witches

Britain's 'most haunted house' for sale after history as medieval prison for witches Not the worst paranormal-related news article I've seen. It puts itself at a remove from any actual claim of the paranormal by only quoting other sources making those claims or using qualifiers like "potentially".

A New York witch has cast a spell on Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-kavanaugh-witches/new-york-witches-aim-hex-at-supreme-courts-brett-kavanaugh-despite-death-threats-idUSKCN1MU019 Now, there are clearly two options here: to burn the witch at...

I assume this is humor but sometimes it's hard to tell: Witches Plan To Cast Mass Spell Against Donald Trump Will Christine O'Donnell be among them? :boggled: Witches cast 'mass spell' against Donald Trump :covereyes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16150381 There are several ways to look at this story. A superstitious religious court executes poor lady (Shock! Horror!). A self-proclaimed psychic healer gets a sharp lesson in political reality. A barbaric system shoots itself in the foot. etc...

I am currently reading the Bible (I'll put up a post on that sometime soon, although I know there are plenty of posts by previous gluttons for punishment intrepid readers), and I'm still only working my way through Exodus after three days. I'm reading through what I had understood to be the Ten...

'Fake witch' to face court on Christmas Eve Maybe we need more people charged like this. I just wonder what other fraud charges she faces.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091124/twl-tv-presenter-on-death-row-for-witchc-3fd0ae9.html Ali Sibat is not even a Saudi national. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Seems a tad excessive...

Some time ago, I saw an interview with a witch on television complaining that popular depictions of broomstick riding are wrong - the handle of the broom is normally at the front and the bristles are at the back (think of the opening sequence of "Bewitched"). The person being interviewed claims...

Here's a depressing look at faith, false beliefs (witches/demons) and the child abuse that results. telegraph.co.uk, by David Harrison 09 Nov 2008 (An older article from 2008) 'Child -witches' of Nigeria seek refuge cnn, by Faith Karimi Mon May 18, 2009 Abuse of child 'witches' on rise, aid...

Salem is alive and well... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/3407882/Child-witches-of-Nigeria-seek-refuge.html

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20830/witchcraft-15 The article is self explanatory. The religion news blog has some interesting stuff , by the way. Worth a look.

They were killed for "causing" a car accident with magical powers. The women were tortured first to get their admission of guilt and than murdered. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/23/papua.sorcery.reut/index.html

No, not a Wiccan, nor a remnant "wise woman", but actually a common or garden fake medium I can see why she was banged up, pre-Fraudulent Mediums Act, for stirring up unjustified rumour and spreading gossip. It was wartime! "Loose lips sink ships" and all that. Then again, their reasoning may...

I must be a glutton for ridicule but here goes. (Actually I like being ridiculed because it usually means my debator has run out of logic ammo) I have had two encounters with witches that have utterly mystified me Okay the first was not so mystical. I'll make a long story short A long time...

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15480946/?GT1=8618 German court says no way she can deliver on love spell!! Yay, Germans!!:) :) :D :) :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4727745.stm A particularly depressing report.

Just when you thought this sort of thing ended among America's sillier early emigrants in Salem, MA, you read about this. All I can say is I'm thankful someone was able to help this child in time. From the BBC: An eight-year-old girl was tortured and about to be killed after being accused...

Good old western WA state, bastion of open-minded liberal thinking... article

I think it is a bit harsh to accuse KPMG of "sloppy attention to detail" just because they were claimed to be involved in the decision to award grant funding to a witch. "Apparently, KPMG found the business concept and market potential promising." Well given the number of people out there who...

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Oh, dear. More fuel for the woo-woo fire: Witch Gets State Grant Words that should make whoever is responsible for granting the subsidy cringe:

The killing of suspected witches started after some members of the Christian Pentecostal churches accused their congregation's parents and relatives of allegedly practicing witchcraft and being responsible for poverty, diseases, business failure, infertility, and other calamities...

Seems the African Renaissance is well on track! http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=13944 Oh dear! :eek:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/americas/04/14/mexico.witchs.ap/index.html The man, Domingo Shilon Shilon, was also hacked with machetes Sunday by the crowd in San Juan Chamula, a majority Catholic township on the outskirts of the colonial city of San Cristobal, 460 miles (735 kms) southeast of...