Uh...just to clarify....most historians believe that there was a Voodoo ceremony, not that the Haitians made a "pact with the devil." It was more a political rally than a religious ceremony.
While most think of "black magic" and voodoo dolls when they think of voodoo, that is pretty much Hollywood fiction. The fact that many Christians call it devil worship has more to do with ignorance and bigotry then truth.
On Haitian Pact With The Devil: A Clarification
Uh...just to clarify....most historians believe that there was a Voodoo ceremony, not that the Haitians made a "pact with the devil." It was more a political rally than a religious ceremony.
While most think of "black magic" and voodoo dolls when they think of voodoo, that is pretty much Hollywood fiction. The fact that many Christians call it devil worship has more to do with ignorance and bigotry then truth.