Witch killing and Africans

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GOLD COAST 12 years ago

Ignorance is a curse on Africans.It kills more people than all diseases combined.Whether it's about false information or lack of knowledge about other ethnic groups;antiquated culutural traditions peddled by the parasitic c ...
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Ignorance is a curse on Africans.It kills more people than all diseases combined.Whether it's about false information or lack of knowledge about other ethnic groups;antiquated culutural traditions peddled by the parasitic chieftaincy institution; false prophets and politicians exploiting the semi-educated and the illiterate poor,IGNORANCE needs to be eradicated through EDUCATION on the continent - as advanced countries have done.

PEACE
KOFI NUA 12 years ago

IN THE 21 CENTURY, ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE IN WITCHES. IN YOU BELIEVE IN WITCHES THEN YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN SASABONSAM, DRACULA, MAME WATA, NTIKUMA AND FAIRIES, AS WELL AS FATHER CHRISTMAS.

O, POOR AFRICA!

IN THE 21 CENTURY, ONLY FOOLS BELIEVE IN WITCHES. IN YOU BELIEVE IN WITCHES THEN YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN SASABONSAM, DRACULA, MAME WATA, NTIKUMA AND FAIRIES, AS WELL AS FATHER CHRISTMAS.

O, POOR AFRICA!
TerriblY Spe cifiC 12 years ago

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.

THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.
aj -usa 12 years ago

dude,if there´s any ignorance in this situation then it is u.pls,go back and seach the history of the europeans,how they killed all witches in european.i´ll be waiting for ur reply.

dude,if there´s any ignorance in this situation then it is u.pls,go back and seach the history of the europeans,how they killed all witches in european.i´ll be waiting for ur reply.
KOFI NUA 12 years ago

.pls,go back and seach the history of the europeans,how they killed all witches in european.i´ll be waiting for ur reply

NO NO NO NO! THEY DID NOT KILL ALL WITCHES IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY. ...
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.pls,go back and seach the history of the europeans,how they killed all witches in european.i´ll be waiting for ur reply

NO NO NO NO! THEY DID NOT KILL ALL WITCHES IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THOROUGHLY. THERE IS SO MUCH INFO OUT THERE REGARDING WHY THE WITCH KILLINGS WERE STOPPED. JUST GOOGLE '' WHY WITCH HUNTING STOPPED IN EUROPE".

HOW WERE WITCHES CONVICTED IN MEDIEVAL TIMES IN EUROPE. A PERSON ACCUSED OF BEING A WITCH IS TIED TO A LOG OF WOOD AND THEN THROWN INTO A RIVER. IF THE ACCUSED SANK OR DROWNED, THEN THE RIVER HAD ACCEPTED THE ACCUSED SO HE WAS INNOCENT. HE IS GIVEN A DECENT CHRISTIAN BURIAL.

HOWEVER, IF THE ACCUSED FLOATED IN THE WATER, THEN THE ACCUSED IS A WITCH, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THE RIVER OR WATER REJECTED HER/HIM. SOMETIMES AN ACCUSED PERSON IS TORTURED UNTIL OUT OF SHEER EXHAUSTION, A CONFESSION IS EXTRACTED.
MANY WERE BURNED AT THE STAKE.

IT WAS A VERY DARK PERIOD IN EUROPE. EUROPEANS WERE VERY IGNORANT THEN. WHEN A PERSON WAS SICK, THEY MAKE A CUT ON THE PERSON AND MAKE HIM BLEED, BELIEVING THE BLEEDING WOULD HEAL THE PERSON. EUROPE WAS BACKWARD IN MANY WAYS THEN.

WITCH KILLINGS STOPPED BECAUSE EUROPEANS BECAME WISER, THEY REALISED THE FOOLISHNESS OF THEIR WAYS, MANY INTELLIGENT PEOPLE STARTED ASKING PROBING QUESTIONS. THEY HAD ALREADY KILLE MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE.

TODAY, THE BELIEF IN WITCHCRAFT IS DEAD. EUROPEANS DONT BELIEVE IN WICHES OR VAMPIRES OR MERMAIDS (MAMI WATA) OR UNICORNS OR FAIRIES ANYMORE.
EUROPE HAS REACHED THE SCIENTIFIC AGE OF REASON. THE LIGHT IS HERE. BUT, SADLY, AFRICANS ARE STILL IN THE DARKNESS OF IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION.
OZA 12 years ago

I agree with you. France viciously killed Juane of Arc for withcraft, after she had led an army to victory. The mentality at the time was, a woman with that kind of bravery MUST certainly be a witch - according to the then st ...
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I agree with you. France viciously killed Juane of Arc for withcraft, after she had led an army to victory. The mentality at the time was, a woman with that kind of bravery MUST certainly be a witch - according to the then state religion - Catholicism. So the practice is not new. Except that Africa is more than 2 centuries behind.
CHARCOAL SELLER. 12 years ago

Superstition is not uniquely African, too many Africans who attempt to analyze the African situation, turn to Europe and America/US as better alternatives. Unfortunately, the problem with that approach, is that they either co ...
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Superstition is not uniquely African, too many Africans who attempt to analyze the African situation, turn to Europe and America/US as better alternatives. Unfortunately, the problem with that approach, is that they either consciously or unconsciously expose their colonial mentality by always presenting the negative aspects of Africa, while presenting their colonial masters as: " ADVANCED, CIVILIZED, USED TO BE, BUT ARE NO LONGER BELIEVERS IN SUPERSTITION etc, etc , etc.

I am here today to testify before the almighty African people, do not be confused by the lies that are being to,d to you by the decilples of colonialism. Superstition exists everywhere in the world, yes, even in the so-called civilized, advanced, European and American societies.

Europeans in the US dance with live snakes, while chanting and shouting praises to their gods, many of them die from snake bites and they say it is the will of their god. The US government doesn't arrest nor ban the practice, which means it is not illegal. I can point to numerous practices including the chaining of white Christians in America, in evangelical so-called prayer camps, some of these so-called religious organizations are currently plying their craft in Ghana. I have a few names.

My point is that we should at all times either do proper research before printing or speaking, or remain quiet .
KOFI NUA 12 years ago

Superstition is not uniquely African, too many Africans who attempt to analyze the African situation, turn to Europe and America/US as better alternatives.

SUPERSTITION IS EVERYWHERE, BUT MORE SO IN NATIONS WITH LOW LEVELS ...
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Superstition is not uniquely African, too many Africans who attempt to analyze the African situation, turn to Europe and America/US as better alternatives.

SUPERSTITION IS EVERYWHERE, BUT MORE SO IN NATIONS WITH LOW LEVELS OF EDUCATION. IN WITCHCRAFT CASES, IT IS FAIR TO USE EUROPE AND THE USA AS VERY GOOD EXAMPLES BECUASE THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH EXACTLY THE SAME SITUATION.

NO CIVILIZED NATION WOULD ALLOW THE EVIL WE INFLICT ON OLD WOMEN AND CHILDREND IN THE NAME OF WITCHCRAFT. I DONT IF SOMEONE INFLICTS KNIFEWOUNDS ON THEMSELVES IN THE NAME OF TIGARI. IT IS THEIR PAIN. BUT WHEN WE CONTINUALLY PERSECUTE CHILDREN AND THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR SOCIETY IN THE NAME OF WITCHCRAFT, IT IS BARBARIC.

Europeans in the US dance with live snakes, while chanting and shouting praises to their gods

EUROPEANS IN EUROPE DO NOT DO THIS, IT IS YLTRA-PENTECOSTALS IN THE USA WHO ENGAGE IN IT. BESIDES, THIS IS SELF-INFLICTED INJURY, SO WHO CARES? IF YOU DECIDE TO GO DUNGEE JUMPING AND DNOT FORCED TO DO IT, THE LAW CANNOT PROTECT YOU.

IN SOUTH AFRICA, LITTLE GIRLS ARE BEING RAPED BECAUSE , GROWN MEN THINK THIS WOULD CURE AIDS. ALL OVER OUR CONTINENT ALBINOS ARE BEING MAIMED AND KILLED FOR BODY PARTS BECAUSE OF SUPERSTITION. OLD WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE ACCUSED OF WITCHCRAFT AND SUBJECTED TO INCREDIBLE TORTURE AND LYNCHING. YET WE DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.

THIS IS SO INSANE. IT IS UNPARDONABLE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE. IT IS BARBARIC. IT IS INHUAN! OUR SILENCE IS EVEN WORSE.
BJ 12 years ago

The atrocities these witches cause is so devastating that one wonders why they refuse to shun this ruthless practice. We seem to overlook the atrocious practices they cause so easily. Mind you, most of the deaths in so many A ...
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The atrocities these witches cause is so devastating that one wonders why they refuse to shun this ruthless practice. We seem to overlook the atrocious practices they cause so easily. Mind you, most of the deaths in so many African countries are caused by these inhuman beings. However, the best way to scare them away is to draw near to GOD, according to James 4:7.
NYAME BA 12 years ago

The atrocities these witches cause is so devastating that one wonders why they refuse to shun this ruthless practice.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A WITCH? WHY ARE THE ACCUSED ONLY POOR AND OLD PEOPLE? WHY DONT THEY ACCUSE THE RICH, ...
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The atrocities these witches cause is so devastating that one wonders why they refuse to shun this ruthless practice.

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A WITCH? WHY ARE THE ACCUSED ONLY POOR AND OLD PEOPLE? WHY DONT THEY ACCUSE THE RICH, INFLUENTIAL OF BEING WITCHES? IT IS ONLY THE POOR, OLD AND MENTALLY SICK WHOA RE ACCUSED. THIS IS SINFUL AND TRAGIC.

We seem to overlook the atrocious practices they cause so easily.

GET SOME EDUCATION AND STOP BEING SUPERSTITIOUS. THERE ARE NO WITCHES. THERE ARE FLYING HUMAN BEINGS WHO DRINK HUMNA BLOOD. THIS IS NOT BIBLICAL. THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE BIBLE WHERE A DEATHD OR BAD THING HAS BEEN BLAMED ON WITCHES. WITCHES ARE NOT REAL.

Mind you, most of the deaths in so many African countries are caused by these inhuman beings.

YOU SOUND LIKE AN ILLITERATE. DEATH IS CAUSED BY DISEASE. WE CAN BE BLAMED FOR THESE DEATHS. WE EAT ALL THE FATTY FOOD AND CARBO WND WHEN WE DIE EARLY OF BP AND DIABETES WE BLAME THE POOR OLD LADY. WHAT STUPIDITY !

However, the best way to scare them away is to draw near to GOD, according to James 4:7

ANOTHER IGNORANT STATEMENT.TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE AND STOP BLAMING POOR OLD WOMEN. YOU ARE THE ARCHITECT OF YOUR LIFE, TAKE CHHARGE. STOP BLAMING OTHERS.

THERE ARE NO WITCHES ANYWHERE.

BJ 12 years ago

THERE ARE FLYING HUMAN BEINGS WHO DRINK HUMAN BLOOD.

Nyame Ba, how do the flying human beings get human blood to drink? You resort to insult, but be minded that witchcraft is real and that most of them live on human blood ...
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THERE ARE FLYING HUMAN BEINGS WHO DRINK HUMAN BLOOD.

Nyame Ba, how do the flying human beings get human blood to drink? You resort to insult, but be minded that witchcraft is real and that most of them live on human blood.
NYAME BA 12 years ago

THERE ARE FLYING HUMAN BEINGS WHO DRINK HUMAN BLOOD.

You resort to insult, but be minded that witchcraft is real and that most of them live on human blood

MY FIRST POST WAS A TYPO. THERE ARE NO FLYING HUMANS WHO DRING P ...
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THERE ARE FLYING HUMAN BEINGS WHO DRINK HUMAN BLOOD.

You resort to insult, but be minded that witchcraft is real and that most of them live on human blood

MY FIRST POST WAS A TYPO. THERE ARE NO FLYING HUMANS WHO DRING PEOPLE'S BLOOD AT NIGHT. WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE THAT WITCHES ARE REAL? NONE. ZERO EVIDENCE. THE ONLY EVIDENCE IS THE COFESSIONS OF OLD WOMEN SUFERING FROM DEMENTIA. IN ADVANCED COUNTRIES THESE WOMEN WOULD BE IN HOSPITALS BEING TAKEN CARE OF. IN AFRICA WE CALL THEM WITCHES AND TORTURE AND KILL THEM.

EUROPEANS AND AMERICANS USED TO BURN AND LYNCH SO-CALLED WITCHES. WHY HAFVE THEY STOPPED? THEY LEARNT FROM THEIR MISTAKES, THEY BECAME EDUCATED AND INFORMED.

You resort to insult, but be minded that witchcraft is real and that most of them live on human blood

200 YRS AGO EUROPEANS USED TO BELIEVE THIS. TODAY, THEY DONT ANYMORE. THEY KNOW ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS OLD AGE DISEASES LIKE ALZHEIMERS AND DEMENTIA.
THERE ARE NO WITCH ACCUSATIONS IN EUROPE ANYMORE.

IT IS TRAGIC THAT WE CANNOT LEARN FORM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS. NO ADVANCED AND EDUCATED NATION BELIEVES IN WITCHES ANYMORE. THEY USED DO, BUT THEY HAVE BECOME MORE INTELLIGENT. THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE ADVANCED, THAT IS WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE.
Dr 12 years ago

BJ, I am going to curse you today for your ignorance. You will never prosper and you will be tormented by demons for the rest of your entire life. You are an Iliterate and an idiot. Your parents have failed you, they destroye ...
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BJ, I am going to curse you today for your ignorance. You will never prosper and you will be tormented by demons for the rest of your entire life. You are an Iliterate and an idiot. Your parents have failed you, they destroyed your mind. I bet you are one of the followers of TB Joshua. You are what we call a retard in the western world. You have a low IQ. No wonder Ghana is still in the dark ages although the country is endowed with gold and oil. You have a very sound knowledge of the scripture, i hope you were equally able to retain information while at school to become a medical doctor. Shame on you BJ. Look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself this question: "what contribution have i made to the society"? You will then realise you are a waste of space. Educate yourself and stop blaming witches for your inadequacies. Your mother and father are the witches who failed to empower by denying you the gift of education. Useless man. I will fuck your wife again when i come to Ghana.
BJ 12 years ago

Your words tell what you are.

Your words tell what you are.
Dr Donald Mensah,, USA 12 years ago

please Bj, this is a piece of advice for you. Read about the Salem Witch trials in America and also the Inquisition in Europe. Witchcraft is an erroneous belief of the midle ages.

please Bj, this is a piece of advice for you. Read about the Salem Witch trials in America and also the Inquisition in Europe. Witchcraft is an erroneous belief of the midle ages.
Salifu 12 years ago

Ghana needs to impose capital punishment for senseless murders, witches or not!

Ghana needs to impose capital punishment for senseless murders, witches or not!
RINGO 12 years ago

Witchcraft is spiritual and real.The BIBLE has confirmed it but attacking witches and wizards physically is wrong.The fact of the matter is all their deeds are spiritual and cannot be proven in court.It is only drawing near ...
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Witchcraft is spiritual and real.The BIBLE has confirmed it but attacking witches and wizards physically is wrong.The fact of the matter is all their deeds are spiritual and cannot be proven in court.It is only drawing near to God with constant prayers that you will gain divine protection.
CALAMITY MILLS 12 years ago

The believe in the existence of witchcrafts is due to ignorance:ignorance of how the laws of nature operates.

It is rather the fear of witchcrafts that kills those who remain imprisoned within such false beliefs.No witch c ...
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The believe in the existence of witchcrafts is due to ignorance:ignorance of how the laws of nature operates.

It is rather the fear of witchcrafts that kills those who remain imprisoned within such false beliefs.No witch can harm you spiritually!
Jato Kaleo 12 years ago

Barbarians. When will you learn?

Barbarians. When will you learn?
NYAME BA 12 years ago

BIG TIME IGNORANCE FED BY JSS DROP-OUT PASTORS AND 419 MALAMS AND JUJU MEN. GERMANY, ENGLAND, USA, ALL THESE COUNTRIES USED TO BELIEVE IN WITCHES. THEY USED TO HUNT THEM DOWN, DRAG THEM TO TRIAL AND TURN THEM AT THE STAKE.

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BIG TIME IGNORANCE FED BY JSS DROP-OUT PASTORS AND 419 MALAMS AND JUJU MEN. GERMANY, ENGLAND, USA, ALL THESE COUNTRIES USED TO BELIEVE IN WITCHES. THEY USED TO HUNT THEM DOWN, DRAG THEM TO TRIAL AND TURN THEM AT THE STAKE.

BUT THEY SAW THE ERROE OF THEIR WAYS. THEY ACCPTED THEY HAD BEEN STUPID AND IGNORANT. THEY HAD KILLED AND PUNISHED INNOCENT PEOPLE, MOSTLY DEFENCELESS WOMEN.

TODAY, THERE ARE NO WITCH ACCUSATIONS IN EUROPE OR AMERICA. THEY DONT BELIEVE IN WITCHES ANYMORE. THEY HAVE THOROUGLY INVESTIGATED THIS AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS ALL BOGUS.

BUT IN SEMI-EUCATED, INTELLECTUALLY BLIND AND SUPRSTITIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD LIKE AFRICA, INDIA AND PARTS OF SOUTH AMERICA THE BELIEF PERSISTS.

THE MORE EDUCATED, THE LESS PEOPLE BELIEVE IN WITCHCRAFT. THE BELIEF IN WITCHCRAFT IS THE PRESERVE OF PEOPLE DEPRIVED OF CRITICAL THINKNG AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.

CHARCOAL SELLER. 12 years ago

My wife told me that the correct spelling is: PHENOMENON, she gives me intellectual guidance for which I'm eternally greatful, more power to African womanhood!

FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER!

My wife told me that the correct spelling is: PHENOMENON, she gives me intellectual guidance for which I'm eternally greatful, more power to African womanhood!

FORWARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER!
Abdulai 12 years ago

witchcraft never exist at all and infact african must be educated very well about taking action about something we do not see.

witchcraft never exist at all and infact african must be educated very well about taking action about something we do not see.
kwabena 12 years ago

we,re stupid folks simple

we,re stupid folks simple

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