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A legacy of white supremacy: Why Ugandans Embrace U.S. Christian Right’s Anti-Gay Agenda » Sexuality
Source: contexts.org
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There is a joke among Africans about how colonialism began. A Christian
missionary came with a Bible in hand, told our ancestors to bow their
heads for a prayer, and when they opened their eyes their land was
gone. Today, the same can be said about African constitutions.
The belief that black people can only speak to God through white men is
illustrated in the same interview Sen. Inhofe gave to Faith and Action.
Inhofe describes the Family’s work in a “miserable” village in Benin.
The hamlet’s name translates to “Village of Darkness,” he says, and
children “drink mud and die of dysentery.” The evangelicals rescue the
village by providing sanitary water.
Growing up in Kenya, I heard stories about how supernatural the white
man was. When we did well in school, our parents and teachers said we
were as intelligent as white men. When you went to take a bath, Ma told
you to come out as clean as a white man. If the white doctor at the
hospital failed to diagnose your disease, death was imminent.
No one asks why Jesus didn’t send love directly to Africa without going
through middlemen. In hofe says today the village has changed its name
to “The Village of Jesus”, thanks to the Savior’s “miracles.”
http://contexts.org/sexuality/2010/01/13/a-legacy-of-white-supremacy-why-ugandans-embrace-u-s-christian-rights-anti-gay-agenda/
missionary came with a Bible in hand, told our ancestors to bow their
heads for a prayer, and when they opened their eyes their land was
gone. Today, the same can be said about African constitutions.
The belief that black people can only speak to God through white men is
illustrated in the same interview Sen. Inhofe gave to Faith and Action.
Inhofe describes the Family’s work in a “miserable” village in Benin.
The hamlet’s name translates to “Village of Darkness,” he says, and
children “drink mud and die of dysentery.” The evangelicals rescue the
village by providing sanitary water.
Growing up in Kenya, I heard stories about how supernatural the white
man was. When we did well in school, our parents and teachers said we
were as intelligent as white men. When you went to take a bath, Ma told
you to come out as clean as a white man. If the white doctor at the
hospital failed to diagnose your disease, death was imminent.
No one asks why Jesus didn’t send love directly to Africa without going
through middlemen. In hofe says today the village has changed its name
to “The Village of Jesus”, thanks to the Savior’s “miracles.”
http://contexts.org/sexuality/2010/01/13/a-legacy-of-white-supremacy-why-ugandans-embrace-u-s-christian-rights-anti-gay-agenda/
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