Ironic

Sunday March 27, 2005 - 1:03PM EDT

I've always found it ironic that some african-americans embrace Islam as their orginal religion instead of the Christianity imposed on their ancestors through slavery. I find it ironic because although Islam has a major presence in Africa it wasn't the indegenous religion of African tribes/nations. It was brought there and imposed by the prophet Mohammed and his followers. Which brings me to another Ghengis Kahn tidbit, it was that he allowed complete freedom of religious practice under his empire. Although he stuck to the traditional religion of his native tribe he never sought to impose it as the standard across his empire. Although his conquests were an anomaly in history and he killed hordes of people, there are many curious things to learn about him and his empire.