I herad a history of voodoo and it said that voodoo came from africa as a religion. But it said that africans practice voodoo to communicate with their ancerstors from way back. And first of alll i don't berlive voodoo is the work of the devil. Look at the chinese and the indians they worship different gods and budha and know one ever said that it was something evil. I think hollywood is the one to blame for suh terrible things like this. It's not the devil work the africans used it to communicate with their ancestors.
2007-10-03 10:35:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a mixture of Catholicism and African religions. It has ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with demons.
2007-10-03 10:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Blue girl in a red state 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋
The Bible tells that, anything that is not of God is of the Devil. I truly believe voodoo is the work of the Devil. And it shows. God sends his judgement upon those who practice voodoo. If we look @ Africa many hunger many pestilence. Haiti where the main Relgion is voodoo is the poorest country in the world. And lastly New Orleans where there is a large population of French Creole Haiti background. It is also said that much voodoo took place there. It is also one of the poorest States in the Unites States with the highest crime rate in the nation Mardi Gras Is a Festival where pretty much anything goes. It is a abomination to God. Coincidence? So you see anything that is not of The Lord is of the Devil. And God surely sends his judgement on the ppl who practice these things.
2007-10-06 08:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by lillian j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vodou/Voodoo/Vodun is an African ancestor-based spiritual system. It has been vilified by the dominant culture as part of its justification for the enslavement of African people as well as continued abuses against Africans and the diaspora long after the end of the black holocaust. Like all spiritual systems, when practiced well, Vodou can lead to tremendous spiritual growth.
Be well,
Mambo Michele
http://www.vodouspirit.com
2007-10-04 15:03:54 · answer #3 · answered by mambomichele 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
It is a combination of ancestor worship and numerous other tyraditions that it has encountered over the centuries. There is no "Satan" or "Akuma" or whatever involved. There are good or malicious spirits in Voodoun, but they are not the same as the Christian concepts of demons and devils.
Christians, of course, will tell you that anything that is not their religion is "Satanic". It's part of their defense against different ideas and perspectives. They have a vested interest in not learning anything more about the world beyond comic-book-like portrayals of other faiths.
2007-10-03 10:42:42 · answer #4 · answered by Scott M 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
a lot of human beings's theory of GOD is purely an imaginary being. Religions base in this theory of GOD are pyramid scheme. They ask you to donate your perplexing earned money for an afterlife in heaven that doesn't exist. They threaten you with an afterlife in hell in case you do no longer donate. each and every thing are created by potential for the duration of the evolution technique. potential can not be created or destroyed even though it relatively is recycled and reuse. Reincarnation is the recycled and reuse of this potential. life is supported by potential and whilst dying happens, the potential are reincarnated for yet another life. as a result, potential is the organic explaination of GOD. Earth quake is likewise reason by the launch of potential from the Earth center.
2016-10-10 06:09:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who practice voodoo are cursed
Voodoo is widely practiced in Hades and its one of the poorest countries in the world. The god of the people of Hades is satan and it shows.
Another example is New Orleans. The people of New Orleans practiced voodoo. They danced around like idiots on Ash Wednesday exposing themselves to each other. The city is now in ruins.
2007-10-03 11:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by Rockford 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
voodoo is just another form a mysticism, not its not the work of the devil, sometimes they might have had sacrificial ceremonies etc that kind of stuff, but so did the christians, people were just not as ethical back then than they are now, people beleive in voodoo just like ghosts etc, they beleive , but its not real, its just a myth
2007-10-03 10:40:38 · answer #7 · answered by Seargent Gork 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Ha! Actually many people have said Buddhism is "evil".
As for Voodoo being so, that's entirely up to any ones speculation.
I don't think that though.
--Buddhist.
2007-10-03 10:44:11 · answer #8 · answered by ✡ 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's from west African religions, that's all. I grew up in New Orleans. Most voodoo folks hid behind the Catholic faith, substituting saints for loas. Clever.
2007-10-03 10:38:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
differant ppl worship in differant ways, some like myself don't worship at all, to me its all just a great big fairy story, a waste of time, and has been the cause of more wars than you could shake a stick at, much better to not belive
2007-10-03 10:44:55 · answer #10 · answered by Robin F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have a tendency to label anything they don't understand bad. They didn't understand Africa, it's people or Gods..so they were frightened when they saw that Voodoo had power. So they label ed it demonic.
2007-10-03 10:40:36 · answer #11 · answered by PROBLEM 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋