Nigeria is the African country where there is the worst persecution and slaughter of the Christians going on right now. Here is a powerful message from a Nigerian priest. Pray for him and his people who are suffering.
Before Christianity came to Africa, Africans were known to practice African traditional religion. The love of their Chi (god) and fellow human beings was deep rooted...So many were so committed to living a life befitting of their religion.
Then came Christianity, which was brought to Africans by the Irish (Western world) people. At the entrance of Christianity (Catholicism) in Africa, the Christian religion sounded very strange and foreign, but with time Africans accepted this religion for what it is, a true and right religion. They accepted Christianity because they became convinced that it is the true religion.
The gospel news brought by Christianity revealed the emptiness of African traditional religion. Christianity also came with the condemnation and eradication of so many horrible cultural practices being upheld in African traditional religion, such as the killing of twins, etc...
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