I don't know if anyone watched the programme on BBC3 last night about African kids being abused and tortured, as a result of being accused of being 'possessed'.
It has been a long time since I have been so upset by watching something on TV.
A young woman, originally from the Congo and now residing in London (where an upsurge of similar practices has occurred) took a trip back to her home country to investigate.
There followed scenes of kids as young as five being violently tortured, and rescued youngsters with horrifically burnt bodies from where they'd had petrol thrown over them and then been set on fire. Many are killed.
All this is tied in with the huge growth in the numbers of Pastors and small churches specialising in this sort of 'exorcism'.
These churches are also present in London.
It is not recommended viewing, but I could only admire the bravery of the young lady in highlighting this horrific situation in her own community.
Very thought-provoking, and makes you realise how contented and safe our own kids are, when so many others in this world have short lives full of misery and suffering...sometimes at the hands of so-called 'Christians'.
I hope the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Pope will have time to do something about it, in between all the pomp, prayers and church restoration work.
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... its content would've been far too upsetting for my taste.
