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"Two Canadian women have been charged with pretending to practise witchcraft, breaking a little-known law in Canada's criminal code that could soon be out the door."

I don't understand why they should be charged under this obsolete law. Just charge them with fraud, same as other scammers.

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John_Tyrrell 7 Nov 14
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Pretending to be witches???

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Knowing the bureaucratic mindset, they are probably charged with practicing without a license.

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That would probably be covered under "conning people"- type laws anyway......

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I can clearly see that these women (and the others who have been charged in more recent years) are committing obvious fraud by manipulating people into giving them huge sums of money. The law is a little confusing in terms of its practical interpretations. How do you really know if someone is pretending to be practicing witchcraft to manipulate others for monetary gain or if s/he sincerely believes in witchcraft and offers to provide services to others for monetary compensation? The law should be equally applied to celebrity evangelists who scam people to give their money away. I know many pagans, Wiccans, and others who practice witchcraft (don't ask me why), and some make money from it, but no way do they ever collect insane sums of money like that.

Excellent!

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Is there a corresponding law against those who pretend to practice Christianity? Could have a number of televangelists feeling awfully nervous!

Yes! Like Benny Hinn, Joel Osteen, etc. Preachers only for Profit!

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I guess honesty is out of style.

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