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Charlie Stross

"The Luton-based Christian charity Azalea, which offers “practical, emotional and spiritual support to women sexually exploited through prostitution” turn out to be more Screaming Jeezus People ranting about witchcraft.

This happened before, in the early 90s during the Orkney Satanic Ritual Abuse scandal. 30 years is long enough for institutional amnesia to set in. Luckily they seem to have caught it in time this time round ...
theguardian.com/society/2024/n

The Guardian · Scottish sex work strategy ‘a mess’ as charity ditched after ‘occult’ claimBy Libby Brooks

@cstross I didn't like this the first time it went around