to think it is abuse on many levels

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anyone watching the C4 programme right now about child witches, and the deliverance rituals taking place in UK african churches?

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Absolutely dreadful. I think it's a follow on from an earlier programme where they went to Nigeria and filmed really shocking scenes there. I do think that there is an element of truth in what one of the men was saying about people being concerend about saying/doing something for fear of seeming racist. Similar in many ways in the lack of response for many years to the issue of female genital mutilation.
YANBU it is terribly abusive.

*concerned

i didnt see this as i dont watch the telly.
but-this has been going on for a while and a few years ago some[like this]was actually trying to exorcise autistic children!
about 9 years ago i found myself sitting in a "church" like this-and i saw some really scary stuff.
i tried to report it and guess what happend-nothing-i was treated like a mad person
yes this is child abuse and since its been happening for a long time-i can only come to the conclusion that people wont aknowledge it as theyre frightened of been seen as racist-sod the kids that suffer as long as no ones seen as racist eh!
sorry-angry.

I didn't see it but did they mention the Victoria Climbie case? The pastor in her abusers' UK African church saw the signs of abuse on that poor little child and decided they were caused by her being possessed by evil spirits instead of reporting her abusers. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1358863/Pastor-thought-tortured-girl-was-possessed.html I really hope the programme you saw leads to better checks being made on what is going on inside these churches.