If you want to stop the phenomenal rise in witch-finding, witch-killing, and belief in witches, you must first abolish Pentecostal churches--at least, most of them! There is an inverse relationship between the exponential growth in these churches and ever-pervasive belief in witchcraft, unfortunately among educated people in Ghana and Africa in general. After all, the Pentecostal church--which increasingly targets this population -- exists to claim the land for God and save the members from the devil and all occult forces. Well, that's after taking care of the theology of growth and late capitalism interests of the founder-pastors. If you eliminate witches and occult forces, these churches will wither away, just as "underdevelopment" is unlikely to end as long as you have the development industry or mercy-industrial complex.
On Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 6:55 AM Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
--Akua Denteh: Last 'witch' to be murdered in Ghana?
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Akua-Denteh-Last-witch-to-be-murdered-in-Ghana-1023577
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