Child "Witches" in Congo

[Soapy Sam]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4727745.stm

A particularly depressing report.

 

[case sensitive]

"But the supernatural is soooo exciting...

Why can't you just believe?

There are soooo many things we can't explain..."

Maybe we should ask the Woo's if they believe that children are witches? If they don't believe that... Then why not, what makes this different?

 

[JR "BOB" Dobbs]

That's awful. Much of that continent seems to be in a bit of a fix. I'm not sure about the family though. Was the father a native? He must have been to let his own daughter be shipped back and dropped off there, especially at the advice of a stepmother. Man, I'm going to have to read some funny editorials or comic books to cheer me up - this kind of thing bothers me.

 

[Nick Bogaerts]

It gets worse

Take a look at the opinions the BBC collected:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4705201.stm

It is hard to weed out irrationality even in the West, despite all our education. Looking at the literacy level of subsaharian Africa, it is obvious witchcraft is there to stay for a long, long time.

 

[John de Combe]

If you go here (within the next six days) and click on the "Listen" link for "Broadcasting House" you can hear, amongst others, an audio report on this subject.

 

[Flatworm]

Thankfully, nobody in the U.S. would turn their backs on their children because of some religious belief...

...Or Would They?