All religion was created to control the masses. I see the plan appears to be working on many. Do realize some of us know better (higher evolution?) I grew up surrounded by religion and I got that l random gene that had me in the know by age 7. My mother called me a devil . My response was : What ? Another false story designed to make me fear the world? Why Mother?

How so?

The fact that these accusations are being made on the premiss of superstition (not far removed from religious beliefs) and lack of reason.

Which parts are pseudo-data anyway?

You do realize that these accusations of “witchcraft” are being made by tribal leaders, not organized religious leaders or members of such religions, right? Read the BBC article referenced and see if you can find the word Christian (or Muslim, for that matter) in it.

Was that the best you (or rather, Google) could find? That’s one of the weakest references I’ve ever seen — it’s a disjointed opinion piece full of nontopical pseudo-data. It would NEVER be accepted as a legitimate reference by any serious scholar or researcher.

Here’s a link with links that show modern witch hunts in developing countries: http://www.policymic.com/articles/70749/the-truth-about-modern-day-witch-hunts

You don’t have to respond to this but I recommend that you take a look at this article and its links and see what you think.

Interesting how you didn’t deny you’re a heavy pot smoker. I’ve tried to have a thoughtful, honest, and intellectual discussion with you but you never actually respond to my statements — you simply repeat the same half-dozen comments over and over, with an insult or two and “what a guy” at the end.

When you talk about Christians “hacking” male genitalia and I point out that circumscision is a Jewish, not Christian, practice (and provide passages from the New Testament to prove it) …. complete silence. You’re wrong about a lot of things you say about religion but lack the intellectual honesty to process or acknowledge information that doesn’t fit your preconceived notions. “Rational” people don’t behave that way either.