy Bible’

Right next to those “Ten Commandments” Look it up!

No need for “indigenous beliefs”.......

30 posted on 02/08/2013 11:13:46 AM PST by procrustes (You make Free Republic look bad!)
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To: Jyotishi

Syncretism is a real problem, and the churches are not aggressive enough in combatting native beliefs and making sure their “Christians” have really abandoned them.


45 posted on 02/08/2013 1:26:41 PM PST by livius
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