April 30, 2012Letting the Witch Out of the BottleChristopher Howse, Telegraph
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How should social workers “engage with faith communities where particular beliefs, such as witchcraft and possession, cause emotional trauma and physical harm to children”? That was a question posed at a conference on child abuse reported by the Church Times. On page 4, the paper also ran a report about children in Cornwall being offered paganism in their religious education syllabus. “The syllabus allows teachers to respond to – and celebrate – local diversity,” said the director of education for the Truro diocese of the Church of England. TAGGED: Witch | |
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