Nigerian Witches

Scott Hardie | May 19, 2009
Today I read a disconcerting article: Abuse of child 'witches' on rise, aid group says. It's disturbing enough that children are being physically abused by whole communities because a church has branded them a witch or possessed by a demon, but what really bugs me is that the aid groups trying to intervene won't denounce the belief in witchcraft.

Aid organizations acknowledge that the belief is acceptable and popular in some communities. "It is not the belief in witchcraft that we are concerned about," Foxcroft said. "We acknowledge people's right to hold this belief on the condition that this does not lead to child abuse."
How do they expect to stop the abuse if they don't fight the belief that leads to the abuse? Doesn't tolerating the belief make it almost impossible? And furthermore, why not dispute the belief? These are con artists getting paid to "identify" witches, and even the ones who do it for free wreak terrible and permanent havoc on the children they "identify." The aid groups should denounce this practice in the strongest possible terms and not stop until the con artists are put out of business by act of law. Good luck defeating the practice with PC acceptance of these barbarous beliefs.

Samir Mehta | May 20, 2009
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