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November 6, 2018 3:13 PM

Can biodiverse Bijagos fend off evangelical threat? For centuries, traditional religious practices have preserved the sacred forests of this archipelago off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. Now missionaries are muscling in.
posted by MovableBookLady (2 comments total)

Have you read Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver? Well, you should. And right here in this article is a perfect example of what the book talks about: missionary poisoning of traditional lives. Gnash.
posted by MovableBookLady at 3:15 PM on November 6, 2018 [9 favorites]

gd missionaries should stay the hell home and mind they're own bloody business.

Has anyone ever tabulated the damage christian busy-bodies had done the world over?
posted by james33 at 3:40 AM on November 7, 2018 [5 favorites]