Couldn’t agree more. Truth about Fijian Itaukei churches👇🏽

White talking about us and the religion they shoved onto us will always pmo

What world does he live in? Show us a society without heirechy and structure. The structure give us order. Democracy operates in the same way, we elect the people that are in charge. Something so wrong with his philosophy. More water in your grog brass!

Sa vulaci va cā o nomudrau jesus.

Genuine question - who is the guy being interviewed?

1) I don’t see anything offensive in what is being said, as a person that used to go to church religiously and then, worshippingly (new word I made up). Many times our cultural forms of respect and ‘veimaroroi’ are exploited to cover for practices Jesus found hypothetical.

He has put his finger on a key problem. Symbolism is massive to the human psyche. Moving the Vanua into the Church with seating at the top for Turaga ni Vanua and Vosa ni Vakadre Vakavanua or Top table setups when sharing a meal are all values of the Vanua. The only Lord in the Church and the only power is Christ. There is no Turaga or any need for any other Vanua identity to galvanise the people. Christ is Lord and the Word of the Lord calls us to righteousness and empowers us to obedience. Any other Kingdom symbolism in the Church is worship of that Kingdom even as a contingent. Leave it outside do not take it inside God's sanctuary, the Church. Soli Vaka Vanua or Matanitu to garner the tribal identity for the Church giving also calls for a different allegiance to move the spirit of giving. The only motivation to give should be Christ. If Christ does not move your spirit to give out of gratitude for his love and salvation then there is no need to give, full stop. How did this come about? I believe that in many village congregations, many people were not saved in the early days, so the Missionaries or Church elders resorted to using Vanua values and practices to help Church attendance and giving. Personal responsibility is a central ethic of Christianity with far-reaching implications, such as the Protestant work ethic which is sorely lacking and this could be why. Villages, Mataqali's or families do not decide for Christ. The individual is personally responsible for his salvation through his response to the gospel. If you believe in God then you must believe in Satan and his demons. Bringing the Vanua values into the Church only gives Satan and his demons more tools to use confuse and deceive us within the Church and about our discipleship. Leave them and enjoy them outside where they belong. I recommend keeping Church life clear of obstructions that can become tools for the enemy to use to deceive and distract you. "Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." 1 Pet 5:8 Talatala is also just one of you or us. As believers, we are all priests. So don't worship him either. "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out." 1 Pet 2:9

Lmao, church leadership being gross and problematic is a pretty universal problem. What a shallow and pathetic take.

Go fuck yourselves cunts

👀 comments.. Why do Kaiviti brains work like 0-100 in a flash?. short tempered or what!? 😂 we’re just sinners observing other sinners all the while our focus should be on Jesus Christ #ChristisKing

This is also the secret of Americanism that it was established solely on the principles of Christianity and Christian thinking that removed the obstructions of nobility that plagued Christianity in Europe. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."