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Why do homeopaths mimic conventional medicine — why not cut out the pills and become plain old witch doctors instead! http://vacilando.org/en/essay/return-witch-doctors …
Witchdoctors in Tanzania are defying a government ban announced on Friday, intended to stop the killings of people with albinism for ritual medicine. It comes days after the latest murder of an albino man in Tanzania brought the national death toll to at least 40 since mid-2007.
The New Zealand government has agreed to acknowledge Maori ownership of the haka war dance used by the national rugby team, the All Blacks. The agreement comes after protracted negotiations between the government and several Maori tribes seeking compensation for historic grievances. Millions of dollars are being paid in a comprehensive settlement. The move follows concerns the Ka Mate haka, known to rugby fans world-wide, was being...
2009-02-11
New Zealand ritual Maori dance rugby cultureChimpanzees deal with death in much the same way as humans, studies suggest. ... The scientists say this suggests other species, particularly apes, are more like humans than we might think.
2010-04-26
chimpanzee death mourning psychology human rights bereavement ritual animalThe elephants are routinely forced to touch the heads of pilgrims with their trunks as a form of blessing. But officials say the practice could be putting the animals at risk of tuberculosis.
2010-08-04
India ritual religion elephant tuberculosisEgypt has closed the Great Pyramid outside Cairo after rumours that groups would try to hold special rituals on 11 November at 11:11.
2011-11-11
ritual pyramid Egypt superstition tourismZimbabwean police believe there is a nationwide syndicate of women raping men, possibly to use their semen for use in rituals that claim to make people wealthy.
2011-01-28
Zimbabwe man rape women semen sperm ritual superstition incredibleWhat aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual and transcendence.
2011-07
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