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Here’s a disturbing story from the Associated Press on the rise of Pentecostal-flavored fundamental Christianity in Africa, and the horrific consequences for some young children accused of witchcraft: Churches involved in torture, murder of thousands of African children denounced as witches. His family pastor had accused him of being ...
Africa, Witchcraft, Pentecostal, Fundamentalism, Christianity
“What was left was tiny.” KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft. Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in ...
Our medieval pals are about to execute a woman for witchcraft. A leading human rights group appealed to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Thursday to stop the execution of a woman accused of witchcraft and performing supernatural acts. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement that ...
Dark Ages, Witchcraft, Theocracy, Wahhabism, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Saudi Arabia, Islam