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I was on AOL looking at the news and i found this [link]
its about children most with disabilities or who are orphaned or "different" are be accused as being witches and being possessed by witchcraft in parts of Africa
most are youngest as 8 years old
they are being burned,beaten,killed or even forced to have gasoline poured into there eyes and ears as a "cure" or form of cleansing
most are forced into admitting to be a witch and then are forced to admit those who passed on the witchcraft to them

it makes me very upset that things like this are still going on in other countries and that its not being stopped
and the fact that they are children just makes it seem more horrible

i plan on saying a prayer for all of them during the full moon on the 25th

i just heard about a few days ago about the albinos the believe that they hold magic powers in the body's of albinos so most don't survive because they get killed off

its just sad to think about you know?
i live in the United states and were so spoiled here
we dont have as many problems such as this faced out of the us
and i can really see why many people come here because its alot more accepting than other places

I read this earlier today and had to log off. It is very upsetting. It is most literally a "Witch Hunt." The biggest problem is that they are not witches, giving true witches a bad name. It only causes hate, fear, and distrust. I can hardly bear to hear about it.

Come to think of it, I saw something on TV about this a while back. They were just slaughtering the children. Trying to cut out the evil inside of them. It is just disgusting. I almost forgot that this stuff was still going on.

I propose that we all set aside a time to pray for these children on the 25th. We should also try and raise awareness. It is amazing what a few dedicated voices can do. We can speak out, tell other Gaians about what is happening, make our best effort. I feel it will be worth it.

Victims and Torture Techniques:


Picture: The ANC-in-exile used traditional African witch-hunting methods in their camps to teach youths how to terrorise resistant township residents into submission to ANC-hegemony. On this photograph, youths at Camp Quatro in Angola were taught the traditional African witch's purgative powers of fire, i.e. the necklacing, placing a burning tyre around a victim's neck) of such a so-called 'cockroach'...Decapitation often is used.


Necklacing was frequently carried out in the name of the ANC. An example of necklacing was the case of a young girl Maki Skosana in July 1985: “Her body had been scorched by fire and some broken pieces of glass had been inserted into her v****a,” Moloko told the committee.

Necklacing refers to the practice of summary execution carried out by forcing a rubber tire (tyre), filled with gasoline, around a victim's chest and arms, and setting it on fire. The victim may take up to 20 minutes to die, suffering severe burns in the process. The first recorded lethal lynching by necklacing took place in Uitenhage on 23 March 1985 when African National Congress (ANC) supporters killed a councillor who was suspected of being a collaborator.

its so sickening that people are doing this i feel like im going to be sick >.<
but its so terrible and i cant even bear think about it
and what really bothers me is that when things like this happen outside of your home country, most people say "oh its not my family" or "its not happening here why should i worry or care?" or something along those lines
i mean its bad enough that a genocide is going on in sudan and barely anyone knows or cares to spread the word and speak up
its hard to believe that so many horrible things are going on in this world and not many speak up for it

i could nearly cry looking at that cartoon relating to the burning times and witch hunts which is a subject that i am very emotional about...the killing of innocent people

im with you zabazor on the awarness thing it really is amazing what a few people can do
how do you think we can raise awarness about it?

and i agree with setting a time aside for a prayer, so everyone is doing it at the same time, it would make it feel stronger knowing that someone else, somewere, is praying for the same exact cause

This pickled vegetable...

its just so horrible though
all of those children suffering to death like that

This pickled vegetable...

Same here, I just can't beleive ppl. can still be that ignorent and cruel; espeashaly twards childeren.