Topic: Church involvement in the slave trade in African countries (Read 103 times)

Make we dey talk true abeg. The whites really do us bad things but we Don blame them enough na habba. Like our people say... If you dey hostage, nobody go blame you. But after your liberation and you still no better your life then na you mumu pass for this world. The energy wey we dey use blame the oyibos Don reach us to use am improve ourselves. For how many years now wey we gained independence? Abeg na we dey do ourselves now oooo make we live oyibos out of this our predicament. And OP wetin dey your mind? You Wan throwaway your religion and go back to worshipping idols?

I would rather say the painted our ancestors white. Black isn’t synonymous to a bad thing. It’s time we start taking responsibility for our own lives. We had independence for over 6 decades, that’s enough to build structure and develop our economy. We have more resources than the United Arab Emirates, yet we are now where close to where they are in infrastructural, development, wealth, and relevance.

I never for one day trust this people, they betrayed us by painting our ancestors black. What African is suffering today  is as a result of  Europeans invasion in Africa

I don't know how you think that going back to our roots and accepting long forgotten customs and traditions of idol worship is a good idea.
No matter what, religion is a per choice. Even with those still under parents care, a time just comes when what you believe in is tested. It is then a choice is made.
Even if we make a noise about it, it won't hold water.
Let's just know this and know peace.

The truth most be told, The church was used to camouflage the Africans, you can see this camouflaged from the Dramas and Novels, Blood of a Stranger, Things Fall Apart, etc these are not slave trade books but you can see how the white men used the church to deceived the Africans and took our gold. In the Blood of a Stranger, the white even say our gold were bad stones so they are her in the African scene to remove and take them to the sea and throw them aware. But some the African leaders resisted them and 99% were killed because of the resistance.
OP whether you tok am out or u no tok am out di same thing still dey happen in di kwantri Nigeria. Di raw materials day we have, we are dey? Is it that we can't produce di finished product? Who teach di Naija Delta boys to cook fuel? Di modern slave is even stronger than di ancient slavery. We are to bed before eating. Luk at dis forum. Abeg make I no tok 2 much

If we go look history, the church play e part for Africa colonization and slavery. You be free man now, you fit make your decision weda to continue this western faith or go worship the gods of your ancestors. Idol worship nor be crime for Nigeria, even for primary school them teach us say na 3 major religion we get: Christian, Muslim and Traditional religion. Wetin I know be say nobody go deprive you the right to serve your juju. This past Christmas, many places dey celebrate their carnivals and they display their masquerade in the shows.

Nigeria is still in the same way it was even before independence i.e some greedy leaders, just the way e be  now, that year, during slave trade,they sell their fellow Nigerians to white men because of ordinary mirror,later money come involve,you see where the problem of Naija dey,from the grass root bad leaders pass good leaders and na this thing,dey affect the country till today.

The church shouldn't be blamed after all them no force una sell una brothers, because them see say una no like una self na e make them take advantage, if say as them say oya trade,una say no,nothing dem go fit do,just the way as e happen for Nembe Kingdom. Nembe no accept slave trade and come even dey trade the resources wey dem ger with England people wey come turn to problem.

The British people been won manipulate the Nembes, and when them no gree,omo guy,these white men change am for them but no where the matter reach as Nembe na their home land dem dey,when dem wage war with these white men  on top sea and on land bros,na this late Queen Elizabeth use her two leg follow sea come Nembe to create peace. Na God sure pass and na civilization also sure pass,if not for this white men,you for no fit browse the internet or dey bitcoin forum come know the little wey you know about crypto and bitcoin ?

I like the way you take ask the question. You sef sabi say we nor fit do anything. As you don know now shey you go go back to your roots that is the African Traditional Religion? The Church was involved in slave, there were africans that became wealthy off of slave trade, nobody is spotless. But that one na the past we move on to things that will make our lives better and ensure that our kids do not become slaves. Because like it or not, some forms of slave trade is going on in around the world.

Let the past be forgotten, in my opinion. They stole from us to better themselves, but that didn't stop us from living. Furthermore, some of the past customs and traditions practiced by Africans may be detrimental to modern life. What happened has happened, but it cannot be forgotten because it will live on in our minds forever. Let us keep living as we are now in order for peace and unity to reign everywhere.

For me i think,  all this was structure to happen and i believe that whatever has happened today or before was actually design to happen. Slave trade was a very bad business but when you look am for some angles e also get benefits for the after year in our present day life. Life itself is designed to be having two side which is bad and good so just as the slaves trade business dey bad that time e also help many things because this missionaries nai come open we Africans eyes on the natural resources that you are now exploiting and i think the adoption of their religion is not also a bad thing and if you feel say u wan go bad go worship the idols dem, everyone dey free to do am after all the chioce na u go make am. In summary i just believe that the whole thing was an evolution process for the African continent.

We do not see our own fault for selling our own Black men and women to Whites in return for money and weapons.

Christianity was first brought into African countries by the Europeans and the Romans. They introduced us to their religion by disengaging us from our customs and traditions(Painting ours bad)whereby they indirectly took our mineral resources, gods statues and secretly trade our people in the name of religion

Now the Church of England(Anglican Communion) don confess sae they invest in slave trade to amass her wealth and power



Secrets are opening via white's involvement for African countries. Its time for us to begin question the missionaries wey come for Africa and the religion wey they bring give us. These white people don do us(Africans) yeye wahali.

Link to post: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/church-of-england-slavery-links-fund-shameful-past-rcna65279

Wetin be your take for the mata. Should we keep silent and pretend as if nothing of such happened? Or should we go back to our roots and accept our customs and tradition of idol worship?