Taking Political Correctness to a New Height - Beyond Tiki

AC Atomic Cocktail Tiki Socialite Land O' The Next Big One-L.A. Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 929	AC Atomic Cocktail Posted posted on Tue, May 25, 2004 8:02 PM Chris, I do agree with you not EVERYTHING the missionaries did was wrong. I was not making a value judgment just trying to present some info. It is sometimes hard to put aside our 21st Century values and try to see the situation with 19th century ones. From the Missionaries viewpoint they were saving the "heathens" from eternal damnation. Most Hawaiians saw it otherwise. The fact that anything of the ancient Hawaiian culture survives is a miracle considering the steps some took to eradicate it. Read Lawgiver 29:6 [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-05-25 20:03 ]

Chris,

I do agree with you not EVERYTHING the missionaries did was wrong. I was not making a value judgment just trying to present some info. It is sometimes hard to put aside our 21st Century values and try to see the situation with 19th century ones. From the Missionaries viewpoint they were saving the "heathens" from eternal damnation. Most Hawaiians saw it otherwise. The fact that anything of the ancient Hawaiian culture survives is a miracle considering the steps some took to eradicate it.

Read Lawgiver 29:6

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-05-25 20:03 ]

Post #92821 by Atomic Cocktail on Tue, May 25, 2004 8:02 PM