The African Religion Unity Conference offered an opportunity to learn the true nature and purpose of these ancient African faiths, which predate all modern religions. This approach to religion is becoming increasingly popular in America. More and more people seem to believe that there are many roads to one God, that deep down all religions are really the same. Whether a person is a pagan, a Buddhist, a Christian, or whatever else does not really matter. Religion is mainly a matter of what you do, not what you believe, and all the different religions are simply different ways of being good.
Every culture demands our respect, and respecting other cultures includes accepting other religions.
The materials we received from the National African Religion Congress included a sheet explaining why traditional African religions are compatible if not identical with biblical Christianity. Like all great religions, they said, Voodoo is based on the belief in one God. You may know them as the Holy Spirit, the saints or as angels. The Loa guide us and govern the activities of our daily lives. In other words, it is possible to believe in Jesus Christ and to practice Voodoo at the same time.