Chief Iya Rodney from Orisa Community
The EDITOR: I am writing in reference to the article that appeared in Thursday’s January 19 Newsday publication in Section B titled "Chief Iya Rodney coronated." While we, the Elders of IFA-Yoruba Tradition of Trinidad and Tobago, are thankful for the coverage, we would like to point out that we are the Orisa Community, not the Shouter Baptist. While we know that the Shouter Baptists would wish Iya Rodney their best, we wish to point out that the philosophy and theology of the Orisa tradtion are distinctly different from that of the Shouter Baptist. We would also like to point out that the officiating Babalawo (high priest) was Chief Oluwo Oluwole Ifa Kunle Adetutu Alagbede from the Ile Obatala New York, who flew in specially for the occasion. Janice Patricia Mc Leod Iya Olaifa Sangowumi (on behalf of the Elders of IFA-Yoruba Tradition of Trinidad and Tobago)
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"Chief Iya Rodney from Orisa Community"