Religious Persecution
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Adherents of traditional African religions have been persecuted, e.g. practitioners of the Bwiti religion by Christian missionaries and French colonial authorities, as well as some members of the present Gabon government.
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Famous quotes containing the words religious and/or persecution:
“Never for a moment have I had one doubt about my religious beliefs. There are people who believe only so far as they can understandthat seems to me presumptuous and sets their understanding as the standard of the universe.”
—Woodrow Wilson (18561924)
“That diabolical Hell conceived principle of persecution rages among some [people] and to their eternal Infamy the clergy can furnish their Quota of Imps for such business.”
—James Madison (17511836)