I'm not sure that you do.
What about S. Africa being the baby rape capital of the world?
What about it? The Dutch and British settlers who started colonizing South Africa back in 1652. Their missionary efforts have born fruit: the 2001 South Africa census lists almost 80% of South Africans as being Christians. Over 3 million South Africans are Roman Catholic; by comparison, the number of adherents of traditional African religions is miniscule: 125, 898 (less than 1% of the population).
Religion in South Africa (2001)
How do you explain this? If the mere presence of Christianity and Western Civilization -- both of which have been present amongst the European/immigrant and aboriginal populations for centuries in South Africa -- is sufficient to make a society happy and moral and free from abuses, then why hasn't this combination worked for the South Africans?
Well, obviously, they are not practicing their Christianity, are they? When I looked up religions of Africa in Wikipedia, it says that “the majority of Africans practice African traditional religions, with traditions of folk religion or syncretism practised alongside an adherent’s Christianity or Islam.” Maybe, this contaminates the Christianity?????? I have no idea.
Just because you label someone a Christian, doesn’t mean they are one. Look at Pelosi: she calls herself a Catholic than adheres to practices that are in direct contradiction to the Church. She should be excommunicated and not allowed to lie in a public forum.
The Dutch surely treated the Blacks as equals and took them into their congregations? Were they Calvinists by chance???? That religion, with their predestination, must have had a great affect on morality and virtue. It seems like the Dutch are the least religious people in Europe.
Didn’t the British get rid of slavery over there? I am sure the blacks became integrated into their churches and became one big happy family. Oh wait. Wasn’t there something like apartheid?
Raping babies is sure part of Christian theology. Wonder how come Africa is the AIDS capital of the world? Oh, yes, they have to be following the tenants of Christianity. Why wouldn’t they practice abstinence like the Pope admonishes? That should solve a lot of problems in those nations. Then maybe their folk culture advocates polygamy and it overrides Christianity...or, well, they could be muslim.
How could Christianity work in a country of slaves or second class citizens? Was Wilberforce insane? It has only been in recent history that the racism in Africa has been tackled and it is proving to be working so well in Zimbabwe especially with such wise rulers as Mugabe.
I do not care to spend time studying Africa but I do think that all the AIDS, rape, mayhem, is due more to the system of corrupt governments which are not based on Natural Law as described by John Locke or the separation of power as defined by Montesquieu. Nietzsche’s “Will to Power” defines probably why, when not curtailed by a religion, there can be no order, no peace, and no utopia.
It was Christianity combined with this Republican government which led to such a great success for people.