Witchhunting is alive & well. (church, quote, believing, belief)

[reed067]

I love how these things start off with a preacher standing in in front of an old spooky looking house.

Are we falling back under the spell of witches? Church minister warns of alarming number of locals who have been victims of witchcraft | Mail Online



Again I have to wonder where they get this crap!

[OwlKaMyst]

The guy has voodoo dolls and poppets confused.
Poking pins into it's heart? I've never come across anything for a poppet like that. The only pin on a poppet is a safety pin for a ribbon or paper.

[reed067]

Originally Posted by OwlKaMyst

The guy has voodoo dolls and poppets confused.
Poking pins into it's heart? I've never come across anything for a poppet like that. The only pin on a poppet is a safety pin for a ribbon or paper.

I wonder if he makes this stuff up as he goes along or wrties it down first.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Well look at all the scary movies Hollywood is making with evil witches and sorcerers doing absolutely impossible, but terribly evil, things.

[Randomstudent]

There is an interesting documentary about witch hunting and children in Nigeria by the BBC called "Saving Africa's Witch Children". You should check it out if you get the chance. It is still a terrible practice that endures through much of Africa, and the Middle East.



Sadly in some places governments even give this behavior sanction. "Witchcraft and sorcery" are capital crimes in places like Saudi Arabia and people are executed for it.

[nightbird47]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Well look at all the scary movies Hollywood is making with evil witches and sorcerers doing absolutely impossible, but terribly evil, things.

But who'd buy a ticket for someone sitting with a candle and no flashing lights, no wierd sounds, no evil doings?

Jag had an episode where the female part of the team 'infiltrated' a coven suspected of doing neferious deeds. They were identified as Wiccan. She found ordinary people and a leader who was lost in a power trip. They took him down and the rest went on with real life and back to how its supposed to be practiced. But if your selling movies, the flash and evil scary things sell a lot more tickets.

[Cliffie]

Did you hear that a woman in Papaue New Guines was burned a a witch for supposedly using sorcery to kill a neighbor boy?

Papua New Guinea 'witch' murder is a reminder of our gruesome past | Richard Sugg | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

[Zoness]

I have a hard time believing there are so few self-identified Pagans in Wales. I understand that not all Pagans associate with the label 'witch' but still...and he thinks that number is alarming? I have to laugh, wave my hand and move on.