This question came to me during school. We were learning about how certain African stories seem to depict Christianity as being bad because it forced them to reject their "old ways." Africans or historians didn't seem to think that you could live with both worlds. Well, why couldn't you? Sure, Christianity requires you to reject an old gods you used to worship or any acts that were associated with them because you have a new God now, the only one. That doesn't mean though that you are forced to conform to the "white man" ways of speaking proper English, getting a white education, and acting "civilized." Christianity wasn't a form of white man's control or imperialism on weaker countries.
This type of argument can go in line with Indian/Native American culture or Hawaiian culture (a big controversy to some natives). I am not an expert historian, and perhaps some people might have used Christianity for evil gains, but I don't believe genuine missionaries caused any harm to the culture. Sure some atheist practices were done away with, but I don't see why they still couldn't maintain their old culture by making their own clothes, enjoying Indian dances (The motive could be changed from honoring the sun god to praising God for the sun), or respecting customs of honoring the family. I think some people just don't understand or make too much of a deal out of it.
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