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How many still worship Maori Gods?

So this is gonna mean nothing to most of you, but my google didn't seem to know and I'm hoping someone here might have some idea

So I'm just a random white guy from small town NZ , I grew up around a chunk of my family (by marriage) who are Maori and follow the Ratana faith, and I got to thinking, anyone who grew up in NZ knows it's not the most religious place, and religion among Maori seems to be generally some form of Christianity (like myself),

But we also grew up learning all about Rangimarie (forgive the maybe bad spelling) and Papatuanuku, (similar but not quite to mother earth and father sky) ,

Does anyone know if anyone still actually worships the traditional Maori faith? I mean fully, any Maori religion info is just about Christianity and the Maori conversion, and it seems like it's quite unlikely anyone still worships the old faith, which is sad
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Starcrossed · 41-45, F
I bet there's at least one human out there that does.
HeWhoLaughs · 26-30, M
@Starcrossed I hope so, while as a Christian I'm taught about avoiding false worship etc etc, but just seems sad that their faith was forced and coerced away from them
@HeWhoLaughs Obviously taking by force is not right.

But why would you, as a Christian, be happy about people worshipping false Gods?
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
@BritishFailedAesthetic not everyone is Christian. Including myself.
HeWhoLaughs · 26-30, M
@BritishFailedAesthetic because everyone deserves a choice, everyone deserves to keep their traditions and not have them ripped away
@HeWhoLaughs Not by force, it is their choice, but if you are an actual Christian you will know rejecting the Lord Jesus Christ will lead to eternal damnation.