RIPPLE EFFECT OF RELIGION ( CHRISTIANITY )

The speaker starts by discussing their interest in history and their recent research. They mention coming across videos about the Palestinians, South Korea, and African Americans. They express concern about injustice and the influence of religion on promoting white supremacy and anti-blackness. They then focus on the ripple effect of religion, specifically Christianity and Islam, and how they have historically influenced ideologies of white supremacy. They provide a brief overview of how these religions spread in Africa. Hi guys, it's me again, how have you been doing, I'm a very interesting nerd, but yeah, I'm going to give myself causally, because, yeah, I've been doing a lot of research, so yeah, so for today, since I've been getting this about inner workings of myself, and being creative and shit, today, we are going to enter the inner workings of my brain. I want to learn how to do drumrolls, but I need to learn how to add those drumrolls, things like that, what is this, what is this, but, but, people who know, first of all, let me give context, people who know me, they know, because, you guys are the people who know me, one thing about me, I love history, like things to do with history, not just history about anything, you can tell me something about history, not just history about anything, but I have been hooked, and, and, and, since this is a space, by the way, this is a history class, please, pick a book, because mahali uko, kete tini, chukwa kitabu, chukwa kitabu, yamani, chukwa kitabu, then let's get into class, class is in session, because, oh, I've been doing some digging, I've been doing some digging, so let me give context on that, see the thing is, see me, I've just been scrolling, kale kwenye tiktok, because I've, I cannot do scrolling, really, but I've been, like scrolling, nimekotu kale kwenye internet, utandao kidogo, learning learning a few things here and there, you know, just a girl being a girl, you know, you get it, so yeah, so, like, when I was, like, scrolling on the internet, I came across a video, about, like, the Palestinians, talking about how they need support, and things, so I'm, like, oh my god, like, this is, this is something I was really interested in, after quite a time, but I forgot, most of us forgot, Jessica Tai, most of us forgot, and then I saw that one, so I was, like, ah, let me, you know what, like, the one thing about algorithm is, if you like, save, and repost, it's gonna bring you that same content over and over again, so I was, like, you know what, let us do it, so I did that, you can, like, scroll, I found one from Congo, did the same, another one, like, about the Sudanese, like, the Sudanese genocide, like, the genocide going on in Sudan, I did the same, so, as I was going, there was a photo called human right, I don't remember the full name, human right something, it was a blue icon, so, I was on that page, I saw that South Korea, like, they removed their president from power, and I'm, like, oh god, please, do for Kenya what you have done for South Korea, do for Kenya what you have done for South Korea, but as I was digging through, like, what was going on in South Korea, guess what, South Koreans are actually independent, United States, run them, yo, I don't know what the problem is, because I don't know what the problem is, because at the root of most problems we have in many countries, you will just find United States parley, and I was, like, yo, yuck, like, one thing about me, I do not, I don't like seeing injustice, one thing about me, like, injustice makes me rile up so much, my mum was, like, that's why you put so much emotion into this, you know there are bad people, I'm, like, yes, mum, I know there are bad people, but there are many people suffering because of them, anyway, that aside, so, I was, like, oh, girl, let's just continue scrolling, because in Denali, Chukwudjam, Buria, and Kendaliya, I could dig deeper into what's happening in South Korea, so as I was scrolling, I was seeing, like, the Palestinians, like, they are giving, like, they are making, they have been making videos for the longest time, so I was just, like, okay, like, we have evidence of them, like, there is proof and everything, why can't something be done about them being because, apparently, the Zionist government of Israel decided to put up a, what is it, a poster, a billboard, saying that there is no hope in Gaza, in Arabic, and I was, like, yo, why are you killing people just to get their land, ni, ni, ni, but anyway, like, it's giving bully, it's giving sijipendi sana, like, I'm a horrible person, sijipendi, that's why I'm doing all of this, but any other side, so as I was, like, looking at their videos, ni, ni, ni, they want you to use their audio and all, I felt bad for them, because I'm, like, there are many Arab countries around, why can't they just, like, help them out and shit, but then, I just came out and I was, like, that's a very, then I said to them, like, that's a very backward statement, why can't all of us as a world just do something about it, not just, like, waiting for the other countries to do something about it, and they were, like, hmm, religion, because I'm, like, they're Muslims, they're Arab countries, they are a majority Muslim, so they should help out their fellow Muslim brothers, and I was, like, huh, huh, huh, just, like, there's a topic I'm, like, I was just feeling there's something cooking for my podcast, so I was, like, let's continue with the scrolling, I feel like information is downloading, so I saw another video of this black American person, I don't even, they don't even know, I just watched random things and it just gets to my mind, random, oh, I was seeing this black American thing, how, oh, Africans are obsessed with them, I don't know, give me a minute, oh, sorry, it was my wife calling me, but I can't pick up because I'm using my sister's phone, I think, like, this is a, yeah, the Lord is giving me a Google Pixel phone, I wanted an iPhone, but I was, like, oh, the battery life is quite literally horrible, horrible, and maybe, maybe in the streetlights I got, like, lights from flipping on, oh, maybe I'll check for the other one, anyway, I was, like, where was I, oh, yes, so this black American was saying how, oh, Africans are obsessed with them, Africans, and I was, like, the parents, your great-grandparents, their great-grandparents, Bwa people from here, Walid Bwa Tu, Walid Bwa Tu, and so I was, like, these girls were saying, like, they're showing signs of Stockholm Syndrome because they'll suck up to the white man, even though the white man next to them are horrible, and that brings us to the topic of discussion today, so this is part A of the topic of discussion, so the topic of discussion is the ripple effect of religion in the promotion of white supremacy and anti-blackness culture, come on, come on, this is about to be an interesting one because as a person who has experienced anti-blackness in very many shapes and forms, Haiba, please, please, please, please, like, this topic just gets me, yeah, in a knee, in a new knee, as you say, because I'm, like, why are you, like, because, you know, one thing, corruption, and corruption is, like, what do you say, corruption is the root of most injustices, one other thing is the root of most injustices, discrimination, and feeling like you're better than other people, discrimination and feeling like you're better than other people has caused so much shit to many people in this world, and that's why I'm just, like, we gotta talk about it, so let's talk about it. I did, I did the research, this is part A of it, let's just get past the definitions, and the religions that I'm going to be talking about are the two major religions in the world right now, Christianity and Islam, so this is part A, the Christianity bit, because I had to do a lot more research on it than on Islam because I went to a Muslim school, so I have more knowledge on my Islamic concepts than the Christianity ones, when I was in high school, I used to read the Bible for fun, because I was like, hey, I wanna know, I wanna know, what's in here, you get it? Yeah, anyway, anyway, first of all, let's begin, let's, ooh, what, let's begin, yeah, yeah, yeah, first of all, let me calm down, calm down, yeah, bismillah, ya Allah, anything that I say in this podcast may be beneficial to anyone who is listening, and may, it's, may I not, like, make a mistake, because it's got my words, because I'm wrong with the research, it's got a joke, in comparison, no, we don't like that over this year, we don't like that, so, I really wanted to record this on Saturday, by the way, I went, first year of cyber, I really wanted to, like, be recording, like, on Sunday, but I'm, like, the topics that I, like, the things I wanna talk about, like, I shouldn't have had to wake up and continue doing this research, because I was that, that's how much I'd be wanting to talk to you guys, so, anyway, let's begin with the meaning of the ripple effect, according to the urban dictionary, the meaning of the ripple effect is, the ripple effect is, this is a situation where one event or action causes a series of other events to happen, always spreading and producing further effects. So, according to the topic of discussion today, the unintended, ok, the meaning of the ripple effect is, the unintended unacknowledged consequence of initial action or belief system or how religious beliefs and practices have historically influenced and perpetuated ideologies of white supremacy. Yes. Let's get into it. So, because we're talking about the two major religions, let me give you a little build-up on how the religions were spread. And the context we're gonna use is Africa. I will tell you why, parli-melli, let's be Finnish. So, I'm going to start with Islam, because, like, in extreme, like, I had, like, nearly comment-less, because I know this. I'm doing it with my head. I'm pulling my notes. Please. So, Islam was spread in Africa through early arrival of Muslims in the 7th century CE seeking refuge in Ethiopia in the Kingdom of Aksum following the persecutions they were facing in Makkah at the time. This, in Islam, is the first hijrah. Hijrah to Abyssinia, or Ethiopia. Let's continue. Conquest through military efforts as Muslim armies expanded their territory to North Africa during Umayyad and Abyssinian caliphates. I wish they did it. Islamic missionary work by Sufis spread Islam through peaceful conversion and adaptation to local traditions. Integration of Islamic cultural law and government into African societies, leading to the development of unique African Islamic practices, development of cities that were centres of Islamic learning and culture, i.e. Timbuktu. The integration of enslaved individuals into Muslim societies was a chance to hibernate. Those were the ways in which Islam was spread in Africa. Now, the spread of Christianity to Africa, like in Africa, because we're talking about the African context, I will tell you why. So, the early arrival of Christianity in North Africa in the 1st century CE, like evidences of the early centres in Egypt, Kingdoms and empires in Africa embracing and adopting Christianity, i.e. the acceptance of Christianity in the 1st century CE and the Nubian tradition in the medieval period of the 1st century CE. And I didn't even know that! I need to! I need to be a doctor in a library! Because, you know, I actually never even knew about this. I knew there were Nubians. In the past, because most of them were living in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, and all. But, fun fact, there was one Pharaoh who was a Nubian. I don't remember his name. When I do, I'm going to tell you in the next episode. I remember that just right now. I go for notes. Another way Christianity was spread in Africa is the Portuguese missionaries' establishment in the West African coast, converting the local rulers in the 1st century. European missionaries who were sent by the countries to scour Africa before colonization came as Christianity to establish institutions and schools. Missionaries often accompanied slave traders and some Europeans used Christianity to justify slavery during the European colonization of Africa. Now, maybe you've enjoyed so much theory in my whole life. For me, I was shocked by that last point. I was like, excuse me, justification? What do you mean justification? What do you mean justification? The reason why I use African context is because every major decision made by leaders in both religions, like Christianity or Islam, mainly affected Africa in nearly the worst scenarios that happened to Africans. We need to unbuckle up. We need to sit down. We need to talk about this. Because, eh? Yarabi? What is it? Ni ni ni? Eh? Like, why is it that we are the ones who are getting the short end of the stick? Part A. Christianity and its ripple effects on white supremacy and anti-blackness. This is all research from AI and the books I've read online. Please. Please. Yeah? When I was doing this research, I started feeling bad because I'm just like, eh? Because it sounds like, because I'm a Muslim, it sounds like I'm bashing Christianity and shit. But, those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. We need to learn from it. Let's talk about it. So, the first thing. Biblical justifications of racial hierarchy. Here, I even had to, like, I had to, like, open a Bible and actually read these verses because I really didn't. Sikwamini. Nini sikwamini. Like, they would, like, that's another thing. Let me not jump. Let me not jump. Let me not jump. Let me read through the notes. Let me calm down. I calmed down, composed myself, and read the document. Yes. So, Biblical justifications of racial hierarchies. We have Genesis 9, verse 26-27. Ephesians 6, verse 5-7. Colossians 3, verse 22. Leviticus 25, verse 44-46. The one that's known mostly and that was, like, the reference, like, any Likwanga, like, top most reference was Genesis 9, verse 20-27. The curse of Ham. So, when I did the research, it said, like, in, like, I summarized it because Monday is a very long verse. Noah curses Canaan, Ham's son, because Ham saw his father's nakedness and told his three younger brothers. Noah said, and that's the, like, the whole, like, you may summarize either. Noah said, Cursed be Canaan. A servant shall he be unto his brethren. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem, and Canaan shall be his servant. This is the Kingsway in the present. Now, when I read that, I was, like, I don't understand how this ends, like, in slavery. So, when I did some digger-dipping. Ooh, what is digger-dipping? What, what, what? Dip. Ooh, ooh, ooh. Goya, please. Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down. When I dug deeper, I actually found out that, like, there was another supposed second verse, another second curse, sorry, not verse, second curse, because I never found it in the Bible later. It was not there. I do not know wali ito arapi iyo. Sidi wali ito arapi. Another thing my mom said was, when the Europeans came to, like, Africa to bring Christianity, they came with the Bible in one hand and a gun in the other. I think that's why they believed it. So, the second supposed curse was unto Ham, cursing him with black skin. And I was like, okay, so. So, and then, like, when I was, I was having a chat with my AI, and by the way, you guys, stop using AI, because apparently, I just found out, like, if, for every chat you use, I don't know how many ounces of water is usually, like, consumed. And, like, tuki angalia kwa vile, above your, we are extremely using AI. Some of us talk to AI daily. Like, we gotta reduce, we gotta reduce, because in the end, mana, water, see, like, tuko na global warming, the ice shelf is melting. Like, if we continue using, like, the ounces of water as the researchers, I don't know if it's true or not, I'm gonna have to go look that up and then come tell you guys. So, like, if we continue overusing water like this, kidogo, kita kuwa na hitilafu kule na enyewe sahi enye kuna hitilafu in some places, it's not gonna look good. So, okay, first, let's, now let's shift back to our main topic of discussion. So, when I was doing more research, I was like, okay, so, they use that to justify them colonizing Africa. Okay, that is just one verse. You can't convince me of a verse moda. And the second verse, Ephesians 6, verse 1 to 7. Be obedient to them that are your masters, according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, and faithfulness of your heart, as unto Christ, not with eye service, as men pleases, but as a servant of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with good will, doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. That was the second verse, biblical justification of racial hierarchies. And that's where we are. First verse, first study. If you hear my book, like, falling down on the pages, flipping, okay, please, I'm just reading through my notes, because I'm addressing a country, okay, too. So, yeah, that's the second verse. The third verse, Colossians 3, verse 22. servants, obey in all things your masters, according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men pleases, but in singleness of heart, serving God. That's the last verse. Leviticus 25, verse 4-46. Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you. From them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. You can decrease them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life. But you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly. So those are the four verses under Biblical justification of racial hierarchy. And, you know, okay, Nisawa, like, because the other thing is, when I was reading this, okay, first of all, kids really understand me. People at that time, they were not, like, highly developed mentally, not highly developed mentally, they were not exposed. That's the thing. Exposure, like, it gives you more knowledge than books can. And that's the thing. Exposure can give you knowledge that books can't. Okay. So, me, I was, I was, like, reading, I was just like, this is so bad. This is, like, why would you do that? Okay, that's just, like, we will get to storytelling by day. That is the first, that's the first, like, effect of Christianity. Okay, that's the first meaning of the first one. Biblical justification of racial hierarchy. Because if I talk in the middle, we won't finish the rest. Okay. Next. Missionary work in cultural erasure. Christian missionaries during the colonial era sought to civilize, in quotes, African communities by converting them to Christianity. This often involved the semantic indigenous philosophical languages and practices. We see this from, like, the assimilado policy that was in, I don't even remember which one it was in. I was just lucky. I was lucky in history class. People who did history, you know about the assimilado? I think, yeah. And then apartheid. Yeah. That's another one. Number three. Colonialism and Christianity as a tool of oppression. Now, here is where we have a big mix. We have a big mix. Like, I was reading through this. I had to, like, read the whole history of these people because I was like, huh? Excuse me. What do you mean? What do you mean? So, I'm going to read through all of this first before I tell you more of the things I found out. I hope I have my sticky notes with me here. So, Pope Nicholas V issued the Dome de Versailles Rule in 18th June 1452 authorizing the Portuguese to capture and enslave non-white Christians. I repeat, non-white Christians. We can get this from the meaning of Dome de Versailles, meaning the white different. If you translate, you get it. Now, the bull was given to King Afonso I of Portugal granting him the authority to invade, search out, capture and subjugate patrons, pagans and other enemies of Christ. Second, in this context are the Muslims. Let me finish this and then I'll give you some story. Hi. Reduce their presence to perpetual slavery. Perpetual slavery. Apply and appropriate the kingdoms causing principalities and other properties of their affirmations, people to the use of himself and his successors. In short, apply maximum force and steal everything from people when you are going to enslave. Now, there was another subsequent bull, Romanus Pontifex. These were all done in efforts to extinguish the Ottoman Empire and legitimize European colonialism plus slave trade because there is no moral justification to ensure Christianity was accepted by all. Now, let me give you some story. Dome de Versailles. Now, the circumstances we are talking about were the Ottoman Empire who had, like, established at that time. But given the Ottoman Empire, we even learned that in like a real school, that there are no better parties. So, I was like, oh! So, these were the people who the Ottomans, like, failed to conquer because the Ottomans were defeated, like, by the Portuguese. And I was like, okay. Whatever. That happened. Shit happened. Whatever. Why did they need that church? Why did they need a Pope to give them, like, authority to, like, go and do what they did? And I was like, yeah, this is where, this is, this is peak, this is peak religious urbanization. This is peak religious urbanization because I'm like, excuse me, why would you, like, you guys are, like, uh, let me gather my thoughts. Give me, like, a minute. Give me, like, a minute. I said, I don't even give you, like, a minute. Why would you, as a, like, as a country, as a force, because, like, Portuguese at that time, man, they were making big bits. Yo, they were, like, ahead. They were among the colonizers. So, I'm like, why would you guys need the church to legitimize what you guys are doing? Like, why am I encouraging, like, the church to do this? And I was like, peak religious urbanization. And that's not one thing. I don't think, I'm not a Christian. I have many Christian friends. Not only I have less Muslim friends than Christian friends. And I was like, I don't think any of my Christian friends would ever, would ever, like, do such shit. Okay. Exposure and shit. Sour. But this is, this is case study number one of why we should not leave people who are in power unchecked. Because all of this, like, Pope Nicholas III, he did this all in his, in his, in his own, for his own personal gain. Because, anyway, I don't think there is anywhere in the Bible that says, use the Bible to oppress other people. I don't know anywhere that, in the Bible, use the word to oppress others. I don't know. I don't know. And I'm just like, I found this very, yo, yo, yo. And then there's another, there is another one. There is another one. Like, using pretension as a tool of oppression is another one. And this is one of the reasons why many people of this generation are sahi. They can't even, like, believe anything coming out of, like, from, like, religion, from, like, religion. And I'm like, imagine me, I understand. Because, kama, this is what is, like, kama, you know the thing is, one thing about history, you can't hide it forever. You can't hide it forever. And, like, the age we are in, we are still uncovering things that happened. So, like, you get. And in the Christian context, the fact that leaders have been using the church, oh, and still coming to oppress us here. Yes. Like, even for your people to just, like, have, like, just, you know, for your people's brains. I'm not saying, like, religion is. I don't think, like, religion is a problem. But the people who are following it, some people have selfish gains. And this is another reason why we need to check our leaders. At that time, I don't think there were ever, like, checking leaders. People are, like, supporting you, supporting you. Anything you're saying is the law. And this is, this is another thing. This is another thing. Like, no. It's just so much. I feel so bad. Because, anyway, if, if the people, like, this guy hadn't given, like, hadn't issued that bull, maybe the Portuguese wouldn't have colonized people. Maybe Christianity wouldn't have. I'm not saying that maybe Christianity wouldn't have reached us. Because, you know, whenever Ethiopia had Christianity in the first century. So, I don't understand why they needed, like, colonization to spread Christianity. I don't know. There is no legitimate. In history books, I need to erase. I don't know. Colonizers came to spread Christianity. No, they came to spread white supremacy. Because, no way. The oldest Bible is the one in Ethiopia. What are you telling me? Anyway. I get emotional when I hear about it. But I can't say it's not true. It happened in the beginning. It still gets me angry. It still gets me riled up. Anyway. Another one. The doctrine of discovery through the purple bull in Tarsatera, a.k.a. the Bull of Donation, was issued by Pope Alexander VI. Okay, this one has an issue with him, personally. Like, I just need God to, like, give me a one-to-one fight with this one. Tulimani. Well, anyway. Let me continue reading. Pope Alexander VI, on 1st May 1493, which stated that any land not inhabited by Christians were available to be discovered, claimed and exploited by Christian rulers, and declared that the Catholic faith and the Christian religion be exalted and be everywhere, increased and said that the health of souls be cared for and that barbarous nations be overthrown and brought to faith itself. Now, like, when I say I want Tulimani and this one, Mr. Sababu, he has the after-effect of what he did. Because this is, like, this is one of the laws that was explicitly overused. Like, literally, the Catholic Church denounced it in 2000. 1493 to 2000. How many years of oppression has that been? There is no cookie for suffering. So, I wonder, like, the people who died, the people who, like, were killed because of such a law, like, they do, like, feel, like, it makes me sad because now, why would you do that? Really? Really? Barbarous nations be overthrown and brought to the faith itself. I don't think Jesus ever preached such. Every story of Jesus I've read in the Bible and nowhere have I ever seen him saying that this is the way to spread Christianity. See ya why? See ya why he's kia heavy. And this doctrine of discovery was used by the Americans. Yes? Like, at the root of most problems we have Americans? Yeah. By the way, where did these white people in America come from? Like, we just need, frankly, I just need someone to tell me where I can find that research because I really need to know. Christopher Columbus was born in Britain. Yes. So, at the root of most of our problems we have Britain. So, Britain was the old world's America and now in the new world we have America. Yes. We're back in a Christopher Columbus. So, how this doctrine of discovery was used to continue, because the thing is, it literally continued to oppress people even after, like, the land was discovered. Because, like, this doctrine, like, the Spanish, the Spanish kings, because they saw what Christopher Columbus had done the previous year. You're digging? So, the British, like, eh. Anyway, so, the doctrine of discovery, so, this is a fun fact about how the doctrine of discovery continued to, like, oppress people. I don't know if they did, but I read, like, there was a pope who, like, there was, I don't know, it was who wrote to the church to ask them to denounce the doctrine of discovery. So, the doctrine of discovery, so, the fun fact is the doctrine of discovery became the basis of all European claims in the Americas. Yes? As well as the foundation of the United States Western expansion. Get it? The United States Supreme Court, in the 1823 case Johnson v. McIntosh, Chief Justice John Marshall's opinion of the unanimous decision held that, in quotes, So, in essence, in short, American Indians, the original inhabitants of America, only had a right of occupancy, which could be abolished. That's oppression. I've never, ever, I've never, ever seen anywhere in the Bible that said, like, oppress, like, like, that has said, like, you should oppress, you should oppress, you should use the word of the Lord to oppress. I've never seen that. I've never seen that. I've never heard that. I am, I need, yeah? Like, this is so disheartening. Because, like, one thing is, it's one thing to want to get people to, like, follow you and something. Because, at the end of the day, this is still a historical figure who moved masses. But, I don't think he moved masses in the same way these ones that were moving masses Hi. Let's go to point number four. Number four. Segregation in African, in churches. In churches. Yes, in churches. This is the Christian version. Using slavery in other parts of the world and in the segregation in the US, black people were often excluded from white churches and were given subservient roles. In short, getting the short end of the stick. Okay. So, how are they getting the short end of the stick? Uuzwe, ama uibiwe, you get, mu, mu, muwekwe in a small ship in the utter most of you guys don't make it, mupelekwe to a new place, you get told again, you go, you have a master, anawa, oppress, oppress, oppress, oppress, oppress. And then, when, like, kuna a sliver, a sliver of hope for you guys, they say, ah, we want to step on your necks, properly. Tell, hey, you know the thing is, I listen to dancehall a lot, so there's this, there's this, there's this Jim Squeetie reading, yeah, Spice made a song from it, and I was like, I was like, Jim Squeetie, hmm, sounds interesting. I feel like I will just listen to the song and do it. And then, I saw, like, something about, like, Jim Crow laws, you know how people say, like, Jim Crow laws in America, so, like, I've never actually, like, ever paid attention to it. So, when I did my research for this, I saw that the Jim Crow laws were actually, like, actually came after the abolishment of slavery. And guess who the Jim Crow are, who Jim Crow is? Yes, black people. So, I was like, why the hell would you call Jim Crow black people? Let me give you a little story, story. So, let me give you a little story, story first. Let me finish this, and then I'll give you the little story, story later, because I'm like, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. Okay, so, there was a white guy who was, like, a performer, and he wanted to, and the time he was, like, in his performing, in his consistent bag, was the time when, okay, not when, but before the abolishment of slavery. So, he blackfaced, so he blackfaced and performed a skit called Jump Jim Crow, and that is what, like, made him, and that's how we got the name, the Jim Crow laws. And I was like, okay, now I understand why the black, like, why the, like, the black people in America really hate it when white people blackface, because it has, like, a significance to them. Like, sometimes, like, as much as we tell, like, not to get emotional when we're learning things, or when we are, like, finding out things in history and all, but it evokes emotion, it evokes emotion, because surely, you know what I mean? Let me read more of the research I did, because I did this all, like, there is, this is going to be, like, a four-part series. So, this is part A, then there's going to be B, then C, and D. Yes. So, during the Jim Crow era, the United States of America, in the late 19th century to the mid-20th century, when states and local laws enforced racial segregation in certain United States, so the United States has had, like, many white people, so that's where, like, the white people, like, were colonizers. Yes. They were colonizers. They were the most slaves. So, these laws mandated the separation of black and white people in public spaces. Okay? In public spaces. Like, like, separate, there's four, like, there's a poster, and so, like, actually, for whites only, and then for the blacks, it's written in, like, German. The black people knew German at that time. Anyway, this happened after the ratification of the 13th amendment on the 8th of December 1865, and even the Reconstruction era from 1865 to 1877. Yeah. So, like, how is this even, like, in accordance to, like, Christianity, the ripple effects in white supremacy and all, because of the amenities that were used in Kwanzaa. The white amenities were top tier, and then the black ones, eh, horrible. Horrible. Like, and in this life, we still see that some way today. We still see it some way today. Hm. And now, the second reason why this Jim Crow laws are important in this research I was doing is something about, like, there's something about baptism in it. So, the time when, like, the Jim Crow laws were implemented, not even that time, there was, like, there was an organization that started before, but at that time, I know they were thriving. So, the Southern Baptist Convention was founded in 1845 to support slave-holding missionaries reflecting its alignment with pro-slavery ideologies. When was it started? It was started between May 8th and 12th in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia. I think Georgia is in the southern parts of America, the United States of America. So, yeah. Yeah, so I'm just like, why, why would a convention be started to, like, if an idea is, eh, what is it? The words are slipping. Slipping from my fingers all the time. Yeah, like, it was something, like, to promote. So, in short, this convention was started to promote pro-slavery. And I'm like, you are, like, the thing is, you know, there's not a lot of effort, but I'm just saying. Why are they putting so much effort into this? I think it's because, I don't know, like, the future or something, because up to today, there are some people who are still brainwashed. There are so many people who are still brainwashed. Like, as much as you believe in religion, please use your brain sometimes. We are in an era where information is very easy to get. Like, the president said, look for, search for knowledge even if it's in China. And at that time, China was quite far. So, I'm just like, okay, I can understand. Like, search for knowledge even if it's in China. Don't let religion blind you. It's so sad. It's so sad. Because, okay, I'm, like, as much as I was in high school, I didn't know that much about Christianity, by the way. I'm still learning about it. But, yeah, one thing, like, I like about Islam is because, like, it has a solution for everything. Like, not everything, everything, but everything in your life. Like, if you need a solution, just, like, search it in Islam. You will find a solution. And I'm, like, that's, like, that's how Islam, like, Islam is supposed to make your life better. Religion is supposed to make your life easier, better. Let's make it harder for you. I don't think religion is supposed to make your life harder for you. And I don't think any, like, any religion, no, but then I'm speaking from the context of Islam. I don't think any religion was ever brought unto this. I'm checking on the question. I don't think Islam was ever brought on this earth to make life harder for anyone. I don't think it was. I know, see, I don't think, I know it wasn't. So why are we still using, like, why have people, why did people decide to use religion to, like, make other people's lives harder? Maybe because of the Portuguese, I have, I have beef. Massive beef with them. The Portuguese, the Spanish, I have beef with them. Because, Banna, you, you just can't do that. You know what I mean? Like, you just can't do that, like, why did you do that? Like, I wish, like, we had, like, a way to communicate with other people so that you can be able to understand, like, what is the reasoning of some of these people. Kosa Babu, when I, when I, like, when I said corruption and discrimination are literally the root of most evil things to happen on earth. Siwango. Because, if, because, se kwanza, corruption, corruption is in so many shapes and sizes. Zote. And discrimination, feeling like you're better than another person, you know, if you feel like you're better than, like, if you feel like you're better than another person, if you decide to oppress them, it's because there's a light in them that you have seen, that unona we mwenye kuna, ama you feel, naitu aje. You feel small, you feel like, oh, miwi, like, you feel like they're better than you. Zote, you feel like you know they're better than you. Nani saw, manze, in the life we're living in, Banna, please don't need competition with people. Wachana mamanda competition, now why are you competing with people, surely? Like, one thing I like about Islam is, Islam is told, be yourself, but don't oppress another person. Nini li sewa hi, in my previous episode, as much as you're being yourself, please don't make you being yourself an oppressive experience to another person. Let you practicing the practices that you're doing not be an oppressive experience to another people. Na susa sikon, please do not refuse the word oppression, kosa nabu. In here, some things that are sikon, we oppressed. But some people do some things, they're not being oppressed. Really. Anyway, let us continue. It was just a sidebar. Banna, I just feel so annoyed. Not annoyed, but sad. Just sad. It is so sad. It's just so sad. So, this determination still exists today. The Southern Baptist Convention still exists today as the world's largest Baptist organization. They stopped, like, after the Jim Crow laws were, like, abolished, okay, before that, they stopped... What do you call this? Wali acha ku... They stopped. Like, they stopped the whole support of, like, slavery and, like, segregation and shit. Because, really, we are all the same people. Kini kata ni kukate banna, we breed the same color. So, nashanga. Now, anyway, white people are represented as black people, because only black people I don't know why they were feeling better than everyone else. I don't know. But anyway. Most, like, the earliest civilizations are from black people. Shit. Kini kata ni we don't have our own racist banner. We do, but... Eh! Banna, these guys have done such atrocious shit. Which brings me to my next one. Mimi kwanzaa. Let me just say something. In any, in any, in any, like, whenever anything happens, please leave kids. Out of it. Leave children out of it and women. Leave children and women out of it. It's like... Leave children and women out of it. Yeah. Leave children and women out of it. Anyway. So, another ripple effect. Like, another, like, also point number five. Forced assimilations. Forced assimilations. In the late 19th century, around 1883, a system of residential schools began. Like, there was a residential school before that. But now we have a system in Yewe. It li anza. 1883. There were a series of boarding schools meant to assimilate the children of indigenous tribes into Western culture. This was all funded by the Canadian government and administered and oversaw by various churches. Various Christian churches. So, I was like, okay. You know, like, assimilation is a powerful word. Teaching is a different one. But assimilation is. Why? So, these schools were closed in the late 20th century and the last one was closed in... It was closed in 1996 with an apology from the Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2008 due to the irreversible harm caused by it. There was a movie I saw. Not a movie. You know, like, YouTube shorts. So, I saw a short about, like, what was happening in those indigenous schools. How those... The sisters used to beat the children if they did something wrong. If they didn't. And I was like, I'm seeing Duksey in action. Because, like, that's what happens, like, in many madrassas. I don't know whoever... I don't know. I don't remember that saying. But really? Spare the roda and spoil the child no more you don't need. But really? Eh, eh. That one was quite extreme. The Duksey was quite extreme. Please stop beating the children. Anyway, I'm still on this. What's assimilation? In those indigenous schools, over one hundred and fifty thousand. Thousand. Children. Now, there's no specific number. They'll show you, eh, how, how, like, how many children it was. Wengi sana. One hundred and fifty thousand children, it's already a massive number. More than one is already a... Ata one is a massive number. Because that's not one hundred and fifty thousand. One hundred and fifty thousand. Yes? Anyway, over one hundred and fifty thousand children were stolen from their homes to attend these schools where they were physically and sexually abused. Because all of this is one across the total world. So, they were physically and sexually abused. Thousands died and buried unceremoniously. Unceremoniously. Yeah, man. Even if you kill a child, at least let the mother know that her child is buried. Let the mother know that her child is buried. Yeah. Yeah. Hi. Buried unceremoniously and anonymously, often, being the victims of malnutrition, fires, and diseases. Because of overpopulation. Just because the government... Bada. Many, like, since time immemorial, many government things are shite. Shite, to be exact. Wa. Because, eh, eh, eh. Please. This is my, this is my what now? So, as I was saying, like, sorry, I was interrupting. You know. Now I'm missing my zombie! Anyway. Anyway. So. I will start, like, the ripple effect. Like, the ripple effect. Like, this atrocity is already, you know, shite. But let's get to the ripple effect. The ripple effect. So. The first ripple effect is the false doctrine engraved the belief that blackness and dark skin are synonymous to servitude and inferiority influencing a lot of societal structures. But we see up until today. Up until today. Yes. So. Another ripple effect. This is a generational disconnect within the African societies perpetuating Eurocentric norms plus internalized anti-blackness. Do you listen, Malini? Yes. Hi. Number three. The justification of systemic oppression and the exploitation of non-European people. We still see. We still see. Because. Squeezie. Now. Like, the white people went. Waka asha other. Waka asha assimilated black people. So. Assimilated black people. They were in, like, the leadership positions and the religious leaderships and all. Well, this is a one-and-a-lever. Like, the white man's dream. The white man's colonial dream. I'll tell you something at the end of this. Just let me finish. Huh? Number four. Promotion of establishment of black churches which acted as resistance centers and communities. That was a good thing. That was a good thing. At least. The systemic racism within Christianity was highlighted. Number six. Weaponization of Christianity in order to pacify enslaved Africans. Teaching obedience to their enslavers while denying them human dignity. Uh-huh. Number seven. Subjection of indigenous children to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse. Here Baka. Like. Squeezie. Number eight. Enforcement of white supremacy by framing the indigenous cultures of inferior. Plus the need of Christian civilization. End quote. Stutter. Now, let us. So that. Let's do something. But let's. Yeah. So far. Let me adjust myself. So far. The fact. Hasira. Bona. Hasira. I need to. I need to stop being very angry when I'm talking about. But. When these people. Like when they were doing all of this. Where was their humanity? I just need to. We like. Elon Musk. Instead of wasting your money doing other things. Please create an object that you can use to talk to people who are. What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? 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