Weekend Variety Wireless - Hour 2 - 05/08/18

Mark Honeychurch joins Graeme Hill to expose hoaxes, woo and scams for what they arent.This week Mark gives us a rundown on the Humanists convention in Auckland.The conference is run by the NZARH And no we dont mean the New Zealand Association of Registered Hairdressers.The New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists runs the conference each year, and Mark has the rundown of everything for us. He discusses the conference as a whole, some of the other speakers and lets us know what really goes down at a skeptics conference. Then Nigerian human rights advocate Leo Igwe joins Graeme to discuss his views, and the work he is doing in Nigeria and around the world.Igwe has specialized in campaigning against child witchcraft accusations and works in difficult circumstances against the grim effects of superstition throughout Africa.He joins Graeme to discuss his own personal experiences with witchcraft accusations, and the ways in which he uses it to help others. Mr Igwe was born in Nigeria, amidst a nationwide war. He was raised strictly Catholic, amidst a community that shared the same religious values. He began to study for priesthood at age but left to start the Humanist movement.Religion is part of the problem in that part of worldHe believes that belief systems in Africa are a large part of the issue. Radicalism in regards to faith is dangerous, especially when you bring in sacrifices and other rituals. Mr Igwe discusses how sometimes they even sacrifice humansI find it outrageous He wants to change the climate of belief within his own country and around the world. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm- midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone.