2007-03-12 15:22:45 · 11 answers · asked by maria g 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to oppress the indigenous peoples
you know, how i heard it, the Indians tell of the times when the missionaries first arrived the Indians had the land, and the priests, had the bible. then the priests said, "let us close our eyes to pray", then the Indians say "when we opened our eyes, the priests had the land, and we had the Bible"
2007-03-12 15:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Christ told His disciples to go to the ends of the earth and Baptize in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Since the time of Christ, missionaries have been doing just that. They came with the explorers and with the hope of baptizing who ever lived here, including the Native Americans.
2007-03-12 22:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by Mary W 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were no missionaries at all, they were explorers with the hope that on some good day will takeover the new lands.
Do you have doubts of what has happened?
2007-03-12 22:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by Walt. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Why did the missionaries come?"
and
"Why did the church decide to open missions?"
May be two entirely different questions!
As far as the missionaries are concerned, it is/was probably a matter of personal faith.
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2007-03-12 22:31:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To bring the wonder of civilized culture to all the naked savages doing all those dreadful evil things like living peacefully with nature and the Earth.
2007-03-12 22:30:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That's the reason missionaries do EVERYTHING they do.
2007-03-12 22:27:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the Bible mandates believers to spread the word to the ends of the earth.
It didn't though, tell them to kill those who wouldn't believe. It didn't tell them to separate children from their parents so that they could be properly educated. It didn't tell them to destroy the history of the peoples that they conquered. and on and on.
2007-03-12 22:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
>Then, as now, certain religious sects had a difficult time knowing of perfectly happy people who were not pitching all their cash into the proper collection plates.<
2007-03-12 22:28:35 · answer #8 · answered by Druid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the Gold.
2007-03-12 22:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because they felt the calling of god to serve others
www.lds.org
2007-03-12 22:29:26 · answer #10 · answered by Tracey P 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋