Trump, Voodoo, and the Missing Piece in Today's Debate on Morality

 

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KABOOM Pastor Realized just how Important Trumps ‘They’re Eating Cats and Dogs’ Statement was at the Debate “When President Trump talked about eating cats and dogs… I thought he had gone senile… But there are things people don’t know and understand that he was strategically trying to put out…. • When it comes to Haitians, They got you thinking race, he just hates those black folks… NO! It’s about culture! Voodoo Culture requires sacrifice! • Even those Venezuelan gangs, they are bringing their culture! “Trumps was smart enough to put it out because he knew it would make people start talking about it and start looking…. And whether or not you hate him or not, it’s the truth.” MUST WATCH AND SHARE! https://rumble.com/v5fftzw-pastor-realized-just-how-important-trumps-theyre-eating-cats-and-dogs-state.html

Trump, Voodoo, and the Missing Piece in Today's Debate on Morality

In his debate with Kamala Harris last week, former President Donald Trump stated that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were abducting and eating pets. The comment provoked a furor that continues unabated this morning. It’s easy to find opinions siding with Mr. Trump or against him and focusing on immigration as a threat or a benefit to America.

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Here’s what’s harder to do: Find objective reporting about the religious context behind the controversy. After some effort, here’s what I was able to discover online:

• A 2004 National Geographic article states that voodoo is the “dominant religion” in Haiti.
• A 2011 article explaining voodoo reports that “food is one of the many offerings ceremoniously given to the Lwa (Spirits) and is usually shared afterward as a communal meal.”
• An article opposing animal abuse notes that “animal sacrifice” in voodoo is “a central part of this faith,” while a 2013 report claims that animal sacrifice “isn’t embraced by all” practitioners.

To be clear: Reports that some voodoo adherents employ animal sacrifices does not mean Haitian immigrants in Ohio are doing so. My purpose is not to take sides in the partisan conflict over Mr. Trump’s comments. Rather, it is to ask why the religious worldview that should be vital to the debate is largely absent from the discussion.