Hollywood Diva Jennifer Lopez's Santeria religion is getting a lot of media attention lately...it has been described by reporters as "a form of Voodoo," a "quasi religion," "weird," and worse. Only the UK Observer got it right:

"Nor would the actress's friends have found it surprising that when her proposed marriage to Affleck was postponed last week she would seek refuge in religion. Like hundreds of thousands of Americans with Caribbean roots, Lopez adheres to the Santeria faith, a religion of West African origin based on Catholicism and which incorporates animal blood sacrifice and rhythmic dancing - elements which left the religion open to caricature in the mainstream American media as a 'voodoo' faith. "

Santeria, Vodoun, and other Afro-Caribbean faiths