The AFROFuturist Bible: Creation

Are Religion and Mythology the Same?

Spiritual beliefs clash cataclysmically when a supposedly supernatural evangelist’s obsession to finish an AFROFuturist Bible crescendos amidst political chaos. His supporters believe that a special teaching will transcend all spiritual aspects of culture and race and bring order to the world. He claims he knows the good and evil of present-day society and how to best traverse the twisted paths to true happiness. His congregations are eager to tear down the walls of a crumbling civilization. They frequently chant and boast online, “AFROFuturism embraces all of humanity and offers visions of a multicultural future. Our future can be booming for all of us.”

Popularity pops. Populists praise.

Detractors believe this acclaimed evangelist is merely a very talented con campaign using social media and digital tricks to flimflam audiences worldwide for his personal benefit. His lessons and parables are based on fairytales and bloody bizarre folklore.

In his defense, he offers, “I am not an ordained, sanctified oracle. I don’t heal the lame nor bring sight to the blind nor freely offer wisdom to the ignorant . . . all things have a price. Click on the praise button.”

He says, “Judeo-Christianity is an African religion. Mami Wata, the Supreme African Matriarch, is the beginning of all spiritual thought. Crude Medieval European warlords usurped these beliefs to control their progressing peasant populations, who were realizing how to read and revolt. The International merchant classes sought to re-enforce the enslavement of human beings and create more profits via various forms of bogus bibles and religious treatises and racially misguided doctrines.

“Pure Christianity started as a sensible reflection of life. Pure Islam and Hinduism, at least in the early scrolls, promoted peace and tolerance and social interaction. All worldwide mythologies have African roots. But some Europeans favored the artistic style and grace of Renaissance genius that strategically grayed out African and Asian influences. My parables clearly expose the failing fallacies of religion and mythology.”

The evangelist also revealed, “Jesus loved wine. He was buzzed most of the time during his short life when he was preaching. He was a fun party guy. We all liked him and helped him with that big round rock when he ascended.”

This controversial speculative fiction asks the question: are Religion and Mythology the same? It explores some of the complexities of our political, religious, and spiritual beliefs. It ponders “what if the gods of myth and the gods of religion were entangled and affecting our day-to-day lives; what if, we could combine the best of both dogmas to create a new world with better-aligned doctrines to follow.”

This is the creation of the AFROFuturist Bible.