our forefathers were demonized and practiced

“Door of No Return” witchcraft.

Our forefathers were stripped of their unique
by
relationship with God Almighty...there are so many
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tribes in Africa, therefore varied languages.
Language has a way of shaping our thinking,
customs, etc. and even in this 21st century, language
differences can cause or shape unfair assessment of
people.
What I want to submit is that our Ancestors
were not bewitched or voodoo ridden. Yes, they
were and are very demonstrative through tribal
dance and practices. They were not ignorant of
who God was then or now! They were impacted
with expression, arts, herbal knowledge, and power
Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana to heal. Yes impacted with these gifts...just like
built by Swedish traders. The first timber Jesus! Let me help you reader: language and
construction on the site was erected in 1653 for the expression was unique and quite different from
Swedish Africa Company and named Carolusborg western European Christianity..but it did not or
after King Charles X of Sweden. It was later rebuilt does not mean it is of the devil or pagan. Do you
in stone. realize that Jesus was not from the United states?
The Castle was built for the trade in timber and Do you understand that Jesus did not speak
gold. Later the structure was used in the trans- english? Jesus had no western customs. He was
Atlantic slave trade. The Castle, or Castle and BORN in Bethlehem, and after HE was born,
Dungeon, to give it its official name, was first Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt which is in
restored in the 1920s by the British Public Works AFRICA, to flea Herod's wrath! Jesus spent time
Department. in Africa, the Middle East, and even the
Orient....Therefore, most cultures and religions
In 2009, I visited this “castle”. Before entering attribute their healing arts, herbal knowledge,
this compound, I had no idea of its existence or meditation skills to Jesus!
purpose. While touring the grounds I learned that it
was the holding place, dungeon, or torture Let's not repeat and build dungeons for you and
chamber of our ancestors BEFORE they were and hold you there only to be “shipped” to a so
shipped to the so called New World (America). so called new world. Allow no one to strip you of
They were taken from their land and countries, your creativity, culture in the name of God. Jesus
never to return again. Once they passed those was not a Christian. He was a Jew. Many faiths
hideous enormous doors, they were stripped of teach CHRIST and CHRIST-LIKENESS. Never
everything: family, food, water, dignity, culture, get caught on a “lower-level” with predators of
language and spirituality........ religion. Stay above and walk in your authenticity.
One of the things the tour guide said that has Speak your language, Dance your dance, express
forever stayed in my mind: “While our ancestors yourself!
were being tortured, beaten, starved in the Loose the chains that bind you! Let's study for
dungeons on the lower level of the castles, The ourselves....and you will discover that Jesus was
traders, etc. were on the top deck having church, uncommon, and HE dealt with uncommon people.
and forcing Christianity upon slaves.” What side of the door will you find yourself on?
Well, a couple of light bulbs came on for me!
I understood that 1.)language was a big barrier
between the slave masters and Africans. 2.) As a
result, Our captivators automatically assumed that