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When the missionaries came to Africa ...

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.” For more, see the Illustration: “The Bible & The Land”

Lecture: The First Word: To Be Human is to be Free, Given at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University,  November 11-14, 1991.