Comments on: Kenyan Witchhunt Leaves 11 Burned To Death

A Mob In Western Kenya Hunted Down 8 Women, 3 Men Accused of Witchcraft

[guadalcanal3]

Send in Jimmy Carter.

[cpaide]

this is just another example of black on black violence fueled by ignorance, much as we witness here on the cbs comment zone.

[cpaide]

"They were evangelical christians. Of course we support their witch-burning diversity. Jesus told them to do it."
Posted by FloydZepp

not hardly, bro. the "witches" were supposedly casting spells that shrunk people''s *******. no kidding, you can read about it anywhere but cbs.

[quetzalcrist]

this is so sad,
did a new church just open up?

sounds like an Evangelical type has these poor people corrupted.

[lamotte4]

burn these sons-a*bit-hes at the stake and then slit their families throats.

[libh8er]

Must have been caught having s e x while using con*doms. And this is where Ubama hails from, huh?

[Torilin]

Remember that we can''''t impose our "western-centric" values on these people. We all should support this diverse culture of witch-burning.
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No, we can''t impose but we had been there...Spanish inquisition anyone? Of course we should support them cuz we would have done the same...witch hunt is right up our alley.

[zykracosmos]

Well, it happened in this country, didn''t it? It happened in Spain. Anytime a group of people believe in supernaturalism, there is no limit to how much of a frenzy they can work themselves into. I''m reading below about folks who declare a movie character is an enemy of their supernatural deity. These folks are scary, and I avoid having anything to do with any of them. The best route we have to truth and understanding is the process of scientific inquiry. I am comforted by the sound logic and advice of Carl Sagan, who wrote the book "Science As a Candle in the Dark," which I recommend to anyone who is ready to break the shackles of superstition. As long as there are people who are willing to have faith in a concept without any empirical evidence, we will continue to witness tragedies such as this one in Kenya, as well as in other parts of the world.

[erasmus81]

"Man I''''m glad I live in the civilized world." Posted by jboxton at 01:39 PM : May 21, 2008

Is that what you call your world? Civilized?

[blazercoach1]

Perhaps the victims dared to question global warming, or maybe evolution......

[haoli25]

Quick, send Sharpton and Jackson over there to investigate.

[antoniof123]

Wow, this is great with any luck the wing nut Republican party will move there and we will be rid of them.

This is right up your alley neo cons.

[facts6]

This is none of our business.

[mike71067]

"Here in the states there are laws against that so they just have to cluch their guns and crucifixes tighter. 8-)"
-Posted by IRLiberal at 01:01 PM : May 21, 2008

You and Obama are probably butt-buddies. Keep on displaying your ignorance and hatred to those who differ from you.

[mike71067]

"The most backward government the world currently knows burns witches, while most enlightened government the world has ever known, merely tortures."
-Posted by Nancy_Naive at 01:25 PM : May 21, 2008

Trying to live up to the "naive" name, I see. If you can''t see the difference between killing people suspected of being "witches", "warlocks", "boogie-men", or whatever, as opposed to interrogating people who pose a very real global threat to all of us, then I''m sorry to say that I cannot help you.

[jboxton]

What the hell year is this? Man I''m glad I live in the civilized world.

[blazercoach1]

Perhaps the victims dared to question global warming or evolution.

[neonink]

was that the 37th state?

[neonink]

Didn''t Kenya vote for Obama?

[irliberal]

Witch hunts? I didn''t know Kenya had Republicans. That''s sad... Here in the states there are laws against that so they just have to cluch their guns and crucifixes tighter. 8-)