Talk:Umbanda
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Removing this sentence because it's POV (as well as hard to understand): Most of the appeal of Umbanda comes from its loose morality -- not very far from Crowleys "do what thou willst" -- and the shocking dissimilarity of its rituals. Mona-Lynn 09:44, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Umbanda has no loose morality, quite the opposite. The sentence meant that Umbanda is not dogmatic.Rirochi 12:35, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
Removing this sentence because I don't understand it: It is not a "New Religion Movement", although it can be viewed as such when transplanted to a cultural context other than that of Brazil. There is an article on new religious movement but I still don't understand the sentence, and suspect it is not relevant anyway. Mona-Lynn 21:23, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
I removed the word "monotheistic". As a Brazilian, with some knowledge about Afrobrazilian religions (umbanda and candomble), I'm not sure whether we can call any of them "monotheistic". Yeah, there's a Supreme Deity, but Yabas/Orishas have their roles as deities, too. Joaomarinho 19:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC)Joao Marinho, 29 April 2006.
Umbanda is monotheistic religion. So it was not properly edited and I comment as Umbanda practioner! Orishas are indeed deities as you said but there is a difference between deity and God, so it is not a question of being brazilian or not but if you have knowledge or not of theology.Rirochi 12:35, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
