Tanzanian PM to citizens: witchcraft will not help your crops grow


	Tanzanian PM to citizens: witchcraft will not help your crops grow

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5-15-2009 6:54 PM

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enbar says:

An odd piece of news from Tanzania via the @religionnews Twitter feed. Prime Minister Pinda urges citizens to focus on good agricultural practices rather than witchcraft as a way of increasing crop yields and seeks to promote education as a way of counteracting superstition.

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5-18-2009 11:12 AM

citizenbfk

And I've heard "You can not petition the Lord with prayer."

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