It seems like the Fijians kind of look back on it with a laugh. He was some missionary that came to Fiji and was killed and eaten. The locals tried to eat his rubber boots since they had never seen shoes before, or so the story goes. But belief in sorcery and ghosts isn't out in the open at all. I actually haven't really seen much to do with that, I don't think I've been here long enough.
Religion is the big deal here.
I'm sure this isn't the Christianity of home. It's probably got its own flavor due to the mixing with pre-Christian religion. Most people are Methodist here. There are different prayer groups on weeknights and people have home prayer sessions. I went to church twice the second day I was in the village.