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Pagan & Shinto News: Pastor Greg Locke Threatens To Dox ‘Witches’ That Infiltrated Wife’s Bible Club

Pagan & Shinto News: Pastor Greg Locke Threatens To Dox ‘Witches’ That Infiltrated Wife’s Bible Club

Last updated on: February 20, 2022 at 6:51 pm by Megan Manson

Pagan & Shinto News: Pastor Greg Locke Threatens To Dox ‘Witches’ That Infiltrated Wife’s Bible Club 2022-02-20T18:51:36+00:00 Megan Manson

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US: Pastor Greg Locke threatens to dox ‘witches’ that infiltrated wife’s Bible book club
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UK: Stonehenge exhibition aims to shed light on mysteries of monument
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A “once in a lifetime” exhibition which aims to uncover the secrets and explore the stories of Stonehenge has opened…

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‘Witch Hunts’ Past & Present

US: Pastor Greg Locke threatens to dox ‘witches’ that infiltrated wife’s Bible book club
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The Tennessee pastor known for burning so-called “witchcraft” books like Harry Potter and Twilight has threatened to expose six supposed “witches” in a new video that has gone viral…

India: Woman set ablaze on ‘witchcraft’ suspicions, dies
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A woman was set ablaze and killed on ‘witchcraft suspicions’ allegedly on the orders of a village panchayat in Bihar’s Nawada district on Thursday evening, police said, adding that at least 20 people have been arrested in this connection…

India: Woman alleges ‘witchcraft’ against neighbour and his relatives in Bengaluru
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A 49-year-old woman has accused her neighbour and his family members of resorting to ‘witchcraft’ and wreaking misfortune on her and her kin in Bengaluru’s Peenya…

Nigeria: Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing daughters over ‘witchcraft’
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A State High Court in Akamkpa, Cross River State, has sentenced a man, Ayanime Udo, to death by hanging for killing his twin daughters on allegation of being ‘witches’…

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