Thousands of children in England falsely accused of witchcraft in past decade
Thousands of children in England falsely accused of witchcraft in past decade
Figures emerge as Kindoki Witch Boy film tells true story of Mardoche Yembi who underwent an exorcism as a child
Summary
Over 14,000 children in England have been accused of witchcraft since 2015, with 2,180 cases in the past year alone, according to the National FGM Centre.
The film Kindoki Witch Boy, released on the 25th anniversary of Victoria Climbié’s death, tells Mardoche Yembi’s true story of surviving a childhood exorcism.
Climbié was tortured to death in 2000 after similar accusations. Yembi hopes the film raises awareness and helps victims.
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Is England living in a different century from the rest of us? Some kind of time warp to the 1800s going on over there or something?
Having read the article, it sounds like this is an issue within some of their immigrant cultures. The boy the movie is about was from the DRC.
Meanwhile, I know a number of people who were practicing Wiccans in the 1990s, but I don’t think they’ve ever been accused of witchcraft.
My wiccan high school classmate in the early 2000s sure was. Our PE/Health Education teacher was very vocal about his feelings towards witches.
Got his remit mixed up, he's on exercise not exorcism!
Yeah, I had some goth friends in school too.
Yes there are huge populations around the world where superstition is quite extreme, and they believe witchcraft is a real thing. Haiti with their voodoo is probably the most famous, but they have similar superstitions all over Africa too.
At least it's less malignant here, that most superstitious people believe in crystal healing and homeopathy.
And horoscopes
Yes, but not because of the witchcraft stuff. They use royal titles. People unironically say “Sir Mick Jagger.”
Every country has its own aristocracy. They just don't necessarily call it that.
I realize that. I was just joking. Lighthearted jokes about England usually land but I guess that one didn’t. C’est la vie.
OH great, that's just what we need another country You are bringing into this.
Have some upvotes to affirm my own lighthearted engagement.
La vie
Or President X, or General Y, or Mr Secretary, even for people who no longer hold those positions.
And for the record, Sir is an ancient military title just like Captain.
What war was Mick Jagger in?