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Mutilation of Albino People in Africa, Parts Used in Witchcraft

When Mariam Staford Bandaba in Tanzania was 27,  her hands were cut with a machete by a gang who in turn sell the body parts to those who use it for black magic. Potions containing albino body parts are...

Albinos hunted for body parts in Burundi and Tanzania

Superstition has led to the killing of more than 60 albinos in Burundi and Tanzania. The Red Cross Red Crescent is backing government efforts to protect them, and defends their right to a life in dignity.As the...

Dalit "Witches" Face Extreme Violence in Nepal's Villages

April 3, 2009, Pyutar, Nepal: Advocates for the Dalit in Nepal are calling for government action to stop attacks against lower-caste women accused of witchcraft, following the brutal beating of a 45-year-old woman...

Oh Oh! Those sneaky Israelis!

Hush! There's a rumor going around that the newest weapon of mass destruction is Harry Potter!  Oh, how could we as a nation not have realized this ourselves and be taken in by the wicked Zionists who...

Witch Burning Epidemic in Papua New Guinea

In most parts of the world witch burning is something from the history book, but in Papua New Guinea and other parts of the South Pacific it is becoming an epidemic. In nations like Papua New Guinea where AIDS is...

Young Woman Suspected of Sorcery Burned Alive

Locals take matters into their own hands this week when a young woman, said to be 19 or 20-years of age and suspected of sorcery is tied to a tree and burned alive in rural New Guinea."Woman suspected of witchcraft burned aliveA woman in rural Papua New Guinea was bound and...

Elana Eustache Calls Barbara Hershey a Witch in Custody Dispute

Lost star Naveen Andrews is at the center of a vicious custody dispute that has his ex, Elana Eustache the mother of his 3-year old son Naveen Joshua, calling his long-time partner, actress Barbara Hershey, a witch... in the literal sense of the word. Elana Eustache has...

'Child-witches' of Nigeria seek refuge

"The devil's children are "identified" by powerful religious leaders at extremist churches where Christianity and traditional beliefs have combined to produce a deep-rooted belief in, and fear of, witchcraft. The priests spread the message that child-witches bring...

Sarah Palin in church controversy

Following in the wake of Barack Obama's controversy concerning the the firey sermons of Jermiah Wright videos posted on YouTube (click here) showing vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin taking part in an church...

Albinos in Tanzania Live in Fear of Witchcraft Killings

The incidence of albinism - lack of pigmentation in skin, eyes and hair -  is quite high amongst African populations compared to European ones.  Because of their obvious high profile in their community,...

Living in fear: Tanzania's albinos

" Twenty-five people with albinism have been murdered in Tanzania since March, a BBC investigation has found. Albinos are targeted for body parts that are used in witchcraft, and killings continue despite...

Kirk papers reveal charmed cows

" Kirk papers reveal charmed cows Responsible animal husbandry is practised on today's farms Kirk session records have revealed examples of...

Cornwall - Kernow = land of the strange = English beware I should say !

I have just returned from a holiday in that most ancient of lands, Kernow or Cornwall. Yes it has changed but scratch away the surface and it remains a very strange place. Rebellious in the extreme and certainly as hateful towards the English as parts of Eire. Now I've saved...

Opinion: Witches Versus the US Marines

Witches arrived on the door to the Marine Corps Recruiting Center in Berkley California.  Some pagan ritual? Early for Halloween?  A J.K. Rowling's sighting? No, they were invited there by the whackado anti-war group Code Pink.  According to Fox News, Code Pink...

Penis snatch witchcraft panic hits Congo

This is a terrible crime. I wonder, if I can blame them too. Here a women, whose touch makes the penis shrink would be called "Ice Queen". "Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused ofusing black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave ofpanic...

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