Reading these comments shows me alot of us dont understand ans appreciate our culture and roots , go to 🇧🇯 benin and see how they respect their roots irrespective of religion
The issue with our Juju or voodoo is that you can manipulate the power to affect or attack someone that didn't do you any wrong at all. That kind of power is bad in my view. Tradition is totally fine, and our language is good. However, our religion that evil people can easily use to attack innocent people is less desirable.
The world is the kingdom of darkness. Only Christ brought like into it. Reject Christ and perish in darkness. I was born in a house were some visitors come from other states to pay a visit to my dad by appearing and disappearing. I'm not speaking as a novice in the traditional religion but I can boldly tell anyone who wants to know the truth that Satan is leading you to hell if you reject Christ.
Juju is from West Africa. It was carried into Haiti by west african slaves and became Voodoo. On other Caribbean islands its known as Obeah or Santeria. You should do a video on the houses where pregnant girls are kept, then paid small money. I think the two are connected
"Juju" is not a native word in any West African language. It's just a modern blanket term for spirituality or magics that is likely post-colonial. "Vodu" is an actual word in Gbe languages(Ewe, Fon, Aja, etc...) used to describe spirituality. Note that there is some overlap between "Vodu" and Yoruba "Orisha"(which you Nigerians are familiar with) since some Orisha deities are worshipped in some Vodu shrines as well. Haitians do not say "voodoo", this is an American term. There is no such thing as voodoo in Haiti. Haitians say "Vodu". Haitian Vodu is a syncretic spirituality that incorporates Catholic influences, Yoruba influences, BaKongo influences etc... and obviously Fon/Ewe/Aja as the name suggests. Santeria has more Yoruba influences than Vodu although it does have Arara. "Obeah" is a term similar to "juju" and doesn't have any systemized ritual practices or liturgy to be compared to Santeria, Candomble or Vodu. It might be because more was lost on Anglophone Caribbean Islands compared to Brazil Cuba or Haiti. Similar to how "maraboutage" in some West African Muslim communities does have origins in some older religions but have lost a lot of its communal ritual practices and liturgy and have come to be marketed more so as "juju" in more modern times.
@@ko.c.2699 my grandfather's people are Igbo, from the midwest past Benin City. I visited in 1975, the year of the coup. The elders used the word juju. Particularly when they referred to charms or amulets to protect the home or a person, or to place a curse on a individual " Dey juju im " for example
Continue making genuinely thought provoking documentaries like this and you'll be dubbed the Johnny Harris of Africa, at the least. I'm an Ifa priest and I'm so happy the way you made this video. THANK YOU!
Jude, you hit the nail on the head with this one! I agree with everything you said! ALL BEINGS AND THINGS LIVING AND NONE LIVING SHOULD BE RESPECTED THE WAY THEY NATURALLY EXIST, PERIOD! You can't convict and sentence to hell a tiger for killing it's prey...it is a tiger and it will live as such... equally you cannot convict a person who grew up in a Hindu home for being Hindu... neither should such be done for a Christian, Muslim or African Spiritualist...ALL should be respected in their natural state of being...this WAR over who is spiritually correctness was born out of colonialism when Europe was fighting to conquer the world...and was taught to their conquered subjects who are continuing the fight to this very day...And for those who speak on the evils of voodoo, speak on your evil pastors who steal from you continually and have sex with their congregation members, is it not evil... what about those who claim to be Muslim and KILL in the name of Allah? Is that evil? Was it evil when the "Christians" came to buy slaves in Africa and FORCED them to give up their culture/spiritual practices? IT IS A PERSON OR BEING WHO CHOOSES TO COMMIT AN "EVIL" ACT NO MATTER THEIR SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE!!! I speak with all do respect, in peace with ALL people and creation regardless of spiritual perspective, and as a proud member of those who practice African Spirituality 🙏🏿
I am sorry but some parts of your comment are inaccurate. YES it was evil of the European Christians to buy slaves. As with many cases, religion has merely been a cover for others to conduct selfish, evil actions . In case you forgot, there were other European Christians who FOUGHT to end the slave trade under the justification that it was against the teachings of Jesus. As with every religion, there are those who will distort text for their own selfish gains. Christians still have that problem with prosperity gospel preachers and sexual abuse. It is also evil when terrorists take lives in the name of Islam as their holy book(the Qur'an) is clear on the taboo of taking human life. Bear in mind that most of the victims tend to be fellow Muslims. Religion should never be used as an excuse for evil or criminal behaviour. It is the reason why most countries abide by constitutional laws which supersede all others (religious or cultural). Your definitions of what is natural have been proven to be largely subjective e.g. what you deem as natural is deemed to be a taboo by others. A tiger is an animal ruled by instinct. Religion on the other hand is a product of civilization thus making it a product of thought. It was human SOCIETY that created the bedrock for religion. Spirituality is an entirely different subject from criminal conduct and should be treated as such. Any man or woman is free to engage in whatever practice they deem fit as long as it does not harm or impede others.What you are trying to engage in is known as moral relativism and also has been used by non religious people to justify some of their practices.
So you see, the catch here is that voodoo/juju has the innate ability to be used to do evil, i.e evil itself exit in the practice it self and all it takes is for a voodoo worshipper to invoke a spirit. As related to Christianity on the other hand, our beliefs is solely pure and you can't invoke the holy Spirit for evil even if you want it. The wrong in Christianity is in behavior and manipulation of some people for their personal gain, the power of God in Christianity can do no evil. Think about this.
I keep posting your video links on my WhatsApp, I am raising my vibration to state where I will use my funds to push your message to my community. John was me a year ago. But now I keep acting poor around my family till this date to avoid eyebrows.
I am Indian from southern Africa. It's good to learn about cultures up north. I appreciate you sharing knowledge about Africa. Very learned somebody getting to the crux of taboo matters
A couple of reasons the religion is maligned: the introduction of Christianity/Islam, the 'dark side' elements of West African and Afro-Carribean spirituality, and the media.
I'm a firm believing Christian but know a thing or two about the workings of spirit mystics and believe me when i tell you this practice you so casually call "a religion" comes with prices that are beyond damaging. The price of working with these spirits subtly eat down to the very soul and their effects last for generations. Whatever they give they lie in wait to acquire a price beyond costly. Be careful the forces you align with. True Christianity leads to true power and liberty. This voodoo taps into the service of forces that claim ownership over those who seek to explore their powers and their hold lasts generations. And please the wickedness in this practice makes it unworthy to be compared with Christianity or ancient Judaism.
I do not have issues with the religion. But my challenge is that why is it that people or country who nationally practice it have more issues with economic artificial and natural disasters than any other country?
You are totally wrong in that 90% of African countries believe in abrahamic religions when the West are about 30 to 50% atheist it has nothing to do with the practices the only difference is the leaders there they care about their citizens and they simplifies the living condition for them like education knowledge infrastructure all of this together while in Africa no one cares about the citizens the leaders only looting the resources, instead of 90% of Africans practicing abrahamic religions if we all practice our traditional religions we would have loved each other instead of self-hate and trying to be in the image of our abrahamic religions that is why you find a lot of Africans claiming to be other people for example you have Hausa claiming they have Arab ancestry and you have Igbo and some of Yoruba claiming they have Jewish ancestry or Israelite this is all self-hate this is what keep us down not the practices of our traditions
@@Knowlseekerthe Igbos and part of Yorubas are really the Original Jews. Israel in the Bible wasn't the Land but the people. It's not denying Ur identity but tracing it to see how Great we are as Kings and Queens and have been made to seem small..
This is a good one. Thanks, Jude. I could remember when I was younger, no thief, can steal anything from my village because of the juju that we have at that time. There are some many benefits of these juju's. People are a little afraid because they can't just do whatever they want. Real juju don't not harm an innocent person. Not like now people do all kinds of evil and get away with it.
I turned on notifications why did I not receive this video first. Do you know why I love your videos first its. Neutral, secondly am tired of Christianity and the only thing that matters to me now is anything that favoured our ancient am deeply sorry about that but am a traditional African boy with passion to learn and I know we have been lied to for a very long time too the extent that church of England promised to compesate Africans for using the bible for both colonising and slave trade. It's sad 😢😮
Hi @jabwel, what exactly are you tired of? Is this something you are open to talk about? I have been there too and would like to share my thoughts if it's okay
Hello from Portland Oregon! Thank you for your video. Well done! The way i see it is... The bottom-line is, we are either with the Holy Spirit... Or we're with the other one.
Thou shall not have any other God but me! Worship the Lord God with all your heart, strength and mind and he will deliver you from all transgressions. Like someone pointed out here, covenants with all of these other gods keeps you and your unborn generation indebted for life. Infact you pay in so many ways that your evil mind would never bargain for! Many people in Nigeria are so unstable due to covenants made by their ignorant ancestors even before they came into existence. Yes the white man came, yes they brought along it Christianity and they shed more light on to why the religion our people follow then is not the best BUT regardless of how Christianity came the fact remains that it set a lot of people free from the evils of idol worship. I am a living witness to the power and freedom that Christ brings to mankind🙏🏾
Worst BS ever! Even ur Christianity practices idol worship. Your Bible endorses Slavery Ephesians 6: 5-8. The early Christian missionaries were Slave Masters! The first slave ship carrying African slaves to Europe was called Jesus of Lubbock.
Religion is fake, God exists and this God is Yahweh as you rightly said. All these other Gods have their own powers, but they’re just demonic entities in disguise that deceive people. It’s the same with the Orishas they’re just fallen angels, but many people are ignorant
Nice one bro I hope people from Africa can come across this somehow, because the majority of people, don't have internet, if this can get to all 50 states currency have in Africa then all can understand the real trust about religion thanks once again brother
Quick question to those in the comment section. If these practices and gods were so powerful, why did they not fight or defeat the European colonialists or Arab invaders who came in the name of other gods? Its strange how European, Australian, East Asian and North American societies adopted a more practical approach to their traditional/ancient religions in terms of their immediate societal benefits as opposed to focusing mainly on spirituality. An example is the practical adoption of Norse mythology by Scandinavian countries. They have stepped aside to allow their gods to be depicted in the arts (such as Marvel movies ), tourism etc. All of these have brought considerable levels of income to their respsctive economies. As depicted by our movies or the stories in the news, traditional religions have been mostly used as a source of fear and intimidation. If priests drew a line against using their arts to harm or dominate others (who are mostly innocent) , then it would have a better reputation. However when every captrured criminal is caught with some charm or the other, it will be difficult for others NOT to associate such religions with criminality. Should we not judge and examine its practicality and overall benefit to the society? Why should we just accept it blindly simply because it is 'part of our culture'? What history has proven is that is the more practical societies that dominate. It happened with the Romans and also with the British. As to the question of law, the constitutional laws which govern each country supercede any other law be they religious or cultural. That is because countries are heterogeneous entities filled with people of different ethnicities, cultures and faiths. If killing an individual (or sacrifice in a cultural context) is against the constitutional law(which would describe it as murder or manslaughter), then it should be illegal regardless of your cultural practices. In the example that was given, there are laws protecting the Ghanaian guy based on religious freedom. Many animists live in Western society. Practitioners of Santeria and even voodoo believers live and practice freely in the United States. The only condition is the question of harm to other individuals or the society.
I wonder why our gods(juju) couldn't do anything when Europeans stole their artifacts(paintings and sculptor) from shrines in the old oyo and bini empire
Compare West Africa with North Africa, and see which black people actually lost to Europeans. They were unable to steal our identity, essence, culture, no matter how they fought and tried. We are all over the world still practicing our culture!!! We are conquerors, West Africans are conquerors.
@@completefootball100tell the people in Palestine why they god isn't helping them and see how you look stupid. Or the people in Ukraine why isn't Jesus helping them
This the primarly reason the most high allowed for us to be afflected persecuted oppressed by the hands of our enemies...no idolatry no sorcery was a commandement in the beginning!
How I see it. Africans are the biblical people ( I mean sub-Saharan Africans). Our tradition is basically rooted in pair with the Old Testament belief. Before the stories of the New Testament, Israel was already conquered by the Romans and many Jews fled the land into deeper Africa ( The wilderness). The runaways never encountered Jesus ( who changed a few things of old) , so they continued practicing the religion of their forefathers thus it became what we know today.
The Eqyptians had their gods and system of worship and sacrifices, the Greeks had theirs so did the Romans, in the Americas too, Africa had hers too. Christianity and Islam are Middle Eastern religions. Christianity didn't originate from the West. Every region had/have idolatry.
Hello, the Ghanaian video you made reference to should not have been used. After watching the video, The man was never buried. He came the masquerade when covered and was later moved to the crowd. The video did no depict any resurrection what do ever
We've lost it... I strongly 💪 believe it'll resurrect... it's a matter of time... Our religion is so strong that they av to down grade in order to downgrade our being and self esteem throughout the world.... 😢The gods are back at work to resurrect it 💯 fr
A large chunk of African religion do not have a worship/veneration of the Almighty God, which is what adherent of the Abrahamic faith speak of. Our forefathers did not worship the supreme being and that's the truth (and other regions of the world). It's smart of Jude to have to highlight their similar practices but then, as an individual could it be that this gods are only trying to mirror practices of the Almighty? Another thing is the fact that through the practice of this religion any individual can circumvent evil, which the God of the Abrahamic faith will not give to an individual. So it may have been a way of life that has been suppressed but for me now what matters more for me is the person's being worshipped via a religion. God or gods.
The Hebrews Came To West Africa Masqueraded As The Ancestry That They Were Sent There To Erase. KHEMET (Pillages) AMERICA (Reservations) AUSTRALIA (Reservations) LIBERIA (Black Wars) GERMANY (White Wars) SOUTH AFRICA (Townships) ISRAEL (Occupations) ...
The same thing that happened in the old testament what are you talking about? Didn't God tell a soldier to sacrifice his first daughter that walked out from the house to greet him 😂 But now voodoo is the bad one Didn't the people that brought you Christianity Take your ancestors as slave And also cut off people hand in congo and making them work hard labour?
You are looking at it from one angle. Have you thought to look at it from the angle of ORO(where innocent people are sacrificed to appease gods) and from the angle of money rituals and other rituals that usually involves lost of lives of innocent people. African traditional religion might look like African right but critically looking at it. it can be very dangerous when practiced extensively when compared to a peaceful religion like Christianity where JESUS CHRIST already paid all the price on the cross and one's job is simply to accept the gift of salvation and believe he died for his/her sin and was resurrected the third day(Its too simple and too easy bro and so free).
The Eqyptians had their gods and system of worship and sacrifices, the Greeks had theirs so did the Romans, in the Americas too, Africa had hers too. Christianity and Islam are Middle Eastern religions. Christianity didn't originate from the West. Every region had/have idolatry.
The difference in all of this is force and manipulation. I have been on both sides and I know for sure Christliness as a culture is best, when you consider humanity. A traditionalist can do his things and receive Christ the Christ way, i.e. believe in Christ Jesus, love your neighbours and Love God. When he receives the Holy Spirit, all other powers will have to submit. In the first instance, all these religion and believes know and are aware of a more superior being beyond thier gods... They just do not have a proper understanding of his ways. And that where Christ comes in. Fulfilling the laws that their conscience have naturally created. Christ collapsed all laws you can traditionally arrive at into two subs: Your Love for God, and your love for His products (neighbours). With all the knowledge that a voodoo (as it is called) practice posses, all is gotten from God who created it for good and He has freely given so there is the power of choice for all, which he will not trample on, but will give means to reconcile all back to the love He started it with. So, I say, if an herbalist believes in Christ and accepts His lordship, he gets even better, the herbalist will now do his practice with Christliness and not use the knowledge for evil because Christliness is the only way to GOD. NB: I used the word Christliness to seperate the name Christians because I know for sure that name was not Christ's intention but given by people who looked and saw the ways of those who acted Christlike, or Christly. So, in essence, I am saying two things: 1. That Christ came for all and so the people bringing His teachings had to bring it, but even in their ways, their are faults because they are humans. 2. If every other culture and religious practices will accept Christ, even the earth will be more healthier because His teachings permits that we Love God and Love God's products (thats your neighbours: not just humans, animals, etc.) But we cannot do this by our actual human spirit, which is why He God sent the Holy Spirit to help us in the handling. Imagine a snake jumps in you and you wont have to panic but just removed the snake and let it to its proper place, imagine that an hater got you blinded from birth or possessed you with a periodic illness which have made you continually reach out to spiritualist, herbalist periodically, now imagine that the one that created and own all powers in heaven, on earth and beyond is with you. I dont know if i need to tell you to accept Christ, But take this, He wants you to turn to him and give Him your heart truly, devote your life to him and keep seeking His face, he will show you his mercies. Thank you Jesus.
Jude I am a fan of your work. But I think this effort isn't one of your best. I respect your work because it usually is fact based. However I feel you have gone for a more sensationalist approach. Starting with the Nollywood style image. Nollywood exists mainly for entertainment and is rarely factual on this issue . You failed to really provide any real background to these beliefs. You didn't even mention any West African belief systems such as Ifa. You simply lumped everything under Voodoo which is incorrect. Your focus was on the supernatural and witchcraft and very little on spirituality. You bring up fraud and crime as criticisms. But we know this can be attached to any religion. It's people who pervert religions not the other was around. There is so much misinformation about African spirituality and this video failed to provide enough enlightenment.
Not everything good is godly but everything godly is good. Voodoo even if said to be the oldest religion isn't godly. It will continually remain evil. 19:25
Without God there is no devil, without devil there is no God. In IFa Yoruba traditional spirituality there is no devil. We trusted in the force of universal that created everything good and evil energy we get hormonise with them in order to create balance. The universe itself isn't balance It was foreign religion Christianity and Islam to that demonized Africa traditional faith and their Scriptures justify slavery Africa spirituality that is reason we are poor in Africa today.
Juju (aka voodoo outside Africa) is just the darker side of African history. I personally do not condone it due to much emphasis on sacrificing living things but unfortunately even in religion there is a double standard as most things coming out of Africa are automatically deemed barbaric. The world treats Celtic and Nordic mysticism as just another part of European history but well for Africa its a different story.
Points of Correction ,Vodoo is not practiced in Ghana and the particular video you were referring to is not a Ghanaian setting ,the language those people were speaking is not a Ghanaian language so do your background check before you drag the Name of Christian Country into the Mud
You should do your research before leaving comments like this on my video. The video is still on UA-cam, go and watch it then come back and repeat this.
Voodoo is actually practiced in Ghana primarily Volta Region and Greater Accra (Ada), as well as Togo, Benin and parts of Nigeria en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Vodun
Comparing the ones who worship creature rather than the creator. The wisdom of God is foolishness to men... No religion will inherit the kingdom of God,be it Christianity,Islam nor traditional religion you preached.. Jesus Christ is God and except you and I received him indeed we will not inherit the kingdom of God
@ Jude Bella, your research on topical issues is quite informative and spell binding to the keen mind, this particular one on Voodoo to me is quite revealing and has given me another perspective to the negative publicity surrounding voodoo. One striking thing I tend to agree with you is that it's quite possible that the practice may have been hijacked by left handed Practitoners which has made it look more negative than good purpose. Am a firm Believer in authentic undiluted African religion from a Christian mystical view. Thus, Africa had true religion tied to God like any other of the 7 major world religion. Weldon and keep it pouring. Would like you to research on Devic evolution and Nature spirits ( Elemental Beings)
Who told you we want the kingdom of god... You that is talking do you even have the slightest idea of what 'the kingdom of god' is? Which God are you even talking about?... For the record the christian god is not the creator of the universe... Investigate your christian religion very well before your try to impose it on other people... Your Jesus was created from serapis and made an official christian god in the council of NACEA... Christianity is a convoluted forged religion weaponized against africans and was peddled diring the slave trade as a permanent sedative to maintain the disarray set in africa by pur colonial masters...
Too many ideas and practices - spiritual, cultural, social and even medical - lumped together as part of one religion traceable to a specific location in a small country in West Africa. Lazy research my brother.
Valid points. The scope was poorly determined. At the end I was still wondering, what is religion according to Bela? However, it's certainly a good introduction to maybe a new series on ATR.
Speak for your self please... Everything our ancestors got right that made them stable and humane for hundreds of thousands of years are better than the abomination of religions like christianity has inflicted upon us...
Reading these comments shows me alot of us dont understand ans appreciate our culture and roots , go to 🇧🇯 benin and see how they respect their roots irrespective of religion
Do the people of Benin honour ALL the actions of the Dahomey?
Funny people in Benin 🇧🇯 where I grew up got it from the yorubas and they got it from the nupes 😂😂😂 this life 😂
Yeah I guess Benin is the most prosperous nation in Africa right? 😂😂
@@dinhos2000spirit will not do for man what man can do for himself, if you want your country to be prosperous, you must use your brain
The issue with our Juju or voodoo is that you can manipulate the power to affect or attack someone that didn't do you any wrong at all. That kind of power is bad in my view. Tradition is totally fine, and our language is good. However, our religion that evil people can easily use to attack innocent people is less desirable.
The world is the kingdom of darkness. Only Christ brought like into it. Reject Christ and perish in darkness.
I was born in a house were some visitors come from other states to pay a visit to my dad by appearing and disappearing. I'm not speaking as a novice in the traditional religion but I can boldly tell anyone who wants to know the truth that Satan is leading you to hell if you reject Christ.
It's from the devil thats why
It's not possible to attack innocent people. You think so only.
Juju is not real. Grow up
@@meduaiwelyou know nothing kid.
It's like saying demons are not real.
Kudos brother, pls more of this, we all now know the agenda of western and Arab.
Juju is from West Africa. It was carried into Haiti by west african slaves and became Voodoo. On other Caribbean islands its known as Obeah or Santeria.
You should do a video on the houses where pregnant girls are kept, then paid small money. I think the two are connected
They're kept as sacrifice or what? 😢
"Juju" is not a native word in any West African language. It's just a modern blanket term for spirituality or magics that is likely post-colonial.
"Vodu" is an actual word in Gbe languages(Ewe, Fon, Aja, etc...) used to describe spirituality. Note that there is some overlap between "Vodu" and Yoruba "Orisha"(which you Nigerians are familiar with) since some Orisha deities are worshipped in some Vodu shrines as well.
Haitians do not say "voodoo", this is an American term. There is no such thing as voodoo in Haiti. Haitians say "Vodu". Haitian Vodu is a syncretic spirituality that incorporates Catholic influences, Yoruba influences, BaKongo influences etc... and obviously Fon/Ewe/Aja as the name suggests.
Santeria has more Yoruba influences than Vodu although it does have Arara.
"Obeah" is a term similar to "juju" and doesn't have any systemized ritual practices or liturgy to be compared to Santeria, Candomble or Vodu. It might be because more was lost on Anglophone Caribbean Islands compared to Brazil Cuba or Haiti. Similar to how "maraboutage" in some West African Muslim communities does have origins in some older religions but have lost a lot of its communal ritual practices and liturgy and have come to be marketed more so as "juju" in more modern times.
@@ko.c.2699 my grandfather's people are Igbo, from the midwest past Benin City. I visited in 1975, the year of the coup. The elders used the word juju. Particularly when they referred to charms or amulets to protect the home or a person, or to place a curse on a individual " Dey juju im " for example
@@ko.c.2699 👏💯
Continue making genuinely thought provoking documentaries like this and you'll be dubbed the Johnny Harris of Africa, at the least.
I'm an Ifa priest and I'm so happy the way you made this video. THANK YOU!
Jude, you hit the nail on the head with this one! I agree with everything you said! ALL BEINGS AND THINGS LIVING AND NONE LIVING SHOULD BE RESPECTED THE WAY THEY NATURALLY EXIST, PERIOD! You can't convict and sentence to hell a tiger for killing it's prey...it is a tiger and it will live as such... equally you cannot convict a person who grew up in a Hindu home for being Hindu... neither should such be done for a Christian, Muslim or African Spiritualist...ALL should be respected in their natural state of being...this WAR over who is spiritually correctness was born out of colonialism when Europe was fighting to conquer the world...and was taught to their conquered subjects who are continuing the fight to this very day...And for those who speak on the evils of voodoo, speak on your evil pastors who steal from you continually and have sex with their congregation members, is it not evil... what about those who claim to be Muslim and KILL in the name of Allah? Is that evil? Was it evil when the "Christians" came to buy slaves in Africa and FORCED them to give up their culture/spiritual practices? IT IS A PERSON OR BEING WHO CHOOSES TO COMMIT AN "EVIL" ACT NO MATTER THEIR SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE!!! I speak with all do respect, in peace with ALL people and creation regardless of spiritual perspective, and as a proud member of those who practice African Spirituality 🙏🏿
I am sorry but some parts of your comment are inaccurate.
YES it was evil of the European Christians to buy slaves. As with many cases, religion has merely been a cover for others to conduct selfish, evil actions . In case you forgot, there were other European Christians who FOUGHT to end the slave trade under the justification that it was against the teachings of Jesus. As with every religion, there are those who will distort text for their own selfish gains. Christians still have that problem with prosperity gospel preachers and sexual abuse. It is also evil when terrorists take lives in the name of Islam as their holy book(the Qur'an) is clear on the taboo of taking human life. Bear in mind that most of the victims tend to be fellow Muslims. Religion should never be used as an excuse for evil or criminal behaviour. It is the reason why most countries abide by constitutional laws which supersede all others (religious or cultural). Your definitions of what is natural have been proven to be largely subjective e.g. what you deem as natural is deemed to be a taboo by others. A tiger is an animal ruled by instinct. Religion on the other hand is a product of civilization thus making it a product of thought. It was human SOCIETY that created the bedrock for religion.
Spirituality is an entirely different subject from criminal conduct and should be treated as such. Any man or woman is free to engage in whatever practice they deem fit as long as it does not harm or impede others.What you are trying to engage in is known as moral relativism and also has been used by non religious people to justify some of their practices.
Good speech
Remember Christians didn't come to buy slaves, they took them by force
God Almighty does not force anyone.
So you see, the catch here is that voodoo/juju has the innate ability to be used to do evil, i.e evil itself exit in the practice it self and all it takes is for a voodoo worshipper to invoke a spirit.
As related to Christianity on the other hand, our beliefs is solely pure and you can't invoke the holy Spirit for evil even if you want it.
The wrong in Christianity is in behavior and manipulation of some people for their personal gain, the power of God in Christianity can do no evil.
Think about this.
I keep posting your video links on my WhatsApp, I am raising my vibration to state where I will use my funds to push your message to my community. John was me a year ago. But now I keep acting poor around my family till this date to avoid eyebrows.
I am Indian from southern Africa. It's good to learn about cultures up north. I appreciate you sharing knowledge about Africa. Very learned somebody getting to the crux of taboo matters
A couple of reasons the religion is maligned: the introduction of Christianity/Islam, the 'dark side' elements of West African and Afro-Carribean spirituality, and the media.
I'm a firm believing Christian but know a thing or two about the workings of spirit mystics and believe me when i tell you this practice you so casually call "a religion" comes with prices that are beyond damaging.
The price of working with these spirits subtly eat down to the very soul and their effects last for generations. Whatever they give they lie in wait to acquire a price beyond costly. Be careful the forces you align with.
True Christianity leads to true power and liberty. This voodoo taps into the service of forces that claim ownership over those who seek to explore their powers and their hold lasts generations.
And please the wickedness in this practice makes it unworthy to be compared with Christianity or ancient Judaism.
Hello fellow Africans, here is another slave to the white mans religion.
People will still be thinking "it's just a religious practice" until they get to the world beyond to find out these fallen angels mean business.
As If Dying For Your Sins Was Not Enough, He Is Returning To Judge ... such a failure
You all really are delusional if you don’t think any Christians, Muslims, or Jews have reaped hell on Earth.
Nice video bro. I think it needs a part 2 if possible
I do not have issues with the religion. But my challenge is that why is it that people or country who nationally practice it have more issues with economic artificial and natural disasters than any other country?
You are totally wrong in that 90% of African countries believe in abrahamic religions when the West are about 30 to 50% atheist it has nothing to do with the practices the only difference is the leaders there they care about their citizens and they simplifies the living condition for them like education knowledge infrastructure all of this together while in Africa no one cares about the citizens the leaders only looting the resources, instead of 90% of Africans practicing abrahamic religions if we all practice our traditional religions we would have loved each other instead of self-hate and trying to be in the image of our abrahamic religions that is why you find a lot of Africans claiming to be other people for example you have Hausa claiming they have Arab ancestry and you have Igbo and some of Yoruba claiming they have Jewish ancestry or Israelite this is all self-hate this is what keep us down not the practices of our traditions
@@Knowlseekerthe Igbos and part of Yorubas are really the Original Jews. Israel in the Bible wasn't the Land but the people. It's not denying Ur identity but tracing it to see how Great we are as Kings and Queens and have been made to seem small..
@mythology4213 it's the practice of these evil traditions that keeps us down
This is a good one. Thanks, Jude.
I could remember when I was younger, no thief, can steal anything from my village because of the juju that we have at that time.
There are some many benefits of these juju's. People are a little afraid because they can't just do whatever they want. Real juju don't not harm an innocent person. Not like now people do all kinds of evil and get away with it.
This is it jude!! ❤keep it coming...
This is detailed information. Weldone Jude
I turned on notifications why did I not receive this video first. Do you know why I love your videos first its. Neutral, secondly am tired of Christianity and the only thing that matters to me now is anything that favoured our ancient am deeply sorry about that but am a traditional African boy with passion to learn and I know we have been lied to for a very long time too the extent that church of England promised to compesate Africans for using the bible for both colonising and slave trade. It's sad 😢😮
Hi @jabwel, what exactly are you tired of?
Is this something you are open to talk about?
I have been there too and would like to share my thoughts if it's okay
Every other religion outside Jesus is of the devil. Be warned
Jesus is Lord......in all God is not in a power contest with any of his creature
Brainwashed
Nice one brother , please do part 2
Am sure only those with myopic understanding of religion will come here to rant nonsense
Hello from Portland Oregon! Thank you for your video. Well done!
The way i see it is... The bottom-line is, we are either with the Holy Spirit...
Or we're with the other one.
True
Jude I think you need to more research on this topic!!
Mehn... U really did a great job on this topic
Thou shall not have any other God but me! Worship the Lord God with all your heart, strength and mind and he will deliver you from all transgressions.
Like someone pointed out here, covenants with all of these other gods keeps you and your unborn generation indebted for life. Infact you pay in so many ways that your evil mind would never bargain for!
Many people in Nigeria are so unstable due to covenants made by their ignorant ancestors even before they came into existence.
Yes the white man came, yes they brought along it Christianity and they shed more light on to why the religion our people follow then is not the best BUT regardless of how Christianity came the fact remains that it set a lot of people free from the evils of idol worship.
I am a living witness to the power and freedom that Christ brings to mankind🙏🏾
Very true... Praise Jesus, we are set free from the evil covenant made by our ignorant ancestors!
Worst BS ever! Even ur Christianity practices idol worship. Your Bible endorses Slavery Ephesians 6: 5-8. The early Christian missionaries were Slave Masters! The first slave ship carrying African slaves to Europe was called Jesus of Lubbock.
Religion is fake, God exists and this God is Yahweh as you rightly said. All these other Gods have their own powers, but they’re just demonic entities in disguise that deceive people. It’s the same with the Orishas they’re just fallen angels, but many people are ignorant
Nice one bro I hope people from Africa can come across this somehow, because the majority of people, don't have internet, if this can get to all 50 states currency have in Africa then all can understand the real trust about religion thanks once again brother
This is perfect ❤
Quick question to those in the comment section. If these practices and gods were so powerful, why did they not fight or defeat the European colonialists or Arab invaders who came in the name of other gods?
Its strange how European, Australian, East Asian and North American societies adopted a more practical approach to their traditional/ancient religions in terms of their immediate societal benefits as opposed to focusing mainly on spirituality. An example is the practical adoption of Norse mythology by Scandinavian countries. They have stepped aside to allow their gods to be depicted in the arts (such as Marvel movies ), tourism etc. All of these have brought considerable levels of income to their respsctive economies. As depicted by our movies or the stories in the news, traditional religions have been mostly used as a source of fear and intimidation. If priests drew a line against using their arts to harm or dominate others (who are mostly innocent) , then it would have a better reputation. However when every captrured criminal is caught with some charm or the other, it will be difficult for others NOT to associate such religions with criminality. Should we not judge and examine its practicality and overall benefit to the society? Why should we just accept it blindly simply because it is 'part of our culture'? What history has proven is that is the more practical societies that dominate. It happened with the Romans and also with the British.
As to the question of law, the constitutional laws which govern each country supercede any other law be they religious or cultural. That is because countries are heterogeneous entities filled with people of different ethnicities, cultures and faiths. If killing an individual (or sacrifice in a cultural context) is against the constitutional law(which would describe it as murder or manslaughter), then it should be illegal regardless of your cultural practices. In the example that was given, there are laws protecting the Ghanaian guy based on religious freedom. Many animists live in Western society. Practitioners of Santeria and even voodoo believers live and practice freely in the United States. The only condition is the question of harm to other individuals or the society.
I wonder why our gods(juju) couldn't do anything when Europeans stole their artifacts(paintings and sculptor) from shrines in the old oyo and bini empire
Compare West Africa with North Africa, and see which black people actually lost to Europeans. They were unable to steal our identity, essence, culture, no matter how they fought and tried. We are all over the world still practicing our culture!!!
We are conquerors, West Africans are conquerors.
So why does your Christian god let children die
@@completefootball100tell the people in Palestine why they god isn't helping them and see how you look stupid.
Or the people in Ukraine why isn't Jesus helping them
@@nyangau8740voodoo is from the pit of hell
Weldone Sir!
Power is power now the intentions of the user is what makes it good or bad
Jesus loves y'all ❤️
It's been around while before Jesus.. white man religion was force by colonization.
Bela Pls Start turning your Stories to short movies oo. Cant wait
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Okay.
This the primarly reason the most high allowed for us to be afflected persecuted oppressed by the hands of our enemies...no idolatry no sorcery was a commandement in the beginning!
Even this use of spirit is present in cultures all over the world
Omg. been wanting to hear 'bout this Voodoo
How I see it. Africans are the biblical people ( I mean sub-Saharan Africans). Our tradition is basically rooted in pair with the Old Testament belief. Before the stories of the New Testament, Israel was already conquered by the Romans and many Jews fled the land into deeper Africa ( The wilderness).
The runaways never encountered Jesus ( who changed a few things of old) , so they continued practicing the religion of their forefathers thus it became what we know today.
The Eqyptians had their gods and system of worship and sacrifices, the Greeks had theirs so did the Romans, in the Americas too, Africa had hers too. Christianity and Islam are Middle Eastern religions. Christianity didn't originate from the West. Every region had/have idolatry.
All that power still living in filth with low life expectancies
As above, so beneath... Samuel and Saul, voodoo and Juju are all internal and external divine knowledge from above.
this one's going to be good
Hello, the Ghanaian video you made reference to should not have been used. After watching the video, The man was never buried. He came the masquerade when covered and was later moved to the crowd. The video did no depict any resurrection what do ever
Not all Chief Priests are Native doctors and not all native doctors are Chief Priests
We've lost it... I strongly 💪 believe it'll resurrect... it's a matter of time... Our religion is so strong that they av to down grade in order to downgrade our being and self esteem throughout the world.... 😢The gods are back at work to resurrect it 💯 fr
Is this a true story ??
A large chunk of African religion do not have a worship/veneration of the Almighty God, which is what adherent of the Abrahamic faith speak of.
Our forefathers did not worship the supreme being and that's the truth (and other regions of the world).
It's smart of Jude to have to highlight their similar practices but then, as an individual could it be that this gods are only trying to mirror practices of the Almighty?
Another thing is the fact that through the practice of this religion any individual can circumvent evil, which the God of the Abrahamic faith will not give to an individual.
So it may have been a way of life that has been suppressed but for me now what matters more for me is the person's being worshipped via a religion. God or gods.
Killing of twins and human sacrifices was part of the juju/voodoo religion. E dey work ooo
If it is not their own way of voodoo/superstition, y'all never wondered why there was never an iPhone 9 or Windows 9
The Hebrews Came To West Africa Masqueraded As The Ancestry That They Were Sent There To Erase.
KHEMET (Pillages)
AMERICA (Reservations)
AUSTRALIA (Reservations)
LIBERIA (Black Wars)
GERMANY (White Wars)
SOUTH AFRICA (Townships)
ISRAEL (Occupations)
...
Europeans were killing young girls too.
The same thing that happened in the old testament what are you talking about?
Didn't God tell a soldier to sacrifice his first daughter that walked out from the house to greet him 😂
But now voodoo is the bad one
Didn't the people that brought you Christianity
Take your ancestors as slave
And also cut off people hand in congo and making them work hard labour?
This is it!!!
Christ Jesus is Lord!
I know that's right 🙌🏾✝️❤️
You are looking at it from one angle. Have you thought to look at it from the angle of ORO(where innocent people are sacrificed to appease gods) and from the angle of money rituals and other rituals that usually involves lost of lives of innocent people. African traditional religion might look like African right but critically looking at it. it can be very dangerous when practiced extensively when compared to a peaceful religion like Christianity where JESUS CHRIST already paid all the price on the cross and one's job is simply to accept the gift of salvation and believe he died for his/her sin and was resurrected the third day(Its too simple and too easy bro and so free).
The Eqyptians had their gods and system of worship and sacrifices, the Greeks had theirs so did the Romans, in the Americas too, Africa had hers too. Christianity and Islam are Middle Eastern religions. Christianity didn't originate from the West. Every region had/have idolatry.
Sythensing religions, syncretism
Check your fax right? This is Benny.
The difference in all of this is force and manipulation.
I have been on both sides and I know for sure Christliness as a culture is best, when you consider humanity.
A traditionalist can do his things and receive Christ the Christ way, i.e. believe in Christ Jesus, love your neighbours and Love God.
When he receives the Holy Spirit, all other powers will have to submit.
In the first instance, all these religion and believes know and are aware of a more superior being beyond thier gods...
They just do not have a proper understanding of his ways. And that where Christ comes in.
Fulfilling the laws that their conscience have naturally created. Christ collapsed all laws you can traditionally arrive at into two subs: Your Love for God, and your love for His products (neighbours).
With all the knowledge that a voodoo (as it is called) practice posses, all is gotten from God who created it for good and He has freely given so there is the power of choice for all, which he will not trample on, but will give means to reconcile all back to the love He started it with.
So, I say, if an herbalist believes in Christ and accepts His lordship, he gets even better, the herbalist will now do his practice with Christliness and not use the knowledge for evil because Christliness is the only way to GOD.
NB: I used the word Christliness to seperate the name Christians because I know for sure that name was not Christ's intention but given by people who looked and saw the ways of those who acted Christlike, or Christly.
So, in essence, I am saying two things: 1. That Christ came for all and so the people bringing His teachings had to bring it, but even in their ways, their are faults because they are humans. 2. If every other culture and religious practices will accept Christ, even the earth will be more healthier because His teachings permits that we Love God and Love God's products (thats your neighbours: not just humans, animals, etc.) But we cannot do this by our actual human spirit, which is why He God sent the Holy Spirit to help us in the handling.
Imagine a snake jumps in you and you wont have to panic but just removed the snake and let it to its proper place, imagine that an hater got you blinded from birth or possessed you with a periodic illness which have made you continually reach out to spiritualist, herbalist periodically, now imagine that the one that created and own all powers in heaven, on earth and beyond is with you.
I dont know if i need to tell you to accept Christ,
But take this, He wants you to turn to him and give Him your heart truly, devote your life to him and keep seeking His face, he will show you his mercies.
Thank you Jesus.
Jude I am a fan of your work. But I think this effort isn't one of your best. I respect your work because it usually is fact based. However I feel you have gone for a more sensationalist approach. Starting with the Nollywood style image. Nollywood exists mainly for entertainment and is rarely factual on this issue .
You failed to really provide any real background to these beliefs. You didn't even mention any West African belief systems such as Ifa. You simply lumped everything under Voodoo which is incorrect. Your focus was on the supernatural and witchcraft and very little on spirituality.
You bring up fraud and crime as criticisms. But we know this can be attached to any religion. It's people who pervert religions not the other was around.
There is so much misinformation about African spirituality and this video failed to provide enough enlightenment.
Have you made a video on this topic?
Not everything good is godly but everything godly is good. Voodoo even if said to be the oldest religion isn't godly. It will continually remain evil. 19:25
Na Jesus Pikin you be❤
U need to visit Benin Republic 🇧🇯 so u understand this things , so u don't speak from ignorance
Without God there is no devil, without devil there is no God.
In IFa Yoruba traditional spirituality there is no devil. We trusted in the force of universal that created everything good and evil energy we get hormonise with them in order to create balance. The universe itself isn't balance
It was foreign religion Christianity and Islam to that demonized Africa traditional faith and their Scriptures justify slavery Africa spirituality that is reason we are poor in Africa today.
@@TojTekSpeaks I am Nigerian. I have visited Benin Rep. How can a blind unwise person 🧑🦯 tell a seeing wise man about ignorance.
@@teejayahmed6517 ur Ifa is a psychic chain ⛓️ bent on holding down the mindset of Africans to ensure mental slavery is a norm
Great Video bro.
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Juju (aka voodoo outside Africa) is just the darker side of African history.
I personally do not condone it due to much emphasis on sacrificing living things but unfortunately even in religion there is a double standard as most things coming out of Africa are automatically deemed barbaric. The world treats Celtic and Nordic mysticism as just another part of European history but well for Africa its a different story.
Points of Correction ,Vodoo is not practiced in Ghana and the particular video you were referring to is not a Ghanaian setting ,the language those people were speaking is not a Ghanaian language so do your background check before you drag the Name of Christian Country into the Mud
You should do your research before leaving comments like this on my video. The video is still on UA-cam, go and watch it then come back and repeat this.
Voodoo is actually practiced in Ghana primarily Volta Region and Greater Accra (Ada), as well as Togo, Benin and parts of Nigeria
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Vodun
We don't want it again
Comparing the ones who worship creature rather than the creator. The wisdom of God is foolishness to men... No religion will inherit the kingdom of God,be it Christianity,Islam nor traditional religion you preached.. Jesus Christ is God and except you and I received him indeed we will not inherit the kingdom of God
Congratulations to you for having showcased your ignorance.
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@ Jude Bella, your research on topical issues is quite informative and spell binding to the keen mind, this particular one on Voodoo to me is quite revealing and has given me another perspective to the negative publicity surrounding voodoo. One striking thing I tend to agree with you is that it's quite possible that the practice may have been hijacked by left handed Practitoners which has made it look more negative than good purpose. Am a firm Believer in authentic undiluted African religion from a Christian mystical view. Thus, Africa had true religion tied to God like any other of the 7 major world religion. Weldon and keep it pouring. Would like you to research on Devic evolution and Nature spirits ( Elemental Beings)
Who told you we want the kingdom of god... You that is talking do you even have the slightest idea of what 'the kingdom of god' is? Which God are you even talking about?...
For the record the christian god is not the creator of the universe... Investigate your christian religion very well before your try to impose it on other people... Your Jesus was created from serapis and made an official christian god in the council of NACEA... Christianity is a convoluted forged religion weaponized against africans and was peddled diring the slave trade as a permanent sedative to maintain the disarray set in africa by pur colonial masters...
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Too many ideas and practices - spiritual, cultural, social and even medical - lumped together as part of one religion traceable to a specific location in a small country in West Africa. Lazy research my brother.
Lmao... Run am if e easy
Valid points. The scope was poorly determined. At the end I was still wondering, what is religion according to Bela? However, it's certainly a good introduction to maybe a new series on ATR.
Nonsense! Nothing you just reported on made any sense! To think I just wasted my precious 20 minutes watching you talk compltete nonsense!🤔
We don't want it again
Speak for yourself
Speak for your self please... Everything our ancestors got right that made them stable and humane for hundreds of thousands of years are better than the abomination of religions like christianity has inflicted upon us...
Who is we....speak for urself ooo