Tag: witchcraft
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Witchcraft-Based Child Abuse: Action Plan Launched
The government has launched an action plan to tackle child abuse linked to witchcraft or religion in England. High-profile cases include the murders of Kristy Bamu and Victoria Climbie but experts fear much more abuse is hidden.
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Cold Weather Linked to Witchcraft Trials
from LiveScience.com: Historical records indicate that, worldwide, witch hunts occur more often during cold periods, possibly because people look for scapegoats to blame for crop failures and general economic hardship. Fitting the pattern, scholars argue that cold weather may have spurred the infamous Salem witch trials in 1692. The theory, first laid out by the…
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Witch ‘King’ reveals bid to set up occult centre in Bristol
from thisisbristol.co.uk: A man who calls himself the King of all Witches wants to open an occult centre in Bristol. Magus Lynius Shadee says he is in the final stages of securing a venue in Park Row for his centre. The 66-year-old wants it to be the start of a franchise, and making an unusual…
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Freemasonry and Witchcraft Compared
Are Witchcraft and Freemasonry related? You see many parallels in accompanying video. You may also read brief History of Wicca by Julia Phillips, a Wiccan High Priestess, if you want more.
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Witchcraft Heights Hit Hard By Tragedy
Witchcraft Heights Elementary School has been reaching out to students and staff since the violent incident Sunday night at the Salem Heights apartment building.
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‘Salem Witch Trials’ Document Up for Auction
A document from the Salem witch trials is expected to fetch as much as $35,000 when it hits the auction block. The original court indictment of Margaret Scott, a Rowley widow in her 70s and one of the last people hanged during the 1692 hysteria in colonial Massachusetts, is part of a private collection of…
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The Kindoki = Witchcraft
Hundreds of children in west African communities in the U.K. are tortured, in belief, possessed by evil spirits, according to Sub-culture Alternatives Freedom Foundation website. A recent torture-murder of a 15 year old London boy by his sister and partner heightens concern of Kindoki as reported in Metro London article, “Police warn children at risk…
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#PopOcculture: Cardinals, Remains, Traditions
22 Cardinals Join Club to Elect Pope’s Successor // ‘Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months’ // Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document // MEPs Question EU Funding of ILGA Over NAMBLA Ties // Nepal villagers burn ‘witchcraft’ suspect alive // More Human Remains Found on Long Island // Mardi Gras Indians share tradition;…
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The Witch Heroes of Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery is hallowed ground for witches, too. Grave markers at Arlington National Cemetery carry the religious symbols of 38 belief systems officially recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including that of Wicca, a k a witchcraft.
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Nigerian Witch Hunter Bringing ‘Gospel of Hate’ to US
Helen Ukpabio’s gospel of hate — promoted through her publications, films (like the End of the Wicked) and sermons — fuels witchcraft accusations against children in the region.
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saudi woman beheaded for ‘witchcraft and sorcery’
from cnn: A woman was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for practicing witchcraft and sorcery, the kingdom’s Interior Ministry said, prompting Amnesty International to call for a halt in executions there. Amina bint Abdel Halim Nassar was executed Monday for having “committed the practice of witchcraft and sorcery,” according to an Interior Ministry statement. Nassar was…
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Workmen Make ‘Bewitching’ Discovery In UK Countryside Cottage
Water engineers have unearthed what could prove to be one of the most infamous sites in England’s history of witches and warlocks.
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air force academy builds stone circle for pagan worship
Chaplain Major Darren Duncan says in a LA Times article, “we’re here to accommodate all religions, period”. The academy dedicated, this spring, a $80,000 outdoor worship center called the Cadet Chapel Falcon Circle (left). It seems, a move to honor “freedom of religion”, and possibly, to fight perception the Air Force Academy fosters a “…climate…
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Sinister Forces: e-Grimoire of Political Witchcraft Now Available
TrineDay has made the essential Sinister Forces series by Peter Levenda (purported author of the Necromonicon) available in Kindle format for a reasonable price. The footnotes and citations are included.
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‘West Memphis 3’ Freed 18yrs After Alleged Ritual Murder of Cub Scouts
After almost two decades behind bars, a trio accused of the grisly murder of three Cub Scouts have been released.