tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post2969457933556112016..comments2023-07-11T05:13:06.461-06:00Comments on Morehead's Musings: Christian Clashes in the Public Square: New Theologies of Religious DisputationJohn W. Moreheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01262542253787543738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15264500.post-51084914883786732202010-09-10T00:56:38.151-06:002010-09-10T00:56:38.151-06:00Yes, it is one thing to burn your own things, if y...Yes, it is one thing to burn your own things, if you see them as symbolic of your own previous bondage, and as a sign that you are leaving them behind. But it is quite a different thing if you require others to do this, and especially require others to do it publicly.<br /><br />Some years ago an Anglican group went from Zululand to evangelise in KwaNdebele, where they saw a witchdoctor (isangoma), and tore off her regalia, thus embarassing those who invited them. In the Eastern Cape I was driving down the road with some local people, and we passed an igqira (Xhosa equivalent of isangoma) wearing full regalia, and one of the local people said "They are the easiest people to convert to Christ, because they already believe in the reality of the spiritual world." And went on to tell me that there were several in their congregation, and some may have destroyed their regalia <i>after</i> they had become Christians, but having it forcibly destroyed by others would not persuade them to become Christian, it would rather put them off.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.com