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Monday, July 26, 2010

Oil More News From a Godless Universe

Posted by Charles Mudede on Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:53 AM

CNN:

Child witchcraft allegations are increasing in parts of Africa, as thousands of children have been attacked, beaten or killed, according to a new report.

...The accused children are mostly boys, ages 8 to 14... [and] often suffer from extreme physical or psychological violence as a result of being branded a "child witch," the report said.

Exorcisms that include pouring petrol into children's eyes or ears, and forcing them to swallow various substances have been reported by researchers as ways to "cleanse" the accused.

These witch-doctors are not unrelated to the heads of BP.

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This headline is much too vague, in that it could be the headline for every story after "the big bang just banged".

Posted by OuterCow on July 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM

Did you see 'Saving Africa's Witch Children'?

Posted by Miss Stereo on July 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM

Yeah, but maybe they really are witches.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on July 26, 2010 at 11:16 AM

Did you see 'Saving Africa's Witch Children'?

Posted by Miss Stereo on July 26, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Do they weigh the same as a duck?

Posted by Tingleyfeeln on July 26, 2010 at 12:10 PM

Africa sounds better and better the more I learn about it.

Posted by catsnbanjos on July 26, 2010 at 4:14 PM

Join the efforts of African Americans for Humanism, which (slightly counter to its name) also fights against all forms of harmful superstitious belief in Africa.

Posted by emma's bee on July 26, 2010 at 4:16 PM