Palin Witchcraft

In remarks before the Masters Commission Wasilla Alaska at Wasilla Assembly of God, Sarah Palin credited her rise to governor to the prayers of Thomas Muthee, an evangelical Kenyan minister. As head of the Word of Faith Church in Kenya, Muthee helped run a woman known as "Mama Jane" out of town by claiming her witchcraft was to blame for a series of car accidents in the area.Times Online: Palin linked electoral success to ... witchhunter (September 16, 2008)

In 1988, Muthee went to Kiambu, a suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. After six months of prayer and research he identified the source of the spiritual unrest in Kiambu as "Mama Jane", who ran a "divination clinic." The "Prayer Cave" began in the basement of the church with 200 members, and, using "spiritual warfare" he says, "the demonic influence over Kiambu was broken." Mama Jane was forced out of town.Christian Science Monitor: Targeting cities with 'spiritual mapping,' prayer (September 23, 1999)

On September 25, 2008, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued a press release which criticized "pundits" for making Thomas Muthee's anti-witchcraft campaign an issue in the election. Bill Donohue, the President of the League, said “Witchcraft is a sad reality in many parts of Africa, resulting in scores of deaths in Kenya over the past two decades... Muthee should be hailed for asking God to shield Palin from harmful forces, however they may be manifested."Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: Pundits Slam Palin (September 25, 2008)