For a discussion question about conversion *The Dark Angel*   Author:  15319  Category:(Discussion) Created:(10/13/2002 11:19:00 PM) This post has been Viewed (404 times) I want you to imagine the following scenerio for me if you will. Try and bear all the details on mind: **One sunday morning in Cedar Springs Babtist Church, Reverend Johnson informs the congregation that there is going to be a missionary mission to Africa to witness and convert some members of the African Tribe of Moji. 5 or 6 people volunteer and a week later they arrive in Kenya, Africa. The next day, the missionaries set out for the Moji village. Upon finding the village, they discover the religion of the Maji people is unlike their own. They have a God for everything, the Earth, Wind, Fire, Water, sky, rain, lightning, even a God of Agriculture. If something goes good, the Gods are pleased, if it does not, they sacrifice bundles of corn to please the Gods. The missionaries set to work with witnessing and converting the people, as the Bible has said they should. They tell them about the Christian Doctrine, Christ, the Trinity, everything. They even pass out Bibles which they have brought so the people could furthur their study. 10 days later, out of the 100 people in the Maji tribe, 50 of them have converted to Christianity. --Now heres where it gets interesting-- The Chief, hearing some of his people have forsaken their sacred ways, is utterly angered. These "intruders" he calls them, have come into their way of life and destroyed thousands of years of tradition by converting members of his tribe. As a result, a great bloodshed occurs in which the 50 converts and the 50 traditionals go to war with each other. As a result of the missionaries, the tribe is utterly destroyed in conflict. Men, women, children, the pregnent, the elderly, none are safe from the havoc of the war. In addition, during the war the vast majority of huts and living quarters have been burned down, leaving the few survivors of the Maji tribe with absolutely nothing but the little clothing on their back.*** Now the question is, since the missionaries were following "Gods Word" when they came to convert the tribe, not only did they cause unrest among the tribe but they were responsible for destroying generations of tradition and causing the bloodiest battle in the history of the Maji people, was this Gods will? Would God have wanted this, even though NOT converting them would be against his will also? You can join Unsolved Mysteries and post your own mysteries or interesting stories for the world to read and respond to Click here Scroll all the way down to read replies. Show all stories by   Author:  15319 ( Click here ) Spring is coming