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Saturday, February 06, 2010

Haiti And The Voodoo Curse: The Cultural Roots Of The Country's Endless Misery.

Haiti and the Voodoo Curse
The cultural roots of the country's endless misery.

BY LAWRENCE HARRISON

Haiti has received billions of dollars in foreign aid over the last 50 years, and yet it remains the least developed country in the Western Hemisphere. Its indicators of progress are closer to Africa's than to those of Latin America. It has defied all development prescriptions.

Why? Because Haiti's culture is powerfully influenced by its religion, voodoo. Voodoo is one of numerous spirit-based religions common to Africa. It is without ethical content. Its followers believe that their destinies are controlled by hundreds of capricious spirits who must be propitiated through voodoo ceremonies. It is a species of the sorcery religions ...

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