Comments on: The Nature of Sacrifice http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/nature-of-sacrifice.html Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Pitzl-Waters http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/nature-of-sacrifice.html/comment-page-1#comment-2164 Jason Pitzl-Waters Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:59:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/the-nature-of-sacrifice.html#comment-2164 Mambo Racine,<br/><br/>I think you meant to comment on this entry:<br/><br/>http://www.wildhunt.org/2008/04/haitian-vodous-supreme-chief.html<br/><br/>This article here doesn't mention Max Beauvoir. Mambo Racine,

I think you meant to comment on this entry:

http://www.wildhunt.org/2008/04/haitian-vodous-supreme-chief.html

This article here doesn’t mention Max Beauvoir.

]]> By: Mambo Racine http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/nature-of-sacrifice.html/comment-page-1#comment-2163 Mambo Racine Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:43:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/the-nature-of-sacrifice.html#comment-2163 MAx Beauvoir is NOT the "public face of Haitian Vodou", he is a self-aggrandizing opportunist with political ambitions, that's all. His reputation for defrauding AIDS victims and for sexual abuse of women who come to him for instruction, is legendary.<br/><br/>He recently threatened the President of Haiti with a "Vodou curse" because he didn't get a political appointment he wanted. But as we can all see, Haitian President Rene Preval is still there, still in good health.<br/><br/>In Vodou, each Houngan or Mambo (female priest) has just as much authority as any other Houngan or Mambo. The final authority in our religion is our liturgy, our rules and regulations, and those are the same in every temple, otherwise of what use would they be?<br/><br/>You can find free, accurate information about Haitian Vodou, and many, many links to more pages by and about both Haitian and non-Haitian practitioners, at http://members.aol.com/racine125/index.html . MAx Beauvoir is NOT the “public face of Haitian Vodou”, he is a self-aggrandizing opportunist with political ambitions, that’s all. His reputation for defrauding AIDS victims and for sexual abuse of women who come to him for instruction, is legendary.

He recently threatened the President of Haiti with a “Vodou curse” because he didn’t get a political appointment he wanted. But as we can all see, Haitian President Rene Preval is still there, still in good health.

In Vodou, each Houngan or Mambo (female priest) has just as much authority as any other Houngan or Mambo. The final authority in our religion is our liturgy, our rules and regulations, and those are the same in every temple, otherwise of what use would they be?

You can find free, accurate information about Haitian Vodou, and many, many links to more pages by and about both Haitian and non-Haitian practitioners, at http://members.aol.com/racine125/index.html .

]]> By: Cat Chapin-Bishop http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/nature-of-sacrifice.html/comment-page-1#comment-816 Cat Chapin-Bishop Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:03:00 +0000 http://wildhunt.org/blog/2007/03/the-nature-of-sacrifice.html#comment-816 This is really heartening. I am very tired of hearing Afro-diasporic traditions get dissed and stereotyped--too often by Pagans as well as mainstream media. (Ticks me off when such stereotyping is leveled at Asatru, too. _Especially_ when the offender is Pagan, it bugs me. As if we only want religious liberty for Wicca?!?)<br/><br/>Maybe the nicest touch of all is the acceptance of spiritual diversity that the respect and offering awarded Ellegua by the reporter implies. <br/><br/>Wow--we may just be becoming a civilzed culture! Fancy that! This is really heartening. I am very tired of hearing Afro-diasporic traditions get dissed and stereotyped–too often by Pagans as well as mainstream media. (Ticks me off when such stereotyping is leveled at Asatru, too. _Especially_ when the offender is Pagan, it bugs me. As if we only want religious liberty for Wicca?!?)

Maybe the nicest touch of all is the acceptance of spiritual diversity that the respect and offering awarded Ellegua by the reporter implies.

Wow–we may just be becoming a civilzed culture! Fancy that!

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