From: eshin@ddsw1.mcs.com (Eshin-Fun)
Subject: AFRICAN RELIGIONpreamble
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:36:29 GMT
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                        AFRICAN RELIGION
                            preamble

Not unlike the anopheles [the mosquito that can carry the malaria
parasite and transmit the disease] are there many insignificant and
self opinionated people whom seem to infect our society with
poisonous misinformation for the sake of their conceited
aggrandizement.

Their victims of this are the naive, innocent, the sincere and the
true seekers who have yet to learn to defend themselves against the
rampart charlatanism that is so prevalent in the world today.

The more ignorant a people are on a subject the more prolific these
shysters recourse to their prey. Unfortunately we also live in a
lethargic society that expects everything to be handed to them
conveniently in "how to do it yourself" a series of "easy" lessons
so that they can understand in the so accustom brevity that the
news media has perverted their thinking to.

Intrigue, gossip, and scandal seem to acquiesce more of an audience
than honest inquiry can make an effort.

Consequently a subject of "African Religion" is immediately
stereotyped "black" "negro" and "clandestine." Far too many
ignoramuses realize that Egypt, Morocco, Libya >are< part of
Africa.

Even less recognize the importance or existence of influence that
the rest of the Mediterranean or Middle east has had on Africa and
reciprocatively.

The phenomena of "Santeria", "Voodoun", Candomble, Macumba and the
rest prove that distance has no detriment to the influences that
will carry easily from one continent to another and then back
again.

What we must first understand, is the context of what is being
said. We may have to look up a word or two in a dictionary, but
then again, that's important for in the use of a word many emotions
can be described.

No one can write so succinctly that "everybody" in a general
audience will understand their point. For this we have "questions"
not accusations. We have commentary not opinions. We have
conversation not admonishments.

With this in mind, let us attempt once more to placate that flood
of e-mail I have been subjected to in plea of re-posting and
furthering information on the African Religion that is prevalent
in the Western Continent.

I thank all those who have found time, and interest in this subject
to have personally made themselves known to me through e-mail. I
admire your professionalism, and respect of a comparatively new yet
old, and controversial subject that is so fascinated the minds of
people today.

I regret that I cannot personally answer each and every one
individually but I will take a consensus of all the questions and
repetitions in the re-posting and additional information where I
will try to answer them without singularly identifying any one
person responsible.

Since this subject is quite prodigious, I will have to put it in
A series of posting that will be identified as AFRICAN RELIGION.
I will also revise and expand the original posting.

Thankyou very much, for letting me be a part of your informative
group. Thankyou for sharing your observations, questions and
cynicism as a good recipe cannot fare well without its seasoning.

Sincerely

Eshin-Fun

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