1710: Dr. Leo Igwe on Humanism, Witchcraft Accusations, Reason, and Justice
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/07/03
“Using reason, saving lives. … Using compassion, reason, and science to save lives of those affected by superstition.”
“Our destinies are in our hands, not predetermined.”
“The future beckons us on with limitless possibilities to recreate, reshape and remake our destinies.”
“Accusations of witchcraft negate the basic principles of humanism.”
“Witches are imaginary beings. Witchcraft is an imaginary crime nobody commits it.”
“Accidents have rational and commonsensical causes and explanations. Witchcraft is not one of them. Witchcraft is an explanation rooted in fear and unreason.”
“Witchcraft is an imaginary crime and alleged witches are innocent. Simply put, Malawians need to realize…”
“Humanism seeks to uplift not degrade and denigrate human beings. Where superstition or religiosity causes people to abuse and abandon…”
“People need to be educated to act and react with care and compassion, not irrational fear, to any form of disability…”
“To make witch hunting history we need many more of such groups and activists in states across Nigeria.”
“Humanism is not Western. The exercise of freethought is universal.”
“The yearning for freedom without favour and equality without exception is global.”
“Bala’s imprisonment rolled our movement underground.”
“Peace is a prerequisite for progress. And human beings can achieve peace by being imaginative about solving human problems and confronting existential challenges.”
“Solidarity, love and justice for the accused. Education and enlightenment for the accusers…”
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