India - State Government To Enact Law Banning Black Magic

Sanity continues to shine in the face of madness in India, where the Minister for Home, Ramesh Chennithala, has announced that the state government is intending to enact a law 'to stop the practise (sic) of witchcraft or black magic,' according to thehindu.com.

 In a stunning display of conflating issues, looseness of language and just plain sloppy thinking, the minister said the 'police had received several complaints from people of exploitation by witchcraft practitioners.'

It is doubtful that there is anything as complicated as black magic rituals or witchcraft occurring in these cases of course.  However, what these cases more than likely entails is nefarious individuals using the cover of black magic and the occult to fleece people of their hard earned cash in return for some irresistible reward such as success in business or the promise of everlasting life in the hereafter.

Whilst we agree that people need to be educated to a standard that allows them to understand that they are being duped for their cash, if they are still then foolish enough to give up their hard earned cash for intangible rewards, that's their look out.

After all, Billy Graham got away with it for years and is still free in the United States after 96 years of religious scamming.

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