What are Human Sacrifices?
Human sacrifice is the act of killing human beings as part of a religious ritual or for other means. It parallels with animal sacrifice, which is the killing of animals as part of a religious ritual as well. Now, you may ask, “Why would they even think of doing something like this?” Here are some reasons and forms of human sacrifices that have existed for many centuries:
1) Appeasement: Human sacrifices were said to appease gods, spirits, or the deceased. This is mostly for religious purposes.
2) Retainer sacrifice: Kings’ servants would die in order to continue serving their master in the next life.
3) Cannibalism: The act or practice of humans eating or consuming other humans.
4) Headhunting: The practice of taking a person’s head after killing the victim.
5) Capital Punishment: Although this may be difficult to distinguish from human sacrifices, many have looked at capital punishment as a form of human sacrifice.
6) Execution by burning: This is a harsh method of capital punishment that is thought to be almost a human sacrifice.
7) Genocides, Lynching, & Pogroms: After Theodor W. Adomo, these three acts of crime can be looked at as a form of human sacrifice.
Human sacrifices can be seen throughout history. The Aztecs are well-known for their practices of human sacrifice. It is extremely rare to see traditional human sacrifice rituals take place today but there have been cases in the 21st century that are looked at as traditional human sacrifices. These multi-killings took place in Sub-Saharan Africa and some in Europe with the immigrant African diaspora. Children are being trafficked into the United Kingdom and used for human sacrifices. They are beaten and murdered after being labeled as witches by pastors.
Check out Boys ‘used for human sacrifice’ and Kenyan arrests for ‘witch’ deaths to read accounts of human sacrifice that have taken place so far in the 21st century.
Present-day human sacrifices are an embarrassing and senseless aspect of modern-day society. Those that engage in these activities must be taught the value of the human life.
IT IS SO SCARRY THAT SUCH THINGS STILL EXISTS SO ONE HAS TO BE VERY WITH DOES ONE ASSOCIATE WITH – JUST YOU FALL A PREY ONE ENVYING TO A HUMAN SACRIFICE BETTER KEEP GOOD FRIENDS OF YOUR RELIGION BUT KEEP ON CHECKING AS PEOPLE CAN BE SO DEEP KILL SOMEONE TO GAIN RICHES – AND STILL BE BOLD ABOUT IT-DON’T YOU THINK THAT HE/SHE ALSO HAS TO ENJOY LIFE AS YOU WISH – THAT IS BEING SELFISH, SELF CENTRED WRONG WAY OF THINGKING AND BEING UNFAIR THOUGH. I DON’T ENVY THESE RELIGIONS BECAUSE I WOULD NOT LIKE SOMEONE TO TAKE A DECISION ON MY LIFE TO END FOR HIS/HER BENEFIT GAIN. ANYWAY NICE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF PEOPLE THIS WORLD CONSISTS OF – MAY OUR GOD HELP US – THE GOD OF THE BIBLE – BUT ANYWAY I’M SHOCKED AND DISTURBED OF WHAT ONE HEARS EVEN IN TIMES LIKE THESE
What I mean is how can you decide for someone to be a sacrifice of your idols that one does not even now about. I mean life is so serious and it is a gift from God then someone must just make decisions on your behalf without your concern and your wishes. I thank God for the type of religion he exposed to me after praying for the truth in this world. It condemns murder. I have found myself very prosperous spiritually with it for one does not have these hidden secrets of killing human beings-Your secret ist that you always pray & wish well for people to be healed of their deseases and God to protect them and to live their lives up its fullest for it is a gift given to them not to be repeated on this earth – so you have to be carefull how you utilize it. May he God of the BIBLE help up about this. I repeat one has to careful who they associate with not people with such hidden difficult cultures.At least coming to this site has been an eye opener and understanding of choosing friends and colleages and not to fall a prey of sacrifice unaware.
The only legitimate excuse for Capital Punishment is to prevent any more murders by the individual being executed. That saves FUTURE victims from being murdered.
However, execution of an INNOCENT person can well be described as a Human Sacrifice!