Authorities in Kenya say the number of people who died after a pastor ordered his followers to starve to death in order to meet Jesus has surpassed 300. The death toll rose to 303 after 19 more bodies were removed from mass graves in the vast forested land where pastor Paul Mackenzie and his followers lived. Kenya’s interior minister says more exhumations are planned. A regional commissioner said Tuesday that 613 people tied to the area are missing. Mackenzie is expected back in court this week after police were granted more time to hold him pending investigations.
Americans really need to reckon with the way our evangelical christians have exported violent hateful theologies around the world, but especially in Africa. This guy was influenced by American pentecostal and end times preachers, he preaches serpent seed theology, (an American invention that’s a favorite among white supremacists) even the cult itself has some hallmarks of Jim Jones. This is a huge cultural legacy of American evangelicalism that goes almost undiscussed
