Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha's speech to the Christitan minister was amazing. I just loved the way he puts everything. It seems so obvious and true and yet the minister still treated the Seneca's like they were heathens. It's funny to me how someone so "Godly" can still treat people so inconsiderately. It's people like that Christian minister that turn people away.
"You say there is only one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is only one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it? Why don't you all agree, since you can all read the book?" To me this is such a kick ass line! I love it! It's something I want scream at people sometimes. I went o a religious meeting years ago and all everyone there did was argue with each other. They argued so much that people were yelling each other. It was horrible and if I wasn't already a Christian and just someone who was maybe interested in joining the church...that would have been a total turn off for me. Why would anyone want to convert to a religion that no one can agree on?
It's much too long to quote but I also really liked the part when Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha is describing the Seneca's lifestyle and how peaceful they were before the white man came and invaded their lands. He then goes on to say "...and that if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach we will be unhappy hereafter." It seems amazing to me that the minister would even dare tell them that if the Seneca didn't accept the white mans religion they would be unhappy...when the white people were the ones that made them unhappy in the first place. If I were the Seneca I wouldn't want to be converted either!
As I said before I love this speech. I thought it was very eye opening, moving, and powerful.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha (1752-1830) pg. 158
Posted by Asha at 7:19 PM
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I really loved this speech too! I was so surprised that the Christian missionary did not soften his heart at all after hearing it. Instead he treated them like they were the devil and he could not associate himself with them because of their evil behavior. The missionary was so prideful and seemed to think of himself as too holy to even be in the presence of evil. I think that the missionary did have some good intentions. There are many Christians like him that come off as "holier than thou" when really they are truly trying to do what is right and show people the truth.
Emily Morris
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