Read more Santeria stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/8486/santeria.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 11:06:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/134506/florida-police-employees-fired-for-trying-to-cast-spell.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=854789&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111201202413' border='0' />A pair of Florida police employees had hoped their magic spell would get rid of their boss—but it wound up sending them packing instead. With budget cuts looming over the North Miami Police Department, longtime cop Elizabeth Torres and office manager Yvonne Rodriguez had plotted to sprinkle enchanted birdseed...A Santeria spell pot is seen in this stock image.http://www.newser.com/story/134506/florida-police-employees-fired-for-trying-to-cast-spell.htmlThu, 01 Dec 2011 14:03:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5464/principal-fired-for-staff-santeria-rites.htmlHeather McPherson<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=17861&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401033404' border='0' />A New York City public school principal's head is on the chopping block for forcing teachers to participate in spiritual cleansing rituals using chicken blood and incense, the AP reports. The principal paid another woman to perform several ceremonies practiced by followers of Santeria, a Caribbean blend of Christianity and...A chicken is slaughtered during a Voodoo ceremony in Souvenance, a village 90 miles (145 km.) north of Port-au-Prince, Sunday April 8, 2007. Hundreds of people come to this tiny village over Easter weekend to participate in one of the holiest pilgrimages showing their devotion to the African spirits brought to the island by slaves from West Africa. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)http://www.newser.com/story/5464/principal-fired-for-staff-santeria-rites.htmlWed, 08 Aug 2007 09:30:45 CDT