i think something very important to acknowledge about the intersection of evangelical christianity and neocolonialism is the fact that evangelical christianity, even more progressive forms, allow for little room for keeping of cultural tradition. yeah, they might not make an indigenous person cut their hair if thatâs culturally important to them, but theyâll have to give up nearly all of their spiritual traditions in order to align with christianityâs all-or-nothing mentality. because most sects of christianity think that christianity is the only way to get to the afterlife where youâre not slow roasted at 365 degrees for all eternity, it is not a question of âhow can we adapt these principles to the life weâre already living,â itâs âtake these principles or else our loving god will abandon you.â itâs all about dominating the evil, âworldlyâ culture that honestly probably predates their own religion.
itâs the same reason that most mission work focuses solely on evangelism and foreigners coming in and doing things for those in other countries, as opposed to supporting the people who are already there financially so the locals can actually build their own infrastructure and become self sufficient: they donât get the ego (or afterlife) boost from it. they donât care about the wellbeing of those people once they leave, they just care about crowns in heaven and conversion. because that culture never had any value to them to begin with beyond the photo op, because their white bread version of christianity was always the peak of perfection and what every human being should be doing. every aspect of evangelical mission culture is built on the white (or western/united states) savior complex.
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