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(By Raymond Ijabla) – It's Time To Abandon The Belief In
Witchcraft Because Witches Don't Exist
Since declaring, I'm a humanist
and someone without religion, many respondents have asked if I
believe that witches, wizards, demons and evil spirits exist. Some asked,
"how do you decide what is right or wrong if you don't believe in
God?" I shall address the first part of these important questions in this
article and the rest in future articles.
Funke is a six-year-old girl who lives with her uncle
and his wife. She lost her parents in a car crash when she was only a few days
old. Uncle Segun and his wife, Ngozi, have been married for four years now but
have no children of their own. Ngozi has suffered recurrent miscarriages.
They have been to different churches and attended
various crusades and have done everything they have been told to do - from
fasting and prayers, anointing themselves with olive oil, tithing, to paying
all the special offerings specifically targeted at couples looking for the
fruit of the womb - to no avail. They even carry a white handkerchief that was
specially anointed by the General overseer of their church wherever they go. At
the end of a week-long session of prayers and fasting atop a hill known simply
as Oke, the word of the Lord came to their pastor - Funke is a witch sent by
the queen of the coast to destroy their lives. They thought, "Aha, that makes
sense.
