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When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

Desmond Tutu

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BritishFailedAesthetic · M

It was the empire that did wrong. There were/are genuinely selfless missionaries who go to spread the gospel for God's glory. What faith was Desmond? 😏

SomeMichGuy · M

@BritishFailedAesthetic ...really? He was Christian; a bishop and an archbishop in the Anglican Church of Southern Africa.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@SomeMichGuy Exactly my point challenging this post.

SomeMichGuy · M

@BritishFailedAesthetic ?

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@SomeMichGuy I took it as more of a criticism of Christianity rather than colonialism. If the post is more of a criticism of colonialism done in Christianity's name different matter.

SomeMichGuy · M

@BritishFailedAesthetic Desmond Tutu was a man of great faith, and a theologian.

Just read the Wikipedia article for an overview.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@SomeMichGuy I agree. I think we're talking cross-purposes. I meant the way OP is using the quote not Desmond.

SomeMichGuy · M

@BritishFailedAesthetic Ah!