5 Major Reasons Religion Is the No.1 Cause of Poverty in Africa | Rev Walter Mwambazi | TEDxLusaka
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- One of the greatest enigmas of our time that begs an explanation is how a continent endowed with so much wealth and resources (human, food, mineral and land) can be so poor as to have 16 of the 20 poorest nations on earth. Hard discussions on this perennial African development question are ignited by Rev Walter in this talk, where he suggests that religion and its cascading effects is the biggest obstacle to development. He also proposes a solution to how Africans can free themselves from religious slavery! Reverend Walter Mwambazi is chiefly a thought transformation leader, but he is also a networker, digital & traditional marketer, published author, newspaper columnist, blogger, neural-linguistic and cognitive enhancement coach, radio & television personality and a social influencer. Before all this, he was an ordained and in-service minister for 5 years. Reverend Walter is married with 3 children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Watching from Kenya, this is veery powerful. They came to Africa and taught us to pray with our eyes closed...in the process they stole our Gold, Copper, Iron, Bronze...everything. When we opened our eyes to say Ameeen, they were all gone!
Totally agree! Just what they did to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and other Asian countries!!
In latinoamerica they did the same. Latinos need to own the land
They did that to The Native Americans.
With a Bible at hand And no land and no resources .
With all your lands , resources ect.
This man should be applauded for his honesty and boldness.
I tell you. Many of his colleagues would talk him down for what he has pointed out... But after all the lies that have reigned on earth, Truth would prevail...
most definitely, he was absolutely amazing
No, he should ridiculed for quoting Karl Marx and his foolishness. Marxism ridicules religion and traditions while turning the government into a dictatorship. And there are many example of Marxist and Communist's dictatorships and genocides. If African needs to grow it needs to kick out all the foreign ideology, religions and traditions.
@@SuperSky9 I agree with you on that , Africa must return to it spiritual traditions and eradicate all foreign religions and concepts. Religion is the soil in which ignorance grows.
Sadly preachers are not do-ers
As an Athiest Zambian and African, I have followed Rev. Mwambazi for a while and have come to learn he is an open minded, simple and very honest person. His faith is admirable and I have seen him apologize when he gets a notion wrong. And as such, I have nothing but total RESPECT for him.
Come to know Christ as Savior.
You're a very rare breed my friend. How did you become an atheist?
In Africa we are waiting for the better life in heaven🤣instead of thinking how we can move our life we spend all our time in church casting demons and praying for miracles to happen .
Thank you man of God you are speaking the bitter truth 💪🏾
not just in africa blacks in america were taught thee same thing , in the sweet bye a nd bye
Genuinely speaking
One of the reasons why atheistic countries prosper more
Real talk. How can you know all this and call yourself a christian?
@@777morgan3 Exactly!
All of us
Actually Africans blacks are bad off cause of their embrace of secular ideology and government handouts.
When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the bible ,they taught how to pray with our eyes closed . When we opened them, they had the land we had the bible .
--- jomo kenyatta
And when the missionaries left. Jomo Kenyatta stole the lands of the people and created a rich destiny while others wallow in poverty.
Nothing but the truth
😂😂😂😂😂they pulled a number on us
More to this equation: Africa was already rocked in Tribal wars after forgetting the same God that was preached the white. They changed times and laws... Africa now worship the creature and material than God who was preached before them. Take a look at Ethiopia
You are misinformed. They 'Bible' they used in enslaving africa and those in the New World wasnt even the authentic scriptures. Much of the Content was missing that would have encouraged rebellion against slavery. The Book of Exodus was not to be found in the so-called Slave's Bible.
Why is this video not more popular?
It needs to be heard and spread across Africa
It was only posted 2 days ago! Maybe you could forward and tag others to do the same! It is worth it!
The elite stopped it in its tracks.
Let us share it so that it spreads widely
@@H00dN3rdz haha. Possibly.
@@stephenkatete9410 done and doing it now.
I almost screamed when he listed literally the same points I'm telling people since my teenage years - as a reverend! This man is lit
.... this is the harsh reality most African Christians don’t wanna hear /
Until the lion learns to write, every story will always glorify the hunter.
So true
The lion is also a hunter.
🤣🤣🤣 A predator hunting for prey you mean? Nice
@@hilaryfrank lol🤣🤣
💯💯💯
I am a Pastor in Nairobi. I agree with his assessment of religion as a system of slavery.
Then quit being a pastor coz pastors are misleading innocent people.
@@pragmatictv5034 isn't interesting how people assume things? You just assumed that a pastor is a religious person. The Rev just explained to you how Jesus Himself hated religion because it enslaves people. Religious people actually killed him because they believed they were serving God.
That's why I'm a pastor, to point people to Christ not religion. Two different things.
Pastors are not misleading people, some pastors are misleading people. That's generalization, stereotyping and profiling people, which has been proven to be primitive.
@@princessemunyaneza3725 go read Ephesians 4:11
@@TheProvidencefilms I've stumbled across unitarian universalism, I like how it's about people helping their communities, supporting each other but in a non dogmatic way, and bishop John shelby spongs type of church, if you've ever heard of him he's great. I'm born and raised atheist lol but I like those
@@britndayz that's wonderful.
THIS MAN SHOULD BE ELEVATED to a position where his teaching reach the whole of Africa. I found this last night randomly and i keep on replaying it.
I am inspired.
Protect this brother at all costs. He’s speaking truth to a lot of power.
From Ghana: Brilliant exposé ; but how can you empower yourself when you are still using the curriculum your colonial master gave you ? Africa cannot develop until there is an education system that reflects the environment and addresses our needs.
Fact
We always say these things but never do them. Given the opportunity, we copy the very curriculum that does not address our needs maybe because they brought education to us in the first place. Their philosophy is predominant and we study hard to acquire degrees established by them. I don't think there is anything wrong with the curriculum, we only need the right understanding and application.
@@davidkwameamoah7822 Perhaps now is the time to introduce Social and Emotional Learning into the curricula of African Nations. Lions Quest has produced good programs and materials. These could be adapted and directed to the specific needs of particular countries. The eradication of witchcraft beliefs could be targeted as these beliefs generate fear, suspicion, non-cooperation, cause/effect confusion, and a non-ethical approach to life.
@@rontelfer6678 Thank you very much. Will check what you have.
Preach!!🗣
This is the gospel that need to be spread across Africa.
The world needs to hear this !
Absolutely!
Totally agreed
Totally agree; this is a man who should be supported to go spread This enlightenment of our children and children of ours....
They still won't listen
"Empower the man to own the lake and you feed him for generations to come" ... Yes Rev. this is what Africa need. Thank you
He is telling a powerful truth. The oppressor teaches you to hate yourself and distrust your own people.
this is the best ted talk I have watched my whole life. Till we Africans wake up from our sleep we will never develop.
We need to organize ourselves all over the world and love each other.
@@andyetadele5723 That is all we need for each other, LOVE ❤️
low self esteem and self hate
Im not saying this is true but Africa is currently so unoriginal.
So refreshing to hear a reverend speak so blatantly and honestly about religion!
He has used the words 'spirit filled' and 'speaking in tongues'. I had an ex-partner who used his terminology. He was also a born again Christian with The Assemblies of God. He was very opposed to religion, and spoke at length about how bad religion was. He didn't believe his Church had anything to do with religion. So he didn't believe he was criticizing his own faith. This may the case here.
He started by explicitly saying he was talking about RELIGION and not SPIRITUALITY. That there is the difference. Anyone who doesn't catch this will jumble the 2 together and be misguided in what he is talking about.
It's actually unbelievable. For once I meet an unselfish, ungreedy Christian leader
@@victordali2404 but there is no difference between religion and spirituality... that's just semantics
You can claim "I'm not religious, I am spiritual" but then go on to assert doctrines that must be abided by otherwise you are not living spiritually (which is all religion is)... He himself laid out guidelines in this video about what he believes people should do... And the whole video is him trying to convince you on how to think about the world and history
Everything is indoctrination or propoganda when it is information that goes against your bias...
All faith groups have certain beliefs and if you do not adhere to them, than you are not living properly - to the perceived standard of living... Even secular societies have their rules to follow and if you do not THINK the same, you are cancelled
AND JUST SOME MORE INFORMATION
This man posts videos about THE COMING DECEPTION
^ He is religious... He believes in Revelations... He believes that the Messiah is coming back... He is just doing what my old pastor (Pentecostal) used to, and that is speak out against other denominations... Because HE is the one with The Truth and He is the one who knows The Way. The other "religions" don't have a true understanding... Even though he didn't say it, this speaker in the video is claiming to have the True Religion... He's just being deceptive with it and calling it Spirituality...
The irony of it all though is that he dresses like an Englishman and believes in the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ
Even if you claimed to be anti-religion, went around burning every religious text in the world, culled out all the religious and tried to set up a new world order... Guess what ... You are religious 😂
@@bradleymcdonald6273 there's a huge difference and it is not semantics. The Pharisees and teachers of the law in the Bible were religious but not spiritual. The disciples of Jesus were spiritual. Go find the difference.
As a white man, I was touched by this. This is an amazing speech told by a religious man who spoke the truth with no sugarcoating 💯
You are not a "white" man. You are the reason there are divisions amongst people that are also willing to label themselves as a color like you instead of simply human.
White?
Apparently you have never read your bible how can you say that?
I was telling my wife and my mother-in-law the same thing that the Pasteur is talking about this morning and they both try to argue with. For some reasons my mother in law was arguing with me even more than my wife. .. lol... of course I respectfully walked away. I will be sharing this video with them.
An evangelical tongue-speaking pastor who manages to entrap, keep me focused and interested as an Atheist-to-the-bone marrow, thinking this was absolutely time well spent, that... is rare. His honesty, intellect and charisma, - a very nice talk.
I feel the same. This man really has a great way of speaking and presenting his very compelling, and intelligent ideas. He had me spellbound the whole time! I am also a diehard atheist
@@vickypedias _Spellbound_ is the word. :) I was watching, thinking this is *not* what I'm used to _at all_ from evangelicals, _especially_ tongue speaking ones. And what a charismatic person?! His intellect, it was just an amazing presentation - brain candy. :)
You wasting your time as a preacher
Speaking in toungues as done by charismatic Christianity is one reason why those who want to think have no place in this space.
Imagine how abused a person has to be such that they pretend to communicate in a made up language knowing fully well they are deluding themselves.
Why speak to God in a language I do not understand?
Listen to Maponga he has some bitter truth similar to this
He's so calm, that's why he has my respect
But he is uneducated.
He "knows" Jesus.
Bs
Playing this on 1.5 for that very reason, He lacks a lot in public speaking
Soooooo glad to see and hear an African intellect speaking 💯 facts!
This is literally the BEST Ted talk I've watched all my life!
I have always believed in this type of Mind Set, People of Africa MUST WAKE UP NOW !!!
Blacks period. Worldwide
Don't wake us up. We woke long long long long back.
@@daniellwmmsb884 not necessarily bro, if that was the case we wouldn’t be in the position we are today as a whole
@@LiveLifeMusik EXACTLY. Idk why they think it's any different. Everywhere in the world the darker ppl are on the bottom of the totem pole
@@LiveLifeMusik Zzzzzss Izzy's
"Dont just teach him to fish...empower the man to own the lake, and let him feed generations after him." This is the most important message that each african needs to hear
I think they took the lake and gave them the bible lol
you got it right💯💚❤💋killing is very bad nonot eat meat or humen to no more kill
@@tomoyochan92 that's what "leaders" do .
Yes,and when he owns the lake he can give wages to the workers to fish out the fish for him from"his lake", sell them to people without a lake and and get Rich&powerful!
That is allready the reallyity right now and from time imemorrial.....
pourkin - laike belong to investors/Capitalist leaches. If you want to fish first you buy license then leaches is going to tell you how much you should fish!! Wherever Country resource and infrastructure belongs to private leaches then your country is own by Leaches yet all is planned by leaches government like Justin Trudeau who is tool to maximize profits for those Leaches that owns resources and infrastructure. That's how all fake democracies functions especially US and Canada!! If your countries resources are privatized then citizens of that country are democratic Slaves!
"Teach a man to own the lake!" Powerful. He has come with a whole new perspective, true Empowerment
For the first time I'm seeing someone who speaks undiluted truth without fear of losing his crowd.. God bless you 🙏
True
Well said. I wish more of us Zambians would open our eyes and find a way to fight for what is ours. It’s time to be proud of who we are
Wish more Africans in general would think like that.
Exactly. Did you know the government of Zambia sold the Zambian economy cheaply to a Copper mining company. This was also emphasised by the African-American Bishop Tudor Bismarck. It was so devastating to me as a Political Economist without political power to change policies in Zambia and Africa. You can find this on youtube as well under the title ”Bishop tudor bismarck on Zambia and Ghana. He is an African-American Bishop.
@@Didmasela the only continent that doesn't know Africa's real worth is Africa
@@ipaja5515 I agree with you on this. That is why I am extremely angry with many African leaders who can’t see the value of Africa coz they continue to steal public funds for their own interets, borrow huge expensive loans from the IMF and the World Bank, export raw materials instead of establishing their own industries, and import expensive products. How I wish all such leaders would die over night and leave room for new, energetic radical revolutionaries.
@@Didmasela
Tudor Bismarck Is Not An African American,
He Is An African Asian (ie The Descendant Of Asians Brought To Africa By The Colonialists,
With The Intention Of Handing The Reign Of Power To Them, When We Ask For Our Independence Later,
His Cousins Are The Ones Kicked Out Of Uganda By DADA IDIAMIN After Independence There,
Because IDIAMIN Knew The Colonialists Games).
Tudor Bismarck Actually Married A Native, In Which His Family Opposed To Till Today.
Cataract is the 3rd biggest cause of blindness, politics and RELIGION remain the 1st two.
😃
Great
Love this 🙏🏽👍
Is that why the US and Europe were so successful? A lack of religion? 😂
Thanks for your hot take edgeboy
@@jp2650 OP said religion causes blindness, not that it makes countries "unsuccessful", as if those two things are contradictory..
China is powerful and successful by many standards, but they're not religious AND their people are blinded by propaganda. None of these things are necessarily contradictory unless you define success by quality of life, and that somehow measures ability of citizens to acquire information and formulate informed opinions..
I know examples cant prove a hypothesis, but for a taste of the censorship and spirit of religion towards the advancement of knowledge just look at Galileo or Darwin.. If you think that religion serves to inform people and doesn't have an inherent interest in keeping people uneducated and impoverished, praying for miracles and paying their tithes rather than paying for what they actually need to improve their situations then I don't know what to tell you except that I hope your worldview serves you well.
I hope you continue to exercise the critical thinking that God gave you going forward 🙏
This is enlightening. I mean just so deep and we Africans really need to think about who we really are
Absolutely true. I'm an African from South Africa. Empower us Reverend. I wish you an come to SA and preach this content. Poverty is a big problem in our country. Slavery is a key factor. Truth must be told.
Then vote out the ANC, religion has nothing to do with the problems in SA. Corrupt politicians stealing what is meant for the people and the uneducated fools keeping them in power for false promises and handouts.
Empower yourselves. Just start "thinking and stop folliwing like chickens! Think before you leap!
Walter you are the first human with a religious title that I actually took more than a minute to listen to. Really good view on the shackles of man made dogmas.
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Sure. Even me. He conquered me
Listen to reverend father kokah
The words of desmond TuTu " when the prayer began we had the land and they had the bible, but when the prayer was over we the bible and they had the land"
Not Desmond Tutu, Jomo Kenyatta from Kenya
Jocelyn Forde
Someone on this page came up with a similar quote from Kenyatta. The question remains in either case, how are the land and the Bible being used?
Perhaps the colonizers weren't using the Bible properly, consequently their attention was focused too much on acquiring the land. According to Jesus, 'not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.'
He also said that 'you cannot serve both God and money.'
Those are words of the Late H.E Jommo Kenyatta
Amazing speech, unfortunately I think a large percent of the population would just not be able to digest this information. Imagine how much better the world would be if people put humanity before organized religion.
The World Bank and IMF (responsible for making the economic plans of many poor countries) is running with a very human mindset, unfortunately it's not sharing, caring and empathy but rather greed, arrogance and envy.
At least, organized religions tries to tame these dangerous humans traits, but "modern-style economic liberalism" doesn't seems to have problem with them.
But he is wrong. Africans go into religion because they are poor, They are not poor because they go into religion. Poverty in Africa is majorly due to imbalance in international politics and economics, bad leaders sustained majorly by foreign countries among others.
I can give examples from Eyadema, Paul Biya, Mobutu Sesekou to martyrs like Sankara, Lumumba, Olympio etc.
Thank you. Religion did not stop any Country for not waking up and go to job. Religion always teaches us how to develop things. They should stop blaming Religion, or Countries that colonise Africa, and work to improve the African Continenent.
@@ishakajalloh2090 GOD is one cause for this happens in africa
So God is the one that asked People to be cheating on each other, you mean? God told us to be honest, and kind to one another, but anyone leads your Country, the first plan, is to take all the riches of the Country, and put it in foreign banks for his own use, and care less about the Citizens of your Country. Church or Mosq will never advice you to do the wrong thing, which will harm others. The problem in Africa, some leaders are greed, to the extend that, they will never think about thir Citizens, nor the bring improvements for anyone to be close to them. Don blame God, cuz God created us, and give us brain, to decide what to do. Good, or bad. If the leader is not correct, just thinking about himself, how can the Country go forward?
If everyone follow what God advices us, no one will suffer, in the entire world. Read the Bible, or the Quran, and see if it's asked you to harm others.
True spirituality shall set humans free. Rev. lecture shown courage with a brave heart. Thanks so much!
This guy should preach this across all of Africa. Extremists would skip this video just looking at the title.
Its a whole lot of unintelligent nonsense!
@@blockcoin6463 what do you refer to, Africa or what the guy is saying
@@whateverpsysaid7260 Africa? Why stop there, dude should go all over the freaking world with this message. Some of the names change, but the facts are all the same everywhere
@@PaperRaines Lol dat true. But other continents are more open to secular discussions than Africa, Africa needs its own Richard Dawkins.
You can help him do so by sharing this video with your friends, family and associates.
Throughout the lock-down in 2020 I found myself trying to comprehend the concept of Belief. This took me down the same road that the Reverend here found himself at. I am so happy to hear a reverend confirm some of my thoughts and answer my unanswered questions. Thank you so much for clearing up a lot of things for me.
Happy for you that you started your journey! More insights to you!
I think that's one of the problems it shouldn't take some body else to tell you if your doing the right thing or not.
same as me bro ever since lockdown l haven't gone to church.
Empower the man to own the lake..
There in lays the secret...the day Africans realise that they own the lake, will be the day of deliverance!
This speech must be preserved in the archives of history. This speech must be talk about with our younger ones at the dinner table. I saved so I can listen to it again and again. Don't mind the Bible, but I name this speech/sermon, the "Gospel according to Rev. Walter." Peace out.
Most of us here in Nigeria are being manipulated and controlled into giving and all that. Thanks sir for the raw truth. Teach the man to own the lake so he can feed generations out of it. God bless you. Love you sir from Nigeria
Not really u are allow your self to be manipulated because u dont check the truth in the bible. hence why the biblie advice us to in 2 Timothy 2:15 KJV Study to show YOUR self approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. and if u dont. Naija pastor go milk you tire like cash cow. even the tithe we are not suppose to pay that because we are not levite it wasnt directed to us plus it wasnt even money it was food stuff. but that's not to say u cant give but sparingly . to if u want something from the Lord Proverbs 28:27a Those who give to the poor will LACK nothing. The question is whe was the last time we give to the poor. but u hardly here some Naija pastor advocating that. Hence why we are to read what the bible says.
Dont just teach him to fish...teach him to own the lake, and let him feed generations after him.
The lake does belong to the people but it's who they put in charge that is the problem the deals they sign that is the problem do you think if you all decided to sit down and not work those who owned the wealth would be so unfair? The art of the game is for the masses to sit and support each other and anything unfair just stop work
Does seem the motto and motif of the OP exist universal but for sure once one attacks another spiritual path and disrespecting the values of the Natives path then the Divide and Conquer has started.
@@wendystewart1465 And the works of exposure by Yuri Bezmenov still active today.
@@wendystewart1465 It worked for the Solidarity Labor Union in Poland and brought down the wall.
The most powerful line...
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain heart is our temple; this philosophy is kindness.
-Dalai lama.
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I always feel our ancestors lived far more better than us. when there was no religion .
Indeed Rev, teach a man to own a lake and feed the generations to come. Exactly what you ve said is what is killing us as Africans. If only we can change our mind set and say, "what others can do, we can do better". If a product is made in Malawi for example, lets buy it as long as it has a good quality. I thank you for this shift in the way we look at things, great word sir
There centuries were the best
We will never be like our ancestors because brain washing has devided us all
Truth! They did...and knew things we yet cant begin to comprehend.
Disagree, people always had differences, and will always. The correct ways /religion brings peace and purpose to what we do.
Yes it is true..there was no oppression sadly our oppressors taught us our ancestors were ungodly ritualists and cannibals that were hungry for blood, and we adopted that
I love this man. Wish Nigerians can learn. I'm also a pastor and this is 99.9% truth. Don't confuse religion with spirituality. CHRIST preached spirituality and the kingdom, not religion!
Watching this makes feel like he is reading my mind. I have been thinking about this for such a long time. We need to wake up .
This is what should be preached every day to Religious persons
cheruiyot kosgey
As a Christian living in the largely secular West, I am very careful to distinguish Biblical Christianity from 'religion', and there are good Scriptural reasons for doing so.
"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." James 1:27 KJV
"Empower the man to own the lake and he'll feed generations" that's next level advice right there
Thank you Reverend. This proves that there is nothing wrong with me.
“There’s no greater person that can justify political control than a religious person” ✅
So true that one.
Since I would say everyone is religious,Karl Marx included , you must be correct.thanks
He is sick, that's why he is blaming religions for his failioure
Wow🤯👏👏👏
Very few men of God preach the gospel like this.
Very thought provoking..
Its high time we as Africans stop using religion as an excuse for poverty and break the chains of mental slavery.
God did not put anyone on this earth to suffer.
Yes correct, there is enough wealth for everyone.
This is not the gospel. The gospel is the death, burial, and ressurection of Jesus Christ. Period.
He is NOT preaching the gospel please. He maybe making some sense but his views are one sided. He is painting the missionary in bad light as if Christianity is a curse. Yes, religion generally,from people that misunderstood it and misinterpreted , has promoted poverty. But that is because they don't understand the goodnews of Jesus Christ. CHRISTIANITY IS A BLESSING and has been responsible for most part of civilization in education, science and economics.
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I know religious Africans that do not believe what you say.
this is the reason why enlighten being are scarce in the world see the audience you see a small number of them. but if a fake pastor comes promising miracles in peoples lives thousands of them will come
Well said.
Love from Tanzania.
The absence of more views made me sick to my stomach.
There is large enlightenment ongoing in Africa especially amongst Nigerians ghanaians 4east Africans, this is good for reality
arent there few people because of the virus?
True...even here in kenya
The man is a true definition of honesty and boldness.
The deep passion in his gentle voice!
This is awesome. I downloaded this video and watched again and again.
This is the first bold African Pastor.
We need people like this to talk to us and our leaders of tomorrow which is our kids.
No darling you need you to act on his message
Rev. Frederick K. C. Price ministered on this years ago and the church at large was so angry with him. This is an awesome TedTalk and thank you for posting. Still a needed ongoing conversation, especially within the church.
Yes thee series "Race, Religion ad Racism" is a series i have watched in its entirety and even studied. Deep and very meaningful!!
The church is a business,many got PPP loans 🤔👀
This piece should be mandated in all academic institutions in Africa.
Awesome stuff Rev. the key is fearless thinking and self research. Sadly, religion teaches trust and blind following hence creating billions of sheep easily controlled by anything without any critical thought.
Yes, I agree.
Spot on @Bernard Chaziya we must be responsible believers. The lazy church has created and reinforced false preachers and prophets.
Some "Christian" leaders may teach blind trust ,however Jesus and Christianity does not teach that .thanks
This is one of the greatest ideas I've heard today . The guy is authority and there is no doubt his knowledge is on another level. I love his temerity, velocity and his benevolence of sharing such a life changing message. Africa is rising and soon we shall be competing globally
Very well explained. I just had this same conversation with my devout Christian friend of 25 years, a Bible College graduate. He had a hard time understanding these ideas. I don't know what they teach them in Bible college. I will show him your video. Sir, thanks for posting this.
Wow, like this seems to be all that come out of my mouth I am so speechless, I wish each of us can share this video until when every African irrespective of where they are can get a taste of this biting truth,
Thank you Rev. Walter for such an eye opener.
This is 100% true...in my country, I've come to note that majority (99%) of the Kenyans are obsessed with 3 main things: politics, religion and football
So sad.
In Colombia its the same. Media try to portray some douchebags kicking a ball as idols and models for kids
Sounds like Zimbabwe to me
You forgot alcohol
Azin its even scary
As kenyan athiest these is true.
Rev. Mwambazi has spoken the truth! As scattered children of Africa, our time is coming, to right the wrongs of the past. Your contribution will go a long way to serve that cause.
And how do you plan to right the wrongs of the past?
@dorothy dustbin Ah! the '2 wrongs make a right' theory!
Contribution to who?
I'm not a RELIGEOUS person or believe in CHRISTIANITY ,but support what this man is saying WHOLE HEARTEDLY , as a matter of fact i personally have told people some of what this man have said
I like how he makes it clear that its actually christian or rather religious "MISCONCEPTIONS" that have have brought all the mayhem addressed.
FINALLY!!! I had always had this thought but It's difficult to talk with others
I'm happy to talk about it
talked about it...and it almost turn to a fight 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
@@aaliyahmelvin155 yeah my christian families almost disowned me for talking about it! But I said what I said sooooo...😂
Happy to see fellow Ethiopian feeling this too
I am against your view. But I want to debate with you logically if you come with your ideas to me.
Well Spoken! Africa is in a MentalLockDown State. And Needs Serious Help! We Need Help ... Else The Chain Continues...
No offense to you, but stop shouting for help from the outside world. I believe one of the reasons why post colonial Africa is what it is today is because we keep relying on help from the outside world. It's a weak and easily controlled mindset. Africans need to start getting strong again and start countering our own. Only we can save ourselves.
Wow...mental lockdown
@@mroverdose1133 only The Most High Creator can save Afrika. Afrika need to turn back to HIM.
I truly believe Africa will rise to the occasion.
What do you think is the right path to choose?
With head bowed down to the ground, i salute you pastor. Let's heal the world together. From the power of colonialism which gave us identity which molds us to someone we are not supposed to be to the power of God to whom we belong. I am angry with our educational system sealed by religions but there's no time to blame but to find for solutions for this reason we are born.
why am i feeling like i should listen to you again and again, the resourceful thinking eliminating mind slavery for africans. am very happy now, i see a better future, my deepest gratidute to you brother.
👏👏👏 15 years out of religion. l embraced spirituality and self knowledge. You are a gift from Almighty 🌷🌷🌷
The tittle shouldn't be about africa but the world. This is real and happened many places but started in Africa
I would have to change your statement a little and say it shouldn’t be limited to just Africa, but to the whole world!
WE suffer the most ...
He speaks from his own experience as an African. so he is spot on owing to the fact that this is the poorest continent
He is not alone with this thought! Love it
From South Africa, Finally nd finally the truth is out there. I am humbled nd proud of this great man.
I recently quit a religion that I have been in for 10 Years! And this confirms my decision!
Her.B Good for you!!
Did you join another one?
But don't quit spirituality at least. Spirituality is one of dimensions in human life that you cannot do without
@@markmainaonundu6442 what in your opinion is spirituality?
@@Yogananda13 Your objective free thought on matters: origin,purpose & destiny of life. That I bet should be someone's personal spirituality .But your opinion is welcome for discussion
One of the most intelligent African Men out there👏🏽👏🏽 thank you so much for speaking the truth, we Africans still roll in poverty and believe a miracle from heaven will suddenly safe us all, this is crazy !
I’m originally from Nigeria based here in USA I was surprised to see lots of this Americans ain’t that religious even the so called Christians
I’ve never come across any one here who believes in miracles or prayers for illness or prosperity, good governance, Basic human rights etc Africans need to wake up and stop idolizing these pastors who make money off their ignorance. We need to be more logical, hardworking, creative both in science, technology, medicine etc and stop this madness called religion. Get to know your God Africa! ✊🏾✊🏿👑🙌🏾
Well said... they over do faith and under do works as I see it. Fatalistic thinking
@@resilience4lyfe331 Yes my sister 😂 ignorance !
Glad you got to understand my points with those typographical errors on my previous post lol... stay blessed 👑
Are you from Chimamanda ngozi adhichie's country?
What about the mega churches, where most of the attendees are white? Religion does blind people, however if you read the Bible, a lot of things taught at churches is found in falsehood.
You may be surprised at what the Bible teaches as opposed what is taught at Church. Many people these days practice religion secretly at home.
I applaud the Reverend for his oratorical proficiency, a well delivered address. The first thought that came to mind as I listened to him was, hopefully all Reverends, Priests, Pastors or any other religious leaders, will communicate this honest manifestation. I am white and do not follow any religious denomination.
It is about balance and not the whorship of money it can become a idol I agree with this Ted talk it is eye opening
I disengaged from the catholic church from around 1990 after I studied Economics, African History and Geography because I immediately started to realise that something was wrong. Questions like : Why are Africans and blacks who have prayed for over 200 years not progressing and nothing good has changed in their favour? Although African leaders are to blame for not developing their countries, the Global Economic Structure does not, has not, and will never promote the development of African countries? Why are African countries still poor? Economics does not answer this, because it blindfolds its readers to believe so deeeply in the economic models that do not work for Africa. The answer to knowing the truth lies in International Political Economy which I have studied and researched on. Japanese, South Koreans, Singaporeans and Chinese don’t follow white Jesus, but just look at the level of development they have achieved. African christians waste two days (saturdays and sundays) every week to pray, while the Southeast Asian countries that I mentioned, use these two days to work, produce, acquire and create wealth. 👹👹😬😬.
The Japanese etc are not only very hard workers but well educated which Africans are not.
You have a poor understanding of development. Development is not only material!
They even did this to the poor in their own group! There is a documentary about how the lower class were treated worst than or similar to Blacks in America.
Why would I serve a God that thinks I should serve another race! I always said that religion was oppression for other races and women!
Murimi Kaburu ; where did I say that, development is only material?
Indeed we need reprogramming and also we need to embrace our authentic self. Thank you Rev
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He's speaking the truth during the whole video. He was very honest and bold.
I never knew it would be a reverend to give me a totally different view about religion, you're incredible sir
He needs to drop those titles of Christian, evangelical etc. Give them back that Bible, Koran etc! I did years ago the best decision I ever made!
What religion/spirituality u follow now?
I made the best decision too I left both brother I'm spiritual not religious
Same here, I chose to serve humanity not any imaginary deity.
I am also spiritual but not religious.
@@ipaja5515 Must he follow any before he feel accomplished ?
Emancipation from mental slavery is something Bob Marley talked about...sadly we forget that we are African brothers and sisters and cling to our colonial nationalities that further enslave us..
none but ourselves can free our minds
That's actually a quote from Marcus Garvey
I'm glad to have found this talk. What a revelation🙌🏿 Africa doesn't need religion.
Well-done Rev Mwambazi. Your points and arguments were well presented and executed. Point taken.
Thank you very much Reverend. I hope people do not misinterpret your message and blame you for their decisions from here on. God bless you, Africa and the rest of the world.
Very valid arguments you bring out Rev.
I wish every African can watch this and get an understanding of what's at play.
This TEDx talk is excellent! People must be awakened of how Religion is dangerous and numbs rationale!
As a born-again, spirit-filled, tongue speaking, human, I completely agree with him
The most useful speech about religion since the dawn of colonisation
Well presented... This Ted Talk is of value to us Africans. Thank you Reverend for the representation.
not just Africans my friend but thinking white people too!
OMG!!!!In tears....tears of joy!!! This is now what we call the TRUTH! Lord Knows how much bondage I have struggled with almost all my life. Been on this journey to shake off the jaws of religion. Am just so overjoyed to hear my own country man eloquently and powerfully present this liberating gospel news.
As a Muslim Somali ethnic Rev has spoken the truth.
Rev Walter always brings fresh insights into complex topics with unmatched simplicity for people to relate to. Spirituality VS Religion and the liberty of the truth in this deserves further personal research into one's sense of identity. Africa and Africans ancient history is deep.
Wow.. just wow.. im from Romania.. and i salute you sir. Your last quote about "Empower the man to own the lake so it can be fed by generations" stuck in my brain now.. Hat off in front of you sir. So powerfull quote and i hope it will impact generations. What i see hapening in africa.. i lived for a period of time in my country.. and i perfectly understand the similarities you talking about in your speech...because all of them have the same goal at the end of the day.. Economic growth..for the Elites and not for all the people. Period. You know there is another saying.. that sounds like this.. "Keep them poor so you can thrive". I hope you know who use that quote.. Yes.. you've guessed.. The Elites.
Over 50 years ago i was told by a teacher that understanding is not synonymous with faith'. It was a respectful effort by the teacher to deal with his frustration of attempting to answer my 'why' type questions for which he had no answers to. As I fast approach my graduation to being an 'old man' I now consider that people resort to faithing or believing when they do not understand. This faithing is an attempt to address the failure to understand and is also a response in the absence of actual knowledge/information. The unfortunate outcome of this believing is that the resultant beliefs are treated as 'facts', which in turn become dogma. This dogma is codified as canonical and must not be questioned. So to believe or to engage in faithing requires the person to suspend or pause for a lifetime their natural tendency for curiosity and questioning. It is the rationale and framework of all religions. So I adopted this proverb as my personal understanding: 'Ubi dubium ibi libertas', translated as: 'where there is doubt there is freedom'.
Do you realize the Catholic Church gave us modern science?
This is the best Tedtalk hands down👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 however, this is a message for all of the African diaspora because many African Americans have been indoctrinated in the same manner.
Great insights Rev. We need to unlock our potential by letting go of our fears, to unlearn old things and discover new things. We need to do all we can to liberate ourselves,nobody will!
The Catholic Church literally gave us modern science.
To have my radical thoughts reverberated by a pastor is just explosive to my mind... wow
This is the kind of revolution the world needs. Hyped to see how Africa adapts!
This is so profound and beautifully told. Thank you sir for telling like it is.