Bahraini mp calls for government to stamp out witchcraft ad sorcery
http://www.sundayworld.com/top-stori...ft-and-sorcery
Hocus pocus.
Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa.
A Bahraini MP has accused his nation’s government of failing to stamp out ‘sorcery’ and ‘witchcraft’, which he claims was recently used by a woman to paralyse her husband in the Middle Eastern state.
MP Mohammed Bugais, who made the allegations to the Bahraini parliament yesterday, is calling for more awareness of ‘witchcraft’ which he argued is tearing families apart, reports the Gulf Daly News.
Atheists beware you are on the road to witchcraft according to this guy.It is ironic he asks for clergy men to speak of the wrong doings of superstition when they are superstitious and spreading superstition themselves."I studied in school for 12 years and worked as a teacher for 15 years, but never came across any subject that addresses sorcery or witchcraft," he claimed.
"This means the government is failing to raise awareness.
"There are families that have been broken apart because of those acts.
"There is one case of a Bahraini wife who went to someone because she wanted her husband to be obedient.
"He (the witch) told her to mix her period blood with his food, which eventually caused her husband paralysis. He has been in that state for the past seven years."
Mr Bugais called on the authorities to round up alleged practitioners and witches, who he claims charge clients large amounts of money for their supernatural services.
"Most people committing those acts ask for 1,000 Bahraini Dinars (€1,927), but there are some known people who remain untouched," he said.
However, Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowment Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa responded by saying authorities would investigate any such complaint.
He also claimed religious leaders should do more to tackle to problem, accusing them of getting too caught up in politics and neglecting their duty to the community.
"When people have low faith in religion they tend to turn to witchcraft and sorcery," he said.
"It should be the role of clergymen to speak about the wrongs of following such superstitions.
"The problem is that clergymen are so busy with politics that they forget to raise awareness about these acts among others.
"But people can contact us and we will take legal action immediately against those committing such acts."
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Originally Posted by tom cruise
In all fairness, though, he's accusing the government of Bahrain of not promoting this issue further, not anyone else. I'm sure he's a huge fan of Monty Python. 
That is, what is the symbolic imagery they associate with witches and sorcery?
