Published in May 2018

Religion Is Very Very Complex

The religious discussion is something we have been having for more than a decade. It is impossible to discuss African anything without touching it. From the book of the dead to the slave trade, from Timbuktu to Axum it is there. And no you cannot sum it up with a meme or some cute rubbish quote. Religion is very very complex. It integrates with culture, it merges with our identities and forms the bases of our attitudes and worldviews. (Even when we do not realize it is operating on us). Religion is like culture in many ways and sometimes we discuss them side-by-side. But religion claims divine direction so it makes it a little tricky. Either way there is good and bad in religion just like there is good and bad on TV. And just like social media, some of us use it for empowerment while MOST use it to aid in their utter destruction. There are no absolutes when it comes to this discussion.


By African Holocaust