Topic > . This type of person may put into practice ideas or beliefs that are not fully theirs. Homeless natives of a land that is “helped” by God's missionaries lose their culture which is then replaced with a mixture of cultures. The settlers' effort to spread their faith led to. Being homeless leaves negative effects on an individual because being homeless means that a part of that person has been removed and replaced with another. It's like an incomplete fusion that results in a confused state of mind. In Things Fall Apart, religion comes in the form of Christian missionaries in the city of Umuofia. Once it arrives, people begin to feel unsure of themselves and, ultimately, their culture. What happened is this. The missionaries enter bringing with them the Bible and their attitude that the people of Umuofia need to be saved by God. Okonkwo, a p...... middle of paper...... it is obvious that civilization it was created to destroy itself. Our past is the greatest proof of this theory. What happened to God's Ten Commandments? Religion was created to help humanity overcome its fears and negative aspects, but man would not be man if he did not change his course. Over the centuries, humanity has sought to destroy itself. Many people were killed because their concept of God was different from someone else's. There are a thousand examples in which religion was the main reason for the clashes. Why end life in the name of religion? It's just a simple question. If our civilization continues with this "rescue", we will destroy ourselves. Today's interpretation of religion is wrong, we should correct our ways before they become the cancer plaguing our civilization. Works Cited Things Fall Apart Heart of Darkness The Poisonwood Bible