On the island of Tanna they have cult all about worshipping America (Or at least the American army) and their "Jesus" is a soilder named John Frum. Sometimes he's black, sometimes he's white.
John Frum Day is on the 15th of February, the day after Valentine's Day.
This is why we need to increase military spending, folks. There's a whole group of people relying on us! *sheds a single patriotic tear as a bald eagle screeches in the distance*
@Zuperkrunch that may well explain it, becaus that is a real medical condition, where the skin slowly loses its pigment, which would turn a black man vampire-pale
That's a phenomenon called "Cargo Cults". Several small isolated islands which found themselves hosting foreign armies or suddenly being part of foreign countries, had little or no concept of the rest of the world. When these armies or countries brought large amounts of food or other supplies to the island the fairly naturally considered it miraculous, and after said foreigners left they started praying to them for more stuff. There is a cult, also on Tanna (aka Vanuatu) which worships Prince Philip. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult
@KofodDane The reason they worshipped the American Soldiers is because they were able to produce a massive amount of food without doing anything the Tanna Natives would consider actual work.
"I haven't seen John Frum or his brother hunt or fish once since they got here, and yet they have loads and loads of food."
"They must be Gods. Perhaps if we preform the same rituals we can have that much food as well!"
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