EKET, Nigeria -- The 9-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall. His family pastor had accused him of being a witch, and his father then tried to force acid down his throat as an exorcism. It spilled as he struggled, burning away his face and eyes. The emaciated boy barely had strength left to whisper the name of the church that had denounced him -- Mount Zion Lighthouse.
Starting to work on her second book, Maribeth Fischer visited Salem, Mass., a few years ago. She thought there might be the germ of a novel in the historical Salem witch trials. I wanted to write a book in that time period from the point of view of a woman falsely accused of being a witch," she said last week. "But what happened was that I couldn't write the book. It would have involved too much research. For example, I didn't know what they ate for breakfast.
... President is of a different party) or of being implicated should scandals emerge (think Iran Cont...'s announced plans to try some accused 9/11 terrorists in the civilian court system rathe... that Congress seeks to engage in a partisan witch-hunt over political differences. (58) . For member...
When Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gave a videotaped address June 8 at her Pentecostal church, she said a visiting African evangelist helped her be elected governor. She said the Rev. Thomas Muthee of Kenya visited her church in 2005, laid hands on her and prayed, "Lord, make a way." She said his invocation was "very, very powerful," and she won the election. Now she has gone on to be the GOP nominee for vice president. However, the Christian Science Monitor reported in 1999 that Muthee had accused a Kenyan woman of being a witch who caused fatal car wrecks through demonic spells. His preaching roused angry residents who wanted to stone the woman to death, and she fled town. We wonder if this topic will be raised during the vice presidential debate? ***
- The now little known, but one of the grandest voices in African-American history is born on this day in Leesburg, Ga. - Roy Hamilton. Hamilton's baritone voice made him a hit during the 1950s. His most memorable songs were "Unchained Melody" and "You'll Never Walk Alone. -Jazz great Edward "Duke" Ellington is born in Washington, D.C. Ellington was perhaps the greatest of the Jazz pioneers popularizing Jazz with his performances, composing and his role as a bandleader. Ellington died in 1974. -The notorious "Salem Witch Trials" of Salem, Mass., claim their first Black victim. Mary Black, a slave, is accused of sorcery and jailed. The hysteria created by the trials would lead to the arrests of 141 people (mostly women) and result in 19 of them being put to death. Ironicall...
There is precedence for the structure Keith Donohue employs in his new novel "Centuries of June." The various narrators, the changing settings of their tales, recall the way "The Canterbury Tales," "One Thousand and One Arabian Nights" or "Aesop's Fables" were unveiled. Donohue's book differs in a few ways. His storytellers are all women who have been wronged, betrayed or disappointed by men. And their stories are all uniquely American.
... a ship en route to the New World; Alice, accused of being a witch in Salem, Mass.; and Marie, held ...
DAYTON -- Three candidates are running to become Ohio secretary of state and all are calling for making the office more efficient and ensuring the integrity of elections. The two front-runners -- state Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, and Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, a Democrat, have traded barbed accusations, while Libertarian Charles Earl has run a quiet campaign out of the fray.
...He accused Brunner of being on a "witch hunt" against him whe...
It's dark and brooding like a gray, November day, but in a satisfying way for the lovers of all things J.K. Rowling. At the beginning of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I," a wizard from the Ministry of Magic says, "These are dark times," and you wonder if it just might be a reference to our own dark times. "You must remain strong," he adds.
... hero, teeters between wanting a family and being independent. But Harry, unlike Peter, is unselfish... are about to witness a reverse of the Salem witch trials. A witch is accused of being too human. And...
MILWAUKEE Ryan Braun certainly doesnt fit the image fans conjure up when they hear that a baseball slugger has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs. Since he joined the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007, the former West Virginia Power star has belted big home runs not with cartoonishly large muscles, but with a sweet swing and a quick bat. Last season, he helped drive the Brewers to the playoffs and was voted the National Leagues Most Valuable Player. Now Braun finds himself fighting a 50-game suspension after news leaked that he has tested positive for a banned substance. He steadfastly maintains his innocence. A spokesman for Braun said in a statement issued to ESPN and The Associated Press that there are highly unusual circumstances surrounding this case which will support Ryan...
I thoroughly enjoyed last year's "Who Do You Think You Are?" series hosted by Lisa Kudrow on Friday nights on NBC. Kudrow was among those whose genealogy was traced on the series' first season.
..., learned about her descent from a woman accused of being a witch in Salem, Mass. I'm most interest...
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