Child Sacrifice on the Rise in Uganda

Child Sacrifice on the Rise in Uganda

Mission News Network reports that the brutal, old-world practice of human sacrifice is rising again in Uganda. Possibly fueled by famine, at least 23 have died in ritual sacrifices this year, many of them children. "The numbers have increased," said Lee DeYoung with Words of Hope, "and at least in some cases, those have been the bodies of children of believers." DeYoung said the church is trying to combat the horrific practice partially via radio broadcasts. "The church is being mobilized to speak against this terrible evil. When a child is executed in this kind of ritual sacrifice fashion, it is a violation of Ugandan law. However, human trafficking is less clearly prohibited in the legal code." Uganda's government has implemented a special task force on human sacrifice, but few perpetrators have been found.