http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23801/churches-denounce-african-children-as-witches http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23801/churches-denounce-african-children-as-witches#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:58:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23801 An increasing number of children in Africa accused of witchcraft by pastors and then tortured or killed, often by family members. Pastors were involved in half of 200 cases of "witch children" reviewed by the AP, and 13 churches were named in the case files.

Some of the churches involved are renegade local branches of international franchises. Their parishioners take literally the Biblical exhortation, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live."

"It is an outrage what they are allowing to take place in the name of Christianity," said Gary Foxcroft, head of nonprofit Stepping Stones Nigeria. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23801/churches-denounce-african-children-as-witches/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21407/anglican-nigeria-church-polygamy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21407/anglican-nigeria-church-polygamy#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 07:54:03 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21407 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21407/anglican-nigeria-church-polygamy/feed 0