Comments on: Nepal Addresses the Witch Hunts

By: The Wild Hunt » Top Ten Pagan Stories of 2009 (Part Two)

The Wild Hunt » Top Ten Pagan Stories of 2009 (Part Two) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:02:40 +0000

[...] or encouragement from the West in executing supposed heretics and witches. Luckily some countries, like Nepal, and India, are doing something to reverse this trend, but we need an international initiative of [...]

By: Snoozepossum

Snoozepossum — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:05:56 +0000

Coolbeads! While I think this is another example of "witch" meaning very different things to different cultures, and most witch hunts have nothing to do with actual witch craft, social scapegoat abuse never serves any good purpose. May they be rewarded for the effort.

By: Malaz

Malaz — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:50:26 +0000

Always interesting, ironic and disturbing…the social elements that comprise the distinction for such cultures between witchcraft and acceptable religious practice.
Herein, you've got a society that worships a god that demands blood sacrifice (this year, some 200,000 animals) and at the same time shakes its finger at "witches"

By: Hecate

Hecate — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:48 +0000

Good news, indeed!