October 24, 2009
Witchcraft and Children in Africa: How to Read the Bible Badly
Some African churches have taken a frightening turn: accusing children of witchcraft and torturing or killing them to purify their souls. Over the weekend, the Associated Press reported that more than 15,000 Nigerian children have been accused of being witches in the last decade, with around 1,000 of those children murdered because of the accusation. These were not random acts of violence. Instead, family members and pastors often executed their children claiming to literally follow the biblical injunction, "You shall not allow a witch to live" (Exodus 22:18). In addition, thousands of children have suffered torture at the hands of "exorcists" who charged their impoverished parents vast sums to cleanse their children of witchery.Click Here For The Full Story......