The Rhenish Missionary Society ( is Re: GRGR (15): Good & Evil (was Enzian...)

[Jerky]

Probably among the worst of the bunch, in that they are percieved as being 
so pure and good.

Read Christopher Hitchens' The Missionary Position for more on the 
soon-to-be-sainted Teresa.

Cheers,
Jerky


At 08:28 AM 12/15/99 +1100, you wrote:
>M. Perez
>
> > Yes, all missionaries are evil.  This is a fine example of the evil of
> > people who claim to be (and are often believed to be) working for
> > goodness.  Their main task is to completely subvert (as opposed to
> > convert) an indigenous culture.  As cultural carpetbaggers among the
> > "ignorant primitives," they lay the ground work for the economic
> > carpetbaggers.  The progression goes something like sweets, clothes,
> > learning the language of the invaders, christianity, sweatshops.
> > Welcome to siphillization!
>
>I'd agree with you that some, or many, do more harm than good, but
>"all"? What about Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.
>"Cultural carpetbaggers" is a pretty harsh call for mine.
>
>best