Before I left for my yearlong Humanist service trip with Pathfinders Project, I gave the impression that I was most looking forward to traveling—visiting other countries, seeing cultural sites, and … [Read more...]
Ghana
Unreconcilable Beliefs: Humanism, Witches, and Human Rights
Before I went to Ghana I had no idea there were witches there. For me witchcraft accusations were of historical interest, not a contemporary concern. How wrong I was. Witchcraft accusations are … [Read more...]
From Just Us To All Of Us
![From Just Us To All Of Us](http://interbelief.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/wigs-e1392317350938-815x1024.jpg)
I am not sure if awe inspiring authentic communities can be defined, but recent travels lead me to believe that I might know them when I see them. To truly witness such community is to become a part … [Read more...]
A Tale of Two Communities
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How can we refuse those who come? A constant refrain as we visited Kukuo, a camp for alleged witches in northern Ghana, was that the accused women are part of the larger community not merely … [Read more...]
Interfaith Lessons Learned from a Witch Camp
![Kukuo's fetish priest](http://interbelief.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMGP62311-819x1024.jpg)
Kukuo, in northern Ghana, is home to a camp for alleged witches. There women who have been accused of witchcraft come looking for safety. They come looking because if they stay home they are in … [Read more...]
Surprising Smiles with Accused Witches in Ghana
![Senetu Kojo's only possessions.](http://interbelief.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMGP61861-587x1024.jpg)
In Ghana, like much of Africa, belief in witchcraft is quite common. So are witchcraft accusations. The vast majority of accusations are levied at old women. Who can no longer produce children. … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Female Traveler Part II
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Our first night in Ghana we stayed at a hostel just across the street from the beach—not too shabby. Naturally, almost immediately after dropping our bags, we were at the beach. We split up and the … [Read more...]
Toppled White Castles in Africa and America
![Cape Coast Castle. The archway leads to the male dungeons. The stairs lead to the castle church.](http://interbelief.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cape-coast-682x1024.jpg)
I visited two slave castles recently—Cape Coast and Elmina in Ghana. I am rarely so aware of my skin color. I’m conscious that white privilege is why I am even able to say that. It is absolutely … [Read more...]
Gye Nyame Blog Post
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I have never been so enveloped by religion as I have been in Ghana (and Uganda). I say this having spent time in Lhasa; Varanasi, India; Jerusalem; and Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Before you ask, … [Read more...]
Silly Obruni
![Woman carrying a plastic box of eggs on her head through a market.](http://interbelief.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/egg-head.jpg)
Ghana is blue. I don’t mean it is sad, I mean it is tinted blue. So many light bulbs here are blue. I’m not talking in bars and clubs other places that are trying to achieve a certain atmosphere. … [Read more...]