CULT ACTIVITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA SCHOOLS

The National 21 June 2011 P.14

Parents of students attending George Brown High School in East New Britain are relieved after witnessing cult materials destroyed in a bonfire at the school.

It followed the suspension of students last month for being involved in such practices.

The George Brown High School in Gazelle District was known as a disciplined school until recently when parents learned that senior students were involved in cult activities.

It is believed the cult practices started in 2003 as part of a cult network in schools in East New Britain.

The cult material included a long thick coat, a black vest, a carved wooded frame containing chants and satanic figures, a bunch of keys known as “60 keys of darkness”, two one metre white cloths with a snake pledge and a triangular prayer contrary to the Lord’s Prayer.

The white cloths had the names of students printed on them from all schools in the province and divided into six tribes of darkness.

Many students accepted generation names without knowing that it was part of the cult network until they were told on Sunday.

Many grade 10 students were dealt with last month by having their boarder privileges disqualified, forcing them to be day students.

The question does arise as to whether or not the cults will continue out of the school grounds or go on long into the adulthood of the students. Are student cults to become a secret political force long after school is finished?