5 blog reactions to http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/brian_whitaker/2007/11/war_on_witches.html

attributed to witchcraft. In theocratic countries, it's an institutional problem. While American occultists may have to deal with unfriendly neighbors, owning the wrong books in Saudi Arabia can literally be a death sentence. So it seem that while reason is gaining ground in the West, it's definitely not winning the war.

attributed to witchcraft. In theocratic countries, it's an institutional problem. While American occultists may have to deal with unfriendly neighbors, owning the wrong books in Saudi Arabia can literally be a death sentence. So it seem that while reason is gaining ground in the West, it's definitely not winning the war.

The Guardian's Brian Whitaker comments on the recent execution of Egyptian sorcerer Mustapha Ibrahim in Saudi Arabia. "If the Saudis can't drag themselves into the 21st century and stop fretting about sorcerers, they might at least try catching up with the British law of 1735," he says.

attributed to witchcraft. In theocratic countries, it's an institutional problem. While American occultists may have to deal with unfriendly neighbors, owning the wrong books in Saudi Arabia can literally be a death sentence. So it seem that while reason is gaining ground in the West, it's definitely not winning the war.

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