Chapter 541 Dare Next Time
Religious issues are a long-standing problem in other countries, but East Africa has no such concerns, because East Africa has relied on secular power to build a country from the beginning.
And in this land of East Africa, there used to be only Arab religion and some indigenous shamans. The shamans can also be said to be sacrifices. The degree of indigenous development was low. Even if it was a country, there were a lot of tribes and independent villages. Countless small units each have their own ghosts and gods they believe in.
It is impossible to form a unified belief. According to Ernst’s understanding of religion, it is a social group with a strict organizational structure and a unified program. Therefore, those scattered indigenous beliefs in East Africa cannot reach the level of religion at all. requirements.
If there is religion in Africa, then the strength of this force is definitely not weak. The simplest example is the Abyssinian Empire, the Christian "Coptic Sect" they believe in, this sect and Catholicism, The Orthodox Church is similar, but influenced by the Eastern Roman Empire, it is closer to the Orthodox Church.
Religious forces can suppress social conflicts and knit society together. This is a characteristic of many theocratic regimes, so religious countries can easily develop and grow.
Obviously there is no such religious force in sub-Saharan Africa. Otherwise, a relatively powerful centralized regime could definitely be developed in sub-Saharan Africa by relying on religious power.
As a kingdom of feudal slavery, East Africa is not only wary of "reactionary" thinking such as freedom and democracy, but also wary of backward thinking such as religion and anti-science, although East Africa's system originally looks very reactionary and backward.
This is a matter of opinion. The princes of the East still call Qin Rongdi! Ernst is not disparaging the Qin State. The Qin State was very powerful at the time, but it was indeed not a normal country. To a large extent, the success of the Qin State was based on the military plunder of the six eastern countries. This was very similar to Germany today. After all, other countries say Prussian barbarians, but are Prussian barbarians backward? In all aspects, Prussia is not lagging behind today and is even quite successful.
In the eyes of other countries, Prussia's military system is no different from Qin's "tyranny", so these are all prejudices. Without the rise of Prussia, Germany might still be bullied by France and other powers. .
Talking about religious issues, contemporary Western missionaries can be said to be quite crazy, and they can even be found in the barren lands of Africa.
European missionaries once existed in South Sudan under the control of East Africa. It was still the Ottoman era, but it can be seen that Christianity’s missionary activities in Africa did not go smoothly, and it was not even able to compete with Arab Christianity.
The large-scale conversion of Africa was after the large-scale invasion of Africa by European colonists, but now the emergence of East Africa has directly restricted the missionary activities in the entire southern Africa in the original history.
This constraint is the Bureau of Cultural and Religious Affairs in East Africa. It is very difficult to become a priest in East Africa. You need to pass strict examinations. Even if you become a regular priest, it is difficult to have room to perform, because the East African government stipulates that priests can only If you can preach in a church and go outside the area, it is a crime. For example, if you recruit people on the street, law enforcement agencies can directly arrest you. In addition, all church activities must be reported to the government, including gatherings, celebrations, etc.
What dissatisfies orthodox religious people most is probably the so-called "freedom" policy of religious belief in East Africa, which allows non-believers to flourish in East Africa.
The biggest feature of East African religions is that there are no churches. They are all based on regional churches and are not subordinate to each other. The superiors of these churches are the local cultural and religious affairs bureaus. Without churches, those churches are just rovers and have a very small say. .
In fact, Constantine, Karina, Archduke Ferdinand, and Princess Charlotte are all relatively devout Catholics.
Ernst, however, has no feeling for religion. Although he is a "reborn person", his rebirth is not attributed to gods or the like, because his rebirth mode is to close his eyes. It reopened as soon as it opened.
"Indecision, quantum mechanics." This is Ernst's attitude. Since it is also an illusory thing, it may be space-time cracks, space-time tunnels, parallel universes and other unknown things. something.
And he has the simplest logic. He did not believe in any religion or ghosts and gods in his previous life. Assuming that there are supernatural mysterious powers, it is impossible for people like him to be reborn. What hell would he really be reincarnated into? The position of a disbeliever like myself. Of course, in order to appear more gregarious, Ernst's external image was naturally that of a Catholic believer. However, from the perspective of religious policies in East Africa, the purity of Ernst, a Catholic believer, is very doubtful to a discerning eye.
The East African Cultural and Religious Affairs Bureau is not only active in Nairobi City, it is a national agency, and it is at the same level as the East African Defense and Security Bureau and the East African Immigration Agency and is a powerful agency.
So this time the East African government is not targeting the city of Nairobi, but is taking such actions across the country, but Nairobi, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam are the key areas.
“This time our department cracked down and destroyed 123 cases of illegal religious organizations and individuals across the country, investigated and punished three officials for shielding, 15 illegal school-running institutions and illegal assembly organizations, and arrested 23 People.”
The report of the Bureau of Cultural and Religious Affairs demonstrates East Africa’s powerful crackdown on hostile elements that threaten East Africa’s cultural and ideological fields this year.
At the same time, it also shows that the current society in East Africa is relatively stable, because these problems in the report are minor problems compared to the entire country in East Africa.
For example, the "individuals" among illegal religious organizations and individuals mentioned in the report indicate that many cases may be just individual behaviors. This has not even begun to sprout, but it has been killed by East Africa, so it has become a non-starter.
Constantin: "Ernst, do you have any prejudice against religion? If it was just a matter of German, I would understand, but you are too cautious about religion."
Constantine was not accusing him, but rather he didn’t quite understand. After all, some of Ernst’s policies were too shocking and were always incompatible with mainstream society.
Ernst understood his father's mood, but considering his father's status as a Catholic, he followed Constantine's words and said: "Father, it's okay. It won't do us any harm to restrain these forces more. , after all, God doesn’t want some swindlers to do bad things in his name in East Africa.”
What Ernst said is the same as what he didn't say. Whether he is biased or not is relative. Even if Ernst himself is really not biased, his attitude is biased in the eyes of devout believers.
So Ernst turned to Warri, Director-General of the Bureau of Cultural and Religious Affairs, and said: "You have done a good job this year, keep up the hard work."
This shows that Ernst has great regard for religious affairs in East Africa. His attitude: I’ll dare you next time!
"Yes, Your Highness!" Vali replied without hesitation after receiving confirmation.
Wali is not about any religion. Even if Jehovah came to earth, he would not have the words of His Highness to help him. His firm atheist attitude is one of the important reasons why he has secured this position. As for another reason, it is his respect for His Highness the Crown Prince. of loyalty.
(End of this chapter)