Remember how we were hearing there for a while about how Christian preachers were stirring up villages in Africa and driving out "witches", and there were lots and lots of pathetic stories about little kids and old people being horribly abused and tortured because of being accused of witchcraft? 

Well, Sarah Palin was apparently prayed over by an African Bishop who claims to have purged a town of witchcraft.  I'm a little creeped out by that.

Here is a description of how Bishop Muthee waged spiritual warfare on the town.  I especially like the part about how his helpers weathered demonic attacks characterized by sickness and physical weakness while fasting.  You gotta love it when people who aren't eating describe the results as the work of demons.  But apparently, these ended once they got some people to invade the local witch's home, murder her pet python, arrest her, and then she left the town.  They drove her out with their spiritual power!

Sheesh.  These people make Obama's former pastor look like a normal pastor by comparison.

Talk-to-action has assembled a great deal of good information:

Part one

Part Two

So really, what does this all have to do with Sarah Palin the candidate? 

Frankly, we don't know.  The things coming out of churches she has belonged to are disturbing.  She would do well to give a speech asserting her comittment to a secular government, and detailing her opinion of the role of private belief in public life.

This is much more important than stupid questions about the "baby burden" and whether or not she had an affair, or the fact that her daughter is pregnant.

I'd like to know if she thinks sound anti-crime policy includes storming witches houses, murdering their pets, and driving them out of town. 

This quote made me laugh though...but only fellow "tick" fans will get it:

"God showed Pastor Thomas the need for “armourbearers” so he gathered the intercessors (now 9) and gave each person two armourbearers on the day they fasted and prayer (the person from the day before and after) to form a protective hedge. "

"Saaaayyy...Aren't you guys crazy Dominionists bent on destroying modern civilization and controlling the world?"

"No, we're a hedge."

Hey, what good is it living in an age where insane people are on a spiritual mission to destroy the world if you can't have fun with it?