Friday, September 07, 2007

The case for school prayer

Teachers and management at a northern KwaZulu-Natal school are holding prayer meetings for pupils whom they believe have been possessed by evil spirits.

Thembinkosi Mngomezulu, principal of Manhlenga High School, said he believed that his pupils were bewitched, because they cried continuously in class. He said this was the first time something like this had happened at the school.

This follows the recent murders of two women whom the pupils apparently believed had bewitched them.

"Lately, the pupils have just been crying and we believe they were bewitched. We believe there are evil spirits at this school," the principal said.

Mngomezulu said prayer meetings were being held for the pupils.

"The prayers are for those who are possessed and those who have not yet been possessed," he said.

The Education Department had joined in the prayer service on Wednesday, he said....

This fromSouth Africa's Independent News & Media

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