pray to help stop Mingi (spread the word)

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Among some tribes in the Omo River Valley in southwestern Ethiopia
certain children are considered Mingi (Impure, Ritually polluted)

Reasons for being declared Mingi are:
Being born out of wedlock.
Being the result of an unplanned pregnancy.
Being born a twin.
Being born with some sort of deformity or imperfection.
Having one's genitals injured in some way.
Having ones teeth come in the upper jaw before the lower jaw.
Chipping a tooth during childhood.

Children declared Mingi are considered cursed by the spirits.

It is believed that if allowed to live a Mingi child will bring misfortune to the community.

Children declared Mingi are either abandoned to die or killed.

Mingi children are either drowned, starved, or, in the case of infants,
have dirt stuffed in their mouths so that they choke to death.

Please, please pray that this evil practice stop!

INFO AND WAYS TO HELP.
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Mother-ofEarth's avatar
but it's part of a culture, it may seem cruel and unusual to us, but it's completely normal to those tribes; it is inhumane but there isn't really much we could do to stop a cultural practice, but it's great that you want others to pray for these unwanted children, they will certainly be in my prayers.


please keep in mind that i'm not a politic and i might not be correct