During the 1990s , some neo-evangelical Christians rewrote the events at Bois Caïman as a Haitian " blood pact with Satan " . They were influenced by " spiritual warfare " theology and concerned that the Aristide government had made efforts to incorporate the Vodou sector more fully into the political process . These Evangelicals developed a counter-narrative to the official national story . In this narrative , the ancestral spirits at the Vodou cemetery were re-cast as demons . In their view , the engagement with demons amounted to a pact that put Haiti under the rule of Satan . While some Haitian Evangelicals subscribe to this idea , most Haitian nationalists vehemently oppose it . This belief was referenced by Christian media personality Pat Robertson in his controversial comments during the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake . Robertson declared the Haitian people " have been cursed by one thing after the other " since the 18th century after swearing " a pact to the devil " . Robertson 's comments were denounced
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
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