WHEN superstitious beliefs go unchallenged, they sometimes take very bizarre forms. Sometimes they are regarded as "science" and promoted openly and confidently as if they are based on facts and ...

The image of a witch flying on a broomstick is iconic, but it is not nearly as old as the idea of witchcraft itself, which dates to the earliest days of humankind. Several theologians, church ...

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