God versus the Devil in Haiti

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Originally Posted by artme

Funny thing is people used to just accept this. However since the crusading, evangelical churches from the States have gained a foothold in the region every thing has become a matter of God punishing the people for God only knows what.

The hardworking, but poor and good people must wonder what they have done to deserve this double whammy.

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No need to wonder Artme. They just embraced evangelists.

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Originally Posted by jerryc

No need to wonder Artme. They just embraced evangelists.

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True enough Jerry. The really worrying part is that these evangelical types play on people's fears and ignorance.

They are, in my opinion a slightly more sophisticated version of the voodoo and macumba practitioners who are so prevalent in the poorer ares of Brasil.

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Originally Posted by artme

True enough Jerry. The really worrying part is that these evangelical types play on people's fears and ignorance.

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You're thinking of demagogues, not evangelists, they sometimes overlap but not always

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Originally Posted by funkychicken

You're thinking of demagogues, not evangelists, they sometimes overlap but not always

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I was thinking of evangelists. My original comment was a throw away line but like Artme I had in mind a very prevalent TYPE of evangelist --the demagogic type.

Demagogue
A leader of the people; an agitator who appeals to the passions and prejudices of the people; a facetious orator; an unprincipled politician.

To clarify the matter I certainly did not have in mind "a facetious orator" as this type of evangelist is not "given to or characterized by pleasantry; waggish or jocular utterances."

Jerry

Where are my juju dolls man?
I've got an urgent request for one from a Mr.Tony Abbott from somewhere called Canberra,something in the shape of a little fellow with glasses!:;