This just makes me ill

I saw an AP story in my local newspaper this morning that just churned my stomach. The story reveals how some Christian clergy in Africa are claiming that children--yes, children--are witches. An "increasing number of children in Africa (are) accused of witchcraft by pastors and then tortured or killed, often by family members. Pastors were involved in half of 200 cases of 'witch children' reviewed by the AP, and 13 churches were named in the case files."

If ever there was a reason for The United Methodist Church to expand its outreach in Africa (like it needed another!), this is it. As Paul Harvey used to say, "We are not one world. Yet."

The story is here.