Why is Africa so religious compared to Europe, and what good has it brought to Africa?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, religion is the belief in and worship of superhuman controlling power. So why do you believe in what they believe in, and what good has it brought to Africa? Join Eddy Micah Jr. together with Fr. Astery Mushi – a catholic priest from Tanzania but now working in Bonn, Benita van Eyssen – and eX-catholic from South Africa and Rabiu Alhassan – a Muslim believer from Ghana.
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[DWThePercent]

Why is Africa so religious compared to Europe, and what good has it brought to Africa?

[PylotJet]

Africans used to be spiritual not religious, that is a diffrence.

[speakup]

That religion is exactly what is holding the continen back we have more churches ⛪ and mosques 🕌 than factory 🏭 and industry's.
When people are going to space we are praying..

[mzee]

You’ve come with my favourite topic today. The main reason is people are expecting something out of nothing and too much fear of the unknown

[rasalghul]

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.

[josephkenga]

Missionaries came to Africa with their mission and they find Africans living peaceful with their way of spiritual life with nature; and very close with their creator;

[UsikuA]

According to our master teachers such as Clarke and Jochannan, religion is the deification of a culture. Africa is religious because it yearns for the wholeness of spirituality. Africans are religious because they suffer from forgetfulness of knowledge of self. Africans are more religious because we suffer greatly the most and are seeking a great salve to soothe us.

[josephkenga]

Building churches to fool ppls mind, business and money making;

[berxandre]

Christianity came in Africa in the 4th century. Never heard about Ethiopia ??

[tkelly]

That is sad statement "if you take religion out of Africa and you render Africa Lifeless" smh . That's BS she said religion has brought peace to Africa. Someone in Ghana yank her teaching degree haha

[natgenesis]

There are more churches in Africa than enterprises .

[apyramidbuilder]

I’ve visited many African countries and one cannot imagine the fervent religious intensity of the African mindset! It’s the major reason they have been on the bottom for so long! It doesn’t allow them to see themselves as Africans, they have accepted a universal worldwide ploy of love without taking any consideration for their own personal needs first.

[jeanniegichigi]

Good discussion! We need more of those kind of discussion to see where we came from and where we are going! Thank you for conducting that, sir!

[katakhresis]

Thought to this was going to be a real discussion, but immediately the priest is hedging and shuts down a legitimate point. Don't waste our time.

[olayemi]

That lady Kata's statement is just baseless and doesn't make one bit of sense....

Religion especially Islam and Christianity has brought more horrors than blessings to my country NIGERIA... FOR EXAMPLE...

I really do not understand what she's basing her theories on...it just infuriated me

[rossjn]

1. Where is a representative of African spirituality?
2. Interesting that the two main religions that have sought dominance of the world by conversion by literal gunpoint are the representations here.
3. Combining all three perspectives brings us to African spirituality in my opinion.
4. Ironic that Judaism/Islam/Catholicism/ Christianity all historically derive from African spirituality when you research the origins of early testament scripts.

[andreiamuhitu]

As an African athiest in her kid twenties I can tell you it's not easy living in a religious renting here are some struggle I face:
1. People expect me to get married right away since I'm in a serious relationship, but I have plans for my future and oddly enough if I marry I have no access to the oportunities I want to excel in.
2. It's dificult listening to stories of women, children being raped and batered and wearing so much slut shaming as if rape is a woman's fault.
3. I have zero friends who share my interests
4. When I start projects to make money or talk about how I want to save my money for investments people look disgusted like "Don't you know we're suffering, you should use your entire salary to help the poor" no, because I know it helps no one.
5. People earing 100 to 500 USD a month are middle class. It makes me sad.
6. Parents don't know I am athiest and expect me to teach christianity to all.
7. I am expected to look after others instalar of investing in myself. This makes it less likely that I can have a business and therefore help others long term.
In Africa people want things right now and caring for oneself is seen as evil and uncaring. I want to help my fellow Africans in my comunity but if I have to pay for your food each month it's not helping, just prolonging suffering. I want to help many long term and I can't do that yet.

[Gabofele_Nthwane]

Africanology:God, King, family and clan.

[mindcontrol]

We were once spiritual and worshipped Maat.#HarmonyAndBalance

But, now we africans are lost and follow religions of soulless europoids.

[thesonandheir]

Africans are not religious, they have a deep connection to the Creator and True God -there is a difference.