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Bias

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There seems to be some bias in the article. Some of the cases are indeed real, confirmed and not in need of "skepticism". --41.151.98.47 (talk) 11:33, 24 October 2013 (UTC) Welcome to wikipedia, run by "rationalists" whom no amount of evidence can sway. You can bet that if it was Christianity being accused of these crimes, the words "hysteria" would NOT be employed as they are here. 100.14.16.12 (talk) 04:00, 24 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You would be wrong as usual. Even in this very article are quotes from people condemning Christian excuses claiming that God told them to commit one crime or another. 47.44.49.171 (talk) 09:03, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Found an interesting source

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@User:HelenOnline While I was searching for something completely unrelated I found this: Dunbar, D.; Swart, S. (2012). "'No less a foe than Satan himself': The Devil, Transition and Moral Panic in White South Africa, 1989–1993". Journal of Southern African Studies. 38 (3): 601–621. doi:10.1080/03057070.2012.719688. - perhaps you can use it for this article. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Roger, I have added it to the list in the Academic views section. It appears to be based on Dunbar's 2012 thesis. I think Swart was her supervisor. HelenOnline 08:14, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]