Comments on: Haiti – Do not get in the way of my vengeance, said the Lord http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/ Get smart or Die trying Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ELISA http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 ELISA Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:17:49 +0000 http://www.jermaineharris.com/?p=5054#comment-2132 They call him franse.... lol Li pale franse! They will never understand.... I give up! They call him franse…. lol Li pale franse! They will never understand…. I give up!

]]> By: london http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/comment-page-1/#comment-2127 london Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:18:36 +0000 http://www.jermaineharris.com/?p=5054#comment-2127 Senseless ignorance! Where are you from? What have your people done to shame you? Vodou is NOT a religion it is a practice of healing. Selah... no! With all due respect for persons I do not know Mrs Daniels may not pass judgements on brief visits to the land. I second my sister, you are not haitian people , so you may not judge haitian people for you do not know the haitian people. There is a term we call people like you in my country ... may god be with you. Senseless ignorance! Where are you from? What have your people done to shame you? Vodou is NOT a religion it is a practice of healing. Selah… no! With all due respect for persons I do not know Mrs Daniels may not pass judgements on brief visits to the land. I second my sister, you are not haitian people , so you may not judge haitian people for you do not know the haitian people. There is a term we call people like you in my country … may god be with you.

]]> By: J Harris http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/comment-page-1/#comment-2084 J Harris Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:54:00 +0000 http://www.jermaineharris.com/?p=5054#comment-2084 Religion is a very tricky subject to discuss. This letter is the epitome of that fact. This one-way correspondence leaves little room for debate, and it damns a people. This arrogant centrism is the reason why many people turn away from religion all together. As a Christian I truly have an understanding of the benefit to the spirituality of such structures. But I choose not to judge other peoples opinions and practices, I leave that up to God. Judgment is above my pay grade. The real and tangible problem with Haiti is economic, which I’m more comfortable speaking on. Cooperation leads to stability, which leads to economic prosperity, which leads to better education, which leads to better infrastructure built with knowledge and accumulated assets harnessed by a productive economy. But what are the reasons that Haiti is the poorest, most dangerous and corrupt place in the western hemisphere? I don’t question our relief efforts, that is the humane thing to do. But we are faced with the question of how we help and how this help will be received. Do we act as MASH, and patch them up so next year they can continue their internal strife? Or do we take this opportunity to improve their outcome? Religion is so abstract and full of fallacies and differing perspectives. It is normally used to gain cooperation and control. So are the historical religious practices impactful to the Haitian peoples situation? Should we send the missionaries to convert them to our style of praise? Will that help? Religion is a very tricky subject to discuss. This letter is the epitome of that fact. This one-way correspondence leaves little room for debate, and it damns a people. This arrogant centrism is the reason why many people turn away from religion all together.

As a Christian I truly have an understanding of the benefit to the spirituality of such structures. But I choose not to judge other peoples opinions and practices, I leave that up to God. Judgment is above my pay grade.

The real and tangible problem with Haiti is economic, which I’m more comfortable speaking on. Cooperation leads to stability, which leads to economic prosperity, which leads to better education, which leads to better infrastructure built with knowledge and accumulated assets harnessed by a productive economy.

But what are the reasons that Haiti is the poorest, most dangerous and corrupt place in the western hemisphere? I don’t question our relief efforts, that is the humane thing to do. But we are faced with the question of how we help and how this help will be received. Do we act as MASH, and patch them up so next year they can continue their internal strife? Or do we take this opportunity to improve their outcome?

Religion is so abstract and full of fallacies and differing perspectives. It is normally used to gain cooperation and control. So are the historical religious practices impactful to the Haitian peoples situation? Should we send the missionaries to convert them to our style of praise? Will that help?

]]> By: ELISA http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/comment-page-1/#comment-2080 ELISA Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:49:04 +0000 http://www.jermaineharris.com/?p=5054#comment-2080 Vodun and Vodou present with vast differences. The common misconception is that Vodun was derived in Haiti and is synonymous with witchcraft. When its correct origin is of west Africa were Haitians were enslaved and is a stated religious practice. Now voudou, regardless of the Anglo perception is a practice used to fight off ill spirits of witchcraft. It is also used for healing and only used to deal with the unruled and known unforgiving offences. As Americans this would be all the showing out with large items, bling and various other greedy displays of materialistic behavior. Many of the people in Haiti practice catholicism as "religion" of choice. People can read and construct misinformed, preconceived notions about the people of Haiti but unless you are the haitian people, YOU DO NOT KNOW THE HAITIAN PEOPLE Vodun and Vodou present with vast differences. The common misconception is that Vodun was derived in Haiti and is synonymous with witchcraft. When its correct origin is of west Africa were Haitians were enslaved and is a stated religious practice. Now voudou, regardless of the Anglo perception is a practice used to fight off ill spirits of witchcraft. It is also used for healing and only used to deal with the unruled and known unforgiving offences. As Americans this would be all the showing out with large items, bling and various other greedy displays of materialistic behavior. Many of the people in Haiti practice catholicism as “religion” of choice. People can read and construct misinformed, preconceived notions about the people of Haiti but unless you are the haitian people, YOU DO NOT KNOW THE HAITIAN PEOPLE

]]> By: Lady Bliss http://www.jermaineharris.com/2010/01/haiti-do-not-get-in-the-way-of-my-vengeance-said-the-lord/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 Lady Bliss Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:40:56 +0000 http://www.jermaineharris.com/?p=5054#comment-2076 The religion Vodun derives from an African word for Spirit. Vodun is practiced in geographic areas such as Benin, Dominican Republic, Ghana, & Haiti. Like Christianity, the Vodun followers believe in both good in evil. They also believe in one main God, and other spirit forms such as, Agwe (Spirit of the Sea), Ayza (Protector), Ezili (Female spirit of Love), Zaka (Spirit of Agriculture), and etc. According to an article that I read on ReligiousTolerance.org, people commonly mistake the practice of Vodun for Voodoo. When we say that Haiti is a Voodoo country, are we referring to Voodoo or Vodun? The religion Vodun derives from an African word for Spirit. Vodun is practiced in geographic areas such as Benin, Dominican Republic, Ghana, & Haiti. Like Christianity, the Vodun followers believe in both good in evil. They also believe in one main God, and other spirit forms such as, Agwe (Spirit of the Sea), Ayza (Protector), Ezili (Female spirit of Love), Zaka (Spirit of Agriculture), and etc.

According to an article that I read on ReligiousTolerance.org, people commonly mistake the practice of Vodun for Voodoo.

When we say that Haiti is a Voodoo country, are we referring to Voodoo or Vodun?

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