Witches Abroad
Urban myths about “human sacrifice” are a millennia-old trope that perpetuates xenophobia and paranoia about dangerous foreign interlopers.
Death Becomes Her
Blockheaded bishops like to compare Mexican and American folk saint Santa Muerte to Satan, but the truth is much, much worse for them.
Our New Year’s New Guinea Satan Cult Retrospective
With a few days left in 2020, I’m thinking about a man named Marafi who lived in New Guinea in the early 30s and apparently worshiped Satan. What else?
The Slings & Errors of Missionary Death
Preacher Garrett Kell says “god” wants missionaries to follow John Chau to Sentinel Island. Unless god is a sadistic fuck, this is a terrible idea.
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