[HN Gopher] Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accus...
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       Ghana's MPs pass bill criminalising witchcraft accusation
        
       Author : ohjeez
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2023-08-20 20:31 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | chasing wrote:
       | They prefer the term "wiccan."
        
       | breadwinner wrote:
       | Witchcraft is on the rise in the US as well:
       | https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/paganism-witchcraft-ar...
        
         | pavel_lishin wrote:
         | Why do you say "as well" as if the original article claimed
         | that witchcraft was on the rise in Ghana?
        
       | tlb wrote:
       | Knowing little about it, I assume most accusations of witchcraft
       | are a way of eliminating rivals, like in business or love
       | triangles. But elderly women aren't the demographic you'd expect
       | to see accused. Can someone explain the reasons (cynical or
       | ideological) why people do this?
        
         | tarboreus wrote:
         | They tend to be low status outsiders, and historically
         | witchcraft has been associated with older people and women.
        
         | achates wrote:
         | I would assume most witchcraft accusations are made by people
         | who believe in witchcraft and believe that the person they're
         | accusing is a witch.
        
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