The film God Loves Uganda was very startling for me. It showed me just how much influence the western world, specifically the United States, has on other countries. When I hear about how other parts of the world are passing laws that discriminate and marginalize certain groups of people I would never think about how the united states may be influencing them. I also never would think about how Christianity and certain branches of it were doing so much harm. I knew there are some very extremist Christian branches, but I didn’t know they had so much influence all over the world. It is a hard thing to believe because I identify as a Christian, and other people that I identify with are doing so much harm. When I was younger I belonged to a very strict branch of Christianity called Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church. They were totally against gay marriage and women in power, so …show more content…
We learned just how much money and power Christianity has, and that allows for it to spread almost everywhere. Religious groups like those in the movie spend millions of dollars helping people but they can also corrupt them since they are in a position of power. In the movie it was easy to see that the missionaries were totally convinced that what they were teaching was correct, and they were able to brainwash people by offering them things they have never been offered before. However, these missionaries were really spreading ideas that they were unable to in the United States. The missionaries were able to make people completely disgusted by the thought of homosexuality that they were willing to kill people over it. Leaders of hate groups were considered heroes in Uganda because the people were convinced trough Christianity that certain sins were unforgivable. It was amazing to me just how fast people were convinced, and how they were so sure that they were right and other ways of life, like homosexuality, were
They take it upon themselves to change the religion or make it civilised', not respecting the fact that maybe the villagers were already content with what they had. & nbsp; Missionaries believe in one supreme god. This god is the creator of all the world and all the men and women who inhabit the Earth. They believe that all men go for judgement before him when they die, and that all men who worship false gods of wood and stone' would be thrown into a fire that burned like palm oil.'
...to convert people to Christianity. While some of the methods were different, most of the underlying factors of Proselytism such as language and knowledge were emphasized which made Christianity more appealing and accessible to the culturally and ethnically diverse population of Asia.
According to his book, Christianity is moving out of the global north and into the global south. In fact, Christianity is growing rapidly in countries such as Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He also writes about how Africa and Brazil will, within the next fifty years, replace Europe as the center of Christianity. Both of these countries have been heavily missionized within that past hundred years, and the number of Christians in each has raised millions. The expansion growth in these countries is due primarily to their high reproduction rates and their hunger for the Christian beliefs that the missionaries brought with them. Jenkins says in this book that the missionaries faced no problems trying to explain about a higher deity or other “bafflingly alien world views” to the Africans, because it followed closely with many of their own tribal beliefs. Many of the tribes worshiped one higher power already and also found that many of the Christian beliefs fell in sync with their own heritage and customs. They did though, encounter one problem: the beliefs fell so in sync with their tribal traditions, that eventually the African culture started to incorporate their customs such as exorcism, dream visions, prophesy, healing, and mysticism into their Christian churches, creating an entire sub group of Christianity. These sub groups are closely related to the more Pentecostal churches, but are far from the ritualistic practices of the Anglicans and Catholics that primarily missionized them.
Uganda, formally known as the Republic of Uganda, is a poverty stricken country plagued with economic instabilities. Since the 1980’s, the economy has remained on a fairly steady climb, but many have doubts about the continuation of growth. Uganda will never achieve a stable economy if they do not establish changes to their infrastructure. To implement these modifications and maintain economic progression, Uganda will need 1) better government determination to end corruption, 2) commitment to improve the weak educational reforms, and 3) a decrease in their export vulnerabilities. Fortunately, the country is experiencing a much needed evolution in telecommunication which could be the single most contributing factor for an improved economy.
...atin America, giving hope to those who are or were afraid to let go of the controlling grip of western dominance and showing that the opinions of the south will be more traditionalist and supernatural. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the changing face of Global Christianity. It is clear that a watershed event has occurred, and we are just now becoming aware of this change. Though at times this book was a bit dry and difficult to read but in the end it wasn’t a bad read. The first few chapters I felt overloaded you with information but as I kept reading it slowly dwindle down to analysis, narrative, and application of the information. For Christian readers, I think the value of this book prepares you for the “new world order” so to speak in Christianity as Africa and Latin American decide which direction the church will take.
One of the achievements of "Black Robe," which is based on research and a novel by Brian Moore, is that it re-creates a time when Christians were dogmatic and unswervingly convinced of their rightness; today, when we talk of the "fanaticism" of religions like Islam, we forget that the modern religions of the West, so diluted by psychobabble, were once fierce and righteous enough to send men halfway around the world seeking martyrdom.
This documentary as nominated for the Best Feature Documentary Academy Award. It showed the world the actual crimes and events that were happening in society that otherwise would have been overlooked after the initial shock. The moral, values and importance of these events being spread by mass communication can lead to awareness and hopefully avoidance of familiar events in the
Missionaries were a contradiction, one that is not easily sorted. The goals and objectives of the missionary themselves were often purest of heart. Missionaries’ goals were to spread of the gospel, the convert heathens to Christianity and enrich the communities they work in by providing education and medical assistance. On the contrary missionaries were also often “agents of cultural change.” (Stipe p.1) They carried with them American ideals, democracy, individual rights, free enterprise, universal education, and delayed gratification. (Clifford Putney p.7)
"Intervening in Our Name" and the movie 102 Minutes were both things that I read and watched during class. "Intervening in Our Name" was about how lots of Americans aren’t always aware of what’s going on in the world and how it’s sad that Americans don’t try to engage in ways that would let them find out about world issues. 102 Minutes is about the many eyewitness accounts that experienced the horrible tragedy that took place in our country on September 11th where four planes were hijacked, two of which were flown into both the Twin Towers causing them to collapse, one of them flew into the Pentagon, and the other crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. After reading the
The rise of Christianity in western civilization is arguably among the most important memories in history. There is no denying what the spread of Christianity has done for the world, for better or worse. Its impact on western civilizations is unrivaled and unprecedented. Christianity slowly became something for many individuals to turn to; in times of hurt it provided comfort, in times of pleasure it gave thanks. The will and belief for salvation has driven individuals to be better, and to have a reference while in need.
My position for this debate is strongly disagree. The events that have occurred in the past still affect society today. Take an event like the Rwandan Genocide that happened a little under twenty years ago, eight hundred-thousand to one million people killed within one hundred days. The Rwandan Genocide had begun in April immediately after the President of Rwanda and Burundi’s plane was shot down. Tutsi’s, which made up the minority of Rwanda but were the higher class cattle farmers, were accused of shooting down this plane. At that point, the Hutu’s had begun a genocide that shocked the world. As you seen in the movie, Sometimes in April, the American government does not do as much as they were capable of. Romeo Dallaire, who was appointed Force Commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), where he witnessed he country descend in chaos. Since he has retired, he has written two best-selling books, founded The Romeo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative, an organization committed to ending the use of child soldiers worldwide. He was involved in the Genocide and he has said that there was much more that he could have done to help; but he didn’t, and he is still mentally and emotionally scarred. The Belgium, French and Americans and at the United Nations were aware of the Hutu’s plans of slaughtering and did not take the steps to prevent it. They never did anything to eliminate the radio broadcasting promot...
(This was a major triumph for Jesuits who wished to spread it and others who just wanted to worship in peace.) The New World provided a place for this to happen, and many nations created colonies for people who wished to worship certain religions safely, far away from ugly biases. The Jesuits on the other hand, sought to spread Christianity to all, and especially toward the "savage" natives. So, they forced the Natives to deny their own religion, due to how it conflicted with Christianity, and had to start following the Europeans'. As a result of this, the Jesuits forced the natives to baptise their children (in order to further assimilate them into their religion) and worship Christian Gods.
Starting from one of the very first holy wars, the Crusades are a prime example of this disuniting force of religion. Stemming from Pope Urban II’s rallying cry for soldiers to reclaim the Holy Land, this was a series of religious wars launched by Christian states of Europe against the Muslims. Thousands of men, both young and old, were motivated by promises of wealth, religious salvation, and chivalry to fight this religious battle against the Muslims. Despite the nobility, these wars had severe consequences between Christian and Islamic believers. In the article “The Crusades” by W. Robert Godfrey, he expresses, “Hundreds of thousands died, and the terrible massacre in Jerusalem by the crusaders has seriously damaged the reputation of Christianity among Muslims ever since.” This major event in history created tension between Christians and Muslim faiths. As one of the bloodiest wars in history, this conflict between the Muslims and the Christians represents how religion ruptures peace between two segregated sides.
The movie Courageous discusses important issues we face in society today. This movie shows the importance of family, the danger of drugs, and the major importance of Christian values. Courageous causes me to consider how I treat others around me and how I can become a better Christian. I learned that living a life looking out only for myself and pursuing worldly pleasures not only consists of superficial and temporary happiness, but also consists of pain, suffering, emptiness and a longing for something more than what we have.
...to forgive one another for human rights abuses during the apartheid years to come . Nelson Mandela was known as a peacemaker and he also won the Nobel Prize for Peace Prize . The Christian faith that Nelson was exposed as a child is based on sacrifices . Nelson also reflect these sacrifices in his years in prison .