The problem with Africa is not religion, but its practitioners. Nigeria, for instance, is not as religious as India, yet there are more bigots in Nigeria than there are in India. I made a post on my facebook wall sometime ago. In that post i asked this question: "Do Africans really love God as they claim". The truth is , our poor state has affected our state of mind in no small measure. Our econimically disadvantaged status has placed us in a state of subtle compulsion which we mistake for our love for God. Little wonder we overdo things in this part of the world.

I welcome you to Africa where prayer has become a substitute for the use of one's intellect. We pray to God for things He has given us the natural ability to handle. The truth is, God cannot do for man what man can do for himself.
If you fail to put your government on her toes through political apathy, you should not expect any less than bad from the society. And like we always do, we will run to wail at God in prayer.