Those familiar with Iran won”t be shocked but for a lot of people, there”s something hugely disturbing about being sentenced to death because you changed religion. So it is with the stone age regime in Iran who have sentenced a man to death for daring to convert from Islam to Christianity.
Iran court sentences Christian pastor to death
Retrial of woman, Katharina Henot, burnt at stake as witch
A woman, burnt at the stake after being found guilty of witchcraft in 1627, is to have her case re-examined by Cologne City Council. Katharina Henot was head of the post office in Cologne, Germany when she was accused of witchcraft, making people ill and murder via witchcraft.
Witch walk for charity
Four hundred years ago, Pendle in the UK saw ten twelve people put on trial for witchcraft and the murder of ten people. Ten of the ”witches”were hanged in public (another died in prison) and one was acquited. Organisers of a charity walk are hoping to see modern day witches flood the area this August – the anniversary of the […]
‘Witch’ beaten by own sons
More heartbreaking stories from Africa of the treatment meted out to those accused of witchcraft. This time, a Kenyan father who was beaten by his own sons after being accused by his estranged wife of being a sorcerer. Tied to a tree his sons beat him so badly he lost four teeth. They then tied him up in the barn […]
Nurse collapses after ‘witch’ encounter
A nurse in Zimbabwe has collapsed after encountering a witch sucking blood from a patient in a hospital. The nurse at Gweru General Hospital was doing her routine rounds when she entered a room only to find a patient with the drip removed and a ”witch” bent over sucking blood from him.
Mayor who refused to take part in Halloween found guilty
A mayor who refused to judge a pumpkin carving competition at Halloween because it “glorifies Satan”s angels” was found guilty today of breaking laws on equality.
School refuses free pagan books
Bibles are good to go. Pagan books are not. That seems to be the message from one school in Weaverville who allowed Gideons International to drop off bibles that were distributed to children at the school. One child arrived home with the now familiar blue bible and his mother decided drop off some books at the school that explained her […]