Freedom From Religion - Part 2 - What is Santeria?

In part two of this documentary series we explore the origins of Santeria and show what happens as the conflict in Wilmington escalates.

Freedom From Religion asks the questions:

- When does one persons freedom begin to take away another persons freedom?

- What are the rights of a practitioner of a minority religion...and what are the responsibilities?

- Would we be better off WITHOUT religion?

If you have experience with Santeria, or have a story about religion to tell, please contact me and you might become part of future Freedom From Religion webisodes!

This video is for educational purposes only.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• religion
• freedom
• belief
• faith
• intelligent
• design
• atheism
• creationism
• PETA
• christianity
• catholicism
• santeria
• pulcinella

[vjyancey]

put a curse on you? Be careful what you ask for...you just may receive it...on the other hand I have better things to do with my ase... It sounds to me that you're trying to convince yourself that Santeria isn't real. Here's a tip never allow anyone to get under your skin. You make me laugh!

[mikepulcinella]

@vjyancey Who is under whose skin now?? I thought you weren't going to waste your time on me. I WAS cursed by a Santeria priest! NOTHING happened and nothing will happen as you very well know in your heart. In fact, I have had many GOOD things happen to me recently!! So your priest really sucked at his job I guess. Use your intelligence, cast off superstition and step into the modern age. Unless of course you make too much TAX-FRE money to give it up! THAT'S the bottom line, isn't it?

[mikepulcinella]

Santeria preys on this aspect of human nature. The initiation that they go through is really a brainwashing to convince the subject to attribute common occurrences to the "powers" of the priests who take their money for this service. This is a scam, as all religion is.

If Santeria priests really can summon supernatural forces it should be easily demonstrated in a scientific setting. That is my challenge to all of you. Prove your so-called "powers" in order to retain the privileges you now have.

[selbabraba]

@mikepulcinella I am an initate of Santeria, if it was all so fake than i don't think the church would have outlawed the religion, everything my priest has ever told has happened down to the letter, my priest or godfather was abled to describe people who in my dreams, the santero you have met was really not a real santero, understand that there are those are fakers, This religion is based on man relationship with nature, and the dead, when i give libations i can even feel the orishas and eggun

[mikepulcinella]

@selbabraba So here's what you should do. Contact the Amazing Randi. He has a check for one million dollars for anyone who can prove supernatural forces exist. It should be no problem for you. By the way, he has had this check ready to give away for over 30 years. NO ONE has been able to take it. Best of luck to you!

[mikepulcinella]

I wan to add something here. Since encountering the Santeria priest I have had some bad luck. But I also have had much good luck. Probably more good than bad. If he indeed put a curse on me how do you explain the good luck?? Is my "mojo" stronger than his?? No. These are just things that happened. To attribute the good or bad to supernatural forces is a common falsehood.

[om3g488]

@PutaLoca11 You are the epitomy of what this video is trying to portray. You are a bigot and a racist. Your belief system is powerless as well as being nothing but a bunch or noise. You forego reason and replace it with vulgarities and threats. The truth is, the days of all of religions are numbered... and maybe I am a bad example/spokesperson for atheists but I really hope all you and your religious brethern of all races and structures are punished for your lies and intimidations.

[gatomjp]

Good point! Is ANYTHING permissible if we do it in the name of religion? Where do we draw the line?

[HPerezJR90]

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[suffix66]

seems there is an attack on religion here and a game of cat and mouse at hand. And then on the other hand god loves all his children. Of course its difficult to understand his love when there is so much trouble in the midst of things. Cosi iku ache.

[femimeredith]

@TheWatchover07 Judges 11 Jephthah sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering in exchange for military victory,

[femimeredith]

@TheWatchover07 The earliest animal sacrifice that God commanded was the sacrifice God requested of Abraham at the time God established a covenant with him (Genesis 15:9-17). The five animals Abraham offered to God were a heifer, a goat, a ram, a dove, and a pigeon. These are the same five animals listed in the laws of sacrifice in the Book of Leviticus.

[femimeredith]

@TheWatchover07 : So the blood of Jesus... Another Human Being over the blood of a goat or chicken?... HMM ok....So you are a Canibal now.  Do you know that there were animal sacrifices in the Bible...b.k.a. the big book of lies.

The burnt offering that Noah offered the Lord included animals and birds (Genesis 8:20). It is possible that Noah’s sacrifice was connected with the establishment of the covenant that God made with Noah (Genesis 9:8-17).

[femimeredith]

Do you respect my culture?... Fuck your culture jack.

[JuniorZion7]

shoulda stayed your ass outta that man house messing with them

[MzOpheliaCox]

@naiely81503 My religion is beautiful, one person does not make up for all of us. I was a believer in your jesus since birth and he could not heal me. I've been healed of many things, it's called respect. We all need to have it in life, that includes religion. Blessings be upon you in all that you do! Ashe!!

[MzOpheliaCox]

@selbabraba The problem is this gentleman is ignorant and does not realize that only by initiation will he ever know the true secrets of this walk of life. I am not crowned, but I came from the brainwashing christian background. Ignore this man, he obviously has not true clue. He is accusing the religion for one person.