环球慢速英语 巫术(8)

Voice 1: African Christians point out that to not follow witchcraft does not mean to deny all tradition and culture. The African Church has moved a long way from old colonial thinking. Traditions and culture are very much central to people's lives. One preacher wrote about an African Church that he visited. The church was far from Africa. It was in the USA. He said:

声音1：非洲基督徒指出，不遵循巫术并不意味着否定所有的传统和文化。非洲教会早已远离旧殖民思想。传统和文化对人们的生活非常重要。一位传教士写了一篇文章描述他访问过的非洲教会。那个教会离非洲很远。位于美国。他说：

Voice 6: "It is a church I love because they celebrate being African. They light the Kwanazaa candles every Sunday. They end each prayer with 'Ashe, Alleluia, Amen.' They wear African clothes. They talk, pray and sing about Africa. I loved it. I felt so at home. I felt so complete. This is a church where African people can celebrate their faith with the context of their social and historical lives."

声音6：“这是我喜爱的教会，因为他们会为自已是非洲人而庆祝。他们每个周日都会点燃夸纳扎蜡烛。他们以‘阿什，哈利路亚，阿门’结束每一次祈祷。他们穿着非洲服装。他们谈论、祈祷和歌唱非洲。我很喜欢这个教会。我觉得很自在。也感觉很完整。在这个教会，非洲人民可以结合他们的社会和历史生活来庆祝他们的信仰。”