Bantu Religion + Kongo Shamanism in California
SOURCE : Pope Condemns African Belief in Witchcraft : Is One Man’s Faith Another’s Superstition?
At a Mass on Saturday in Luanda, Angola, Pope Benedict tried to warn his listeners of the dangers of belief in witchcraft. Though he never used that word, his implication was clear when he suggested that African Catholics should offer Christ [...]
SOURCE : Iraqi MP defends Luciferin Parliament
Baghdad – The devil looked in on Iraq’s parliament on Wednesday when a member of parliament upbraided Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari for speaking ill of Lucifer.
Kameran Khairi Said, a Kurdish MP and a member of the minority Yezidi community that worship[s] the peacock angel, also known as Lucifer, angrily [...]
SOURCE : Top 10 Rush Limbaugh Racist Quotes
I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a bad thing. Quite the opposite… it had its merits. For one thing, the streets were safer after dark.
You know who deserves a posthumous Medal of Honor? James Earl [...]
SOURCE : “Spiritual” devotee condemns tribal shamanism and sorcery (interesting argument)
Sure, there are worthless “Pagans” who are more interested in money, sex and power than in [using] religion to transform the individual. Magic is a neutral tool – not inherently religious, spiritual or “good”.
Mastery over transitory phenomena… plays on those who are too dim-witted to [...]
SOURCE : Does Palo Mayombe work with Negative Energy?
Palo is working with Negative energy… [but] it is not that simple. Negative energy is earth energy, it is female energy, it is dark, and inward… not evil by nature just as the earth is not evil. Orisha is positive energy it is celestial, positive energy [...]
SOURCE : Black Religion + Black Magic: Prejudice and Projection in the ATRs
…images of voodoo are indeed images of “black magic,” or to be more precise, of witchcraft. Witches are thought to be people who harbor evil thoughts and gather at night to indulge in horrible inversions of life-sustaining behavior. They revel in [...]
Catholic Church wages campaign against witchcraft in Mexican town
CATEMACO, Mexico (CNS) – From across the nation and beyond, visitors come to this picturesque, lagoonside town in southern Mexico, seeking money, love, health and revenge.
‘BRUJO’ PERFORMS RITUAL FOR CLIENT IN SOUTHERN MEXICO – Norberto Baxin Mantilla, left, performs a cleansing ritual for a client in Catemaco, [...]
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SOURCE : National African Religion Congress rejects Komgo religion
It seem the National African Religion Congress, a certifying Board for Priests and Priestesses of African-Based religions (COG would be a rough Wiccan equivalent), doesn’t include Palo practitioners due to their ritual methods.
“Palo, which arrived in Cuba during the West African slave trade, has specific rituals for [...]
SOURCE : African Religions Attracting Americans
Philadelphia – Voodoo, Santeria and other religions with African roots are drawing followers in the United States among immigrants and black Americans interested in their ancestry, their leaders say. But their practice can result in clashes with neighbors and police over rituals such as animal sacrifices and sacred drumming — [...]
