The Triumph of Christianity

[Heresson]

Hi
I've been thinking about this thread for a while, for several reasons.
One is, that I am annoyed by thoughts that religion, especially Christianity, is bound to go extinct
Also I was annoyed by black people turning Muslim because they found Christianity "too white"
And, last but not least, because I find it ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, incredible, fascinating, what happens in several places in the world.
The one I give a link to is Africa. But also in other places, like in Korea, we could witness a triumphal march of the Christian faith.
The fact that I post this thread only now, is due to that I did not quite believe the fact.
I've seen a map of religions in Africa in 1900 and one in 2000, but the second one I did not find quite reliable, and the first one was too Christian - optimistic in some parts as well.
However, it seems to be true.
Sub-Saharean Africa is Christian now!
Enjoy.

http://www.gospelcom.net/chi/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps151.shtml

[Heresson]

And now...

[Sandman]

Ah. I knew there was a reason Africa was such a mess.

Meanwhile, church attendance in Europe continues to dwindle. What a non-pity.

[Heresson]

One of the most touching parts was a thing I've read in an interview with Emmanuel Olisadebe "Oli", the first black player in Polish national team.
He said that when He came to Poland, He was very pleasantly suprised that there are catholics in Poland as well (as He's a catholic).
At first I found it quite suprising... "what did He think Poles are?" but it is beautiful, that He embraced this religion to the point He treated it as rather one belonging to his own country, than to Europe.

There's also a lot of speculating about if the future pope shall be black...
But they say that after the troubles with one African archbishop that joined Moon sect for a while and got married, the chances are smaller than used to be.

[Heresson]

Originally posted by Sandman
Ah. I knew there was a reason Africa was such a mess.

Meanwhile, church attendance in Europe continues to dwindle. What a non-pity.

[Proteus_MST]

The church did a lot of missionary work in Africa and South America, so it´s no big surprise for me.
And after all large parts of Africa were western colonies throughout the first half of the 20th century,
so the european missionaries had free access to heathens which they could convert

[Heresson]

The work is still going on. A lot of Poles, even from my parish church (it's cathedral now, so it's understandable)
is sending people on missions.

Soon, black African missions will come to re-christinise Africa

[Seeker]

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[Last Conformist]

Ethiopia went from Christian minority in 1900 to majority in 2000? Shouldn't that be the other way round?

[Ben Kenobi]

Heresson:

It is heartening to see. I had no clue as to the growth of Christianity when I first became one, especially in Korea. But Korea sends the second largest total of missionaries abroad!

As for Christianity being too white, they should come up here! At my baptism, I had a Russian, a Malaysian, and a Korean citizen, (all born there, and now residents of Canada), in the same car while driving to the church.

You'll often see the prayer groups here, with a token white guy.

[Thucydides]

Christianity always looks good to people who have little hope of improving there present condition or world they live in. However, it can come as a hinderance (especially fundy Christianity) to those that want to improve their world and make it a utopia instead of giving up on it and waiting for the next life.

Something to ponder though is why the spread of Christianity hasn't done anything to curb the AIDS epidemic in Africa

[Gangerolf]

The South Pacific has gone über-Christian too, thanks to thousands of American fundamentalist missionaries.

There's no such thing as the promiscuous hula-hula girl anymore Just lots of obese spam-eating fundies

[Gangerolf]

Originally posted by Thucydides

Something to ponder though is why the spread of Christianity hasn't done anything to curb the AIDS epidemic in Africa

Many churches discourage the use of condoms.

[:) Smiley]

It's the globalization of religion: where we used to have thousands of different religions and even more deities, now the world's getting steamrolled by a few number of one-god religions.

[Ben Kenobi]

Christianity always look good to people who have little hope of improving there present condition or world they live in.

Interesting.

Luke 15:1-2

"Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear him. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."

However, it can come as a hinderance (especially in the fundamentalist type) that want to improve their world and make it a utopia instead of giving up on it and waiting for the next life.

John 2:17

"Zeal for your house will consume me."

Something to ponder though is why the spread of Christianity hasn't done anything to curb the AIDS epidemic in Africa

Actually, the Uganda folks have succeeded in stemming the tide.

Go here.

http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0074.html