Witch Burning Occurs in South Africa

By: Alex Kack

Two sisters were burned to death in the South African province of Eastern Cape.

The women, aged 53 and 33 had been accused of practicing witchcraft by locals, and were removed from their homes by their attackers. Shortly after the murder their homes were also burnt down.

Seven people have been arrested so far in conjunction with the attack, and Alfred Nzo District Municipality Mayor Sixolile Mehlomakhulu has condemned the attack in the strongest words possible.

This is not the first time women have been on the receiving end of violence due to allegations of witchcraft in Eastern Cape. In May of this year a video surfaced online showing two women, accused of witchcraft, who had been stripped naked and were being whipped.

Violence against those associated with witchcraft and other pagan religions has been common across the world, for centuries, however the kidnapping and burning of supposed witches, has not been common in most of the western world since the early 1700’s.

Currently today both Saudi Arabia and Cameroon have laws strictly prohibiting the practice of witchcraft.

Alex Kack is the editor of 'Spooky News' and 'the Bull Moose Review'. He is a political advocate, writer and comedian currently based in Washington D.C. where he lives with his girlfriend and their excessive number of pets. Follow him on Twitter here: @Alex_Kack He's on Tumblr here: alexkack.tumblr.com

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Government Program Researched Stargates, Other Dimension

By: Alex Kack

The United States governments Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, originally disclosed in a shocking New York Times article in 2017, funded research into a variety of other theoretical and supernatural phenomena. These new revelations come in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Many of these topics have been the hall mark of science fiction for decades. Among the subjects studied were traveling through worm holes or “stargates”, warp drives, invisibility cloaking, ‘high energy laser weapons’ and the viability of experimental new metals.
It seems unlikely that any of the projects funded produced any tangible or actionable results, however the federal government appears to have took these types of experimental and theoretical science projects seriously enough to fund them.
Prior to this disclosure it was presumed that Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, had primarily served to investigate alleged UFO sightings.
The disclosed files…

Catholic church to translate rite of exorcism in english for first time

By: Alex Kack

The Roman Catholic Church has chosen to translate the rite of exorcism from Latin into English for the first time in history. The decision was made by the Catholic Bishops of America last month.
While the rite is being translated it will still only be made available to Bishops and others they clear for access to it including clergy approved to perform exorcisms.
An appendix to the document has also been translated, titled The Prayers Against the Powers of Darkness it will be made available to the public as pocket sized book. The prayers are said to help the faithful against possession and other attacks from dark forces.
Exorcism conducted by the church is rare in the modern era however does is still practiced under certain circumstances. In the event an exorcism is deemed necessary a mental health professional is usually first consulted and a variety of other steps are taken to ensure the safety and anonymity of the afflicted.
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Video Game Company Offers $50,000 for Proof of Monsters.

By: Alex Kack

Video game developer Capcom is offering $50,000 to anyone who can provide concrete evidence proving the existence of real life 'monsters'.
Capcom, the company behind the early video game hit Mega Man, has launched the offering as part of a promotion marking the release of their new game Monster Hunter: World, the newest addition in their long running Monster Hunter role playing franchise.
The contest is being run in conjunction with the Center of Fortean Zoology, the UK based nonprofit dedicated to the search for crytids and the study of cryptozoology. There are ten cryptids they are accepting submissions for as listed below.
Bigfoot Yeti Earth Hound Mongolian Death Worm Loch Ness Monsters Yowie The Cornish Owlman The flying snake of Namibia Chupacabra Mermaid
Submissions are being accepted through this June. For more information visit the websites of Capcom or the Center of Fortean Zoology.

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