So I say we've been worshipping whatever God our conquerors have told us to worship.

[Bodhi]

Most times, they had their own concept of what or who god or gods is or are. Study the crusades.

 

[alissowack]

Maybe the natives were savages...but to say they had no concept of a deity is another thing. Maybe, like the accusations of Europe, their perception of a deity has made them savages.

 

[moedays]

Native people were just as in tune with spirituality and a "higher power" than the Christians were, if not more so.

 

[God-I_Am_Ether]

I always wondered how come when White people was converting slaves to Christians why wasn't the slave like we already know about Jesus.

 

[Lord Ether]

@over_kill

Because calling on the whiteman was the only thing that kept them from getting beat.

 

[God-I_Am_Ether]

What I'm Asking or wondering Is was some of the slaves already familiar with Christianity or with the teachings of Jesus or Moses

 

[moedays]

What I'm Asking or wondering Is was some of the slaves already familiar with Christianity or with the teachings of Jesus or Moses

It's possible. Africans were the 1st to circumnavigate the globe.

 

[maestro_lungs]

The Lie That Were Christian Slaves is a Case of Our History Being Erased. What I've Learned is Initially They Didn't want the Slaves to Know Anything About Christianity. The Slaves were Left to they Native Religion, Sometime After What is Referred to as The Great Awaking that all Changed & As Each Generation was Born a Part of Being American was Accepting Your Master's Religion til What Came 1st the Chicken or the Egg was a Mystery & Hence Here we are