In Other News: Witchcraft linked to 1,500 child abuse cases annually; Player calls NFL’s ‘social justice’ donation a ‘charade’

Published 4:54 pm Monday, December 4, 2017

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Belief in witchcraft linked to 1,500 child abuse cases annually in England

Witchcraft and demonic possession are linked to almost 1,500 child abuse cases a year in England, the first government report on the topic found. Experts say children are being abused by adults who are trying to get the devil out of them. And child welfare experts say the report likely under counts the problem because local authorities don’t understand the African immigrant communities where the abuse takes place well enough to spot it. — The Telegraph

Senior FBI official in Trump probe removed because of anti-Trump bias

The top FBI official assigned to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election was taken off that job after his bosses discovered he and another member of Mueller’s team had exchanged politically charged texts disparaging President Donald Trump and supportive of Hillary Clinton. Peter Strzok was also a key player in the investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server to do government work as Secretary of State. During the Clinton investigation, Strzok was involved in a romantic relationship with FBI lawyer Lisa Page, who worked for Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. Page also worked for Mueller but left before the emails were discovered. — Washington Post

If the entire US went vegan, it’d be a public health disaster

Switching to the vegan diet would be a nutritional nightmare for Americans, according to new research by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. The supply of important nutrients associated with animals would decrease. Those include calcium, vitamin A, vitamin D, B12 and fatty acids. “Very simply, there are some nutrient requirements that we cannot get just consuming plant-derived foods,” says Mary Beth Hall, of the US Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. “It rather speaks to us evolving as omnivores.” — Quartz

Eric Reid calls NFL’s ‘social justice’ donation a ‘charade’

Last week, the NFL and a group of players protesting the national anthem agreed to a plan that involves the league paying $89 million over seven years to projects “dealing with criminal justice reform, law enforcement/community relations and education.” But one prominent protester, San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid, says the deal is “a charade.” He says the NFL is merely shifting money it was going to spend on breast cancer and support for the military to these “social justice” programs. — Rolling Stone