See below to read and listen to my research into Haitian Voodoo and it’s connections to Black Lives Matter and the entertainment industry.
Animal Sacrifice in Haitian Voodoo – Part 1
During the September 10th, 2024 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump accused Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, of eating cats and dogs, thereby stirring up political controversy once again.1 While I live only thirty-five minutes from Springfield, in Dayton, OH, I cannot take a position on Trump’s statement one way or the other as I have seen conflicting reports on the issue.2 However, what is going on in Springfield does raise some question as to how many of these immigrants are involved with Voodoo, which is practiced by an estimated 60 percent of the population of Haiti.3 Are Voodoo animal sacrificial practices a cause for concern for pet owners in Springfield?
Before I begin however, I always try to remind myself what Paul tells us in his letter to the Ephesians.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.(Ephesians 6:12)
The practitioners of Haitian Voodoo, or any other religion, are not our enemies are but rather the spiritual forces behind their delusion. We are all slaves to sin and are living in darkness before we are saved by Christ (Rom 6:20-23). We should never persecute the lost, but rather, we are called to love them (Matt 5:43-48) and always be prepared to give an answer to those who want to know the reason for the hope within us. And we are to do this with gentleness and respect (1 Pet 3:15).
This will be the first article in a two-part series on Voodoo. The next article will examine why #Black Lives Matter praises Voodoo and how the religions of the West African diaspora influence American politics today.
Do Spiritual Practices of Black Lives Matter Align with Haitian Voodoo?: Pt. 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series on the religion of Voodoo. In Part 1, we discussed how Voodoo originates from the Ifá divination system of Yorubaland in West Africa. We also examined how animal sacrifices in Voodoo are reductionist of both man and the divine. The mutual dependence of man and God requires a balance of nature, where sacrifices are given back to nature before man can take of the land. This often involves sacrificing animals to Voodoo gods like Ogun, the god of iron and war, whose favorite food is dog.1
In Part 2 we will examine the role Voodoo played in the Haitian Revolution of 1791 and how this history is vital to organizations like Black Lives Matter (BLM). We will also learn how the Voodoo priestess, Cecile Fatiman, summoned Ogun during the pivotal Bois Caïman blood rite ceremony of the revolution and how her legacy lives on in Haitian Voodoo.
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