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Most Zulu are Christian. Some of the most common churches in South Africa for the Zulu are the African Initiated Church, the Zion Christian Church and the Apostolic Churches, Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Church and the Catholic Church. Many Zulus retain their traditional pre-Christian belief system of ancestor worship in parallel with their Christianity. Zulu religion includes belief in a creator God (Nkulunkulu) who is above interacting in day-to-day human affairs, although this belief appears to have originated from efforts by early Christian missionaries to frame the idea of the Christian God in Zulu terms. Traditionally, the more strongly held Zulu belief was in ancestor spirits (Amatongo or Amadhlozi), who had the power to intervene in people's lives, for good or evil. This belief continues to be widespread among the odern Zulu population. To appeal to the spirit world, a diviner (sangoma) must invoke the ancestors through divination processes to determine the problem. A herbalist (inyanga) prepares a mixture to be consumed (muthi) to influence the ancestors. As such, diviners and herbalists play an important part in the daily lives of the Zulu people. However, a distinction is made between white muthi (umuthi omhlope), which has positive effects, such as healing or the prevention or reversal of misfortune, and black muthi (umuthi omnyama), which can bring illness or death to others, or ill-gotten wealth to the user. Users of black muthi are considered witches, and shunned by society. With this in mind, Zulu are heavily influence by religion and traditions. These influences have played a role in Zulu dating among the older generations. Interestingly, among younger generations, Zulu dating has been influenced by mass media, the Internet and access to reasonably priced computers. These forces have begun to Westernize the Zulu dating process with many Zulu singles turning to AfricanLove.com for friendship and romance. Zulu dating – enjoy Zulu dating at AfricanLove.com