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Is it true that the 'witches' of Salem were burned at the stake?
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∙ 11y ago
No. To hear some wiccans speak of it, this was where evil Christians burned innocent witches to death. Some will grant that they were not really witches, but will then use this as an example of how evil Christians are for burning helpless women.
What really happened?
No witches were burned at Salem. As it happens, 19 Christians were hung, another 4 Christians died in prison, and one Christian was pressed to death.
Why? Well, the Christians had been falsely accused of witchcraft by government judges. The only Church Authority there was a Reverend Hale, who while initially friendly to rooting out any witchcraft that might exist, is well known now as the chief opponent of the trials.
The Christians hung were hung because they loved God, and would rather die than admit to a falsehood. Some weaker Christians - justly scared of the government's power - confessed to lies, in order to save their own lives.
And that is the whole of it. The government was oppressing Christians, and 19 of these Christians died for their beliefs.
Were there any witches involved at all? Well, as it happens...
There was the slave woman, Tituba. Kind of the original source of the hysteria. She was a believer in magic and incantations - in short, a "witch", at least to the extent there can be such things. When confronted, she made a quick - and one would presume false - conversion to Christianity, jettisoning her "wiccan" beliefs at the drop of a hat.
So a historical incident where 19 Christians chose death rather than betray their God, and one witch chose to renounce her beliefs at the threat of a lashing, has now been turned around to be some kind of noble martyrdom of witches!
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, of the 20 executed all of them were hung except one, who was crushed to death.
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Were the witches of Salem granted bail?
Let's put this in perspective. In the Massachusetts of 2011, if everyone thinks a dangerous criminal is guilty, there's no way they're getting bail. The same thing was true in Massachusetts, 1692. And witches were considered dangerous.
What started Salem witch trials is it true two nine year-olds started it by accusing people of being witches?
Yes and no. First, one of them was either 11 or 12. Second, the two girls were believed to be bewitched. Now, we know that they were not bewitched and we do not know the cause. Either they were faking or a physical or mental illness that caused then to have symptoms like what Puritans considered witchcraft and hallucinate they saw witches tormenting them.
Why women accused other women in Salem witch trials?
Often women accused their enemies or people with whom they did not get along of being witches. Often those enemies were women. EDIT: While the above is true, the Salem Trials differ in the fact that we don't know what caused the girls to make the accusations. We don't know if they did in consciously or were under the influence or a physical or mental ailment. That said, we don't know why so many women were accused. It must also be said that men were accused in Salem as well.
What are true causes for the witch hysteria in Salem?
Such hysteria can be described as fear of the unknown or mob mentality, among other things.
Farmers in New York who were loyal to the American cause burned their crops in order to keep a food supply away from the british?
true
What were the prosecutions for the Salem witches?
In Salem, none of the witches were burnt. Most of them were hung and two were crushed under stones. That is not true. over 150 people in Salem were convicted of witchcraft and almost all of them died. Many of them were burned, drowne or even stoned by the villagers.
Did Mary turned against the Catholics and burned almost three hundred of them at the stake True False?
false
Why do witches cause murders?
The question makes assumptions. There is no evidence to suggest those that follow a religion that includes witches as a title, such as Wicca, cause murders. In addition; The medieval concept of witches is simply ignorance and fear, especially of things they were unable to understand. Such concepts are propagated today by juvenile novels, TV programs and movies. Much of which is incorrect and a corruption of the true facts. For instance there was never any huge 'witch hunts', nor were witches burned at the stake (though some few were), most were simply hung.
Were the witches of Salem granted bail?
Let's put this in perspective. In the Massachusetts of 2011, if everyone thinks a dangerous criminal is guilty, there's no way they're getting bail. The same thing was true in Massachusetts, 1692. And witches were considered dangerous.
Are there any evil true stories of evil witches?
No. Witches are not real, thus a story about them (evil or not) cannot be true.
How common were witches in the 17th century?
There were multiple people said to be witches. They were never proven true or false. There were told to be about 10 witches in a town per year.
How much witches are responsible in the Macbeth's downfall?
I think that Macbeth was at first not as "worried" about the witches and their curses as then on in the play he finds out that every thing that the witches has been tellin him are true.
Was it true that the women who were thought to be witches were persecuted in America's early settlement days?
Yes, it is true.
Is it true The first town in the Massachusetts Bay Colony was Salem?
no
Is it true that witches float in Norway?
Yes, when they wear life preservers.
What started Salem witch trials is it true two nine year-olds started it by accusing people of being witches?
Yes and no. First, one of them was either 11 or 12. Second, the two girls were believed to be bewitched. Now, we know that they were not bewitched and we do not know the cause. Either they were faking or a physical or mental illness that caused then to have symptoms like what Puritans considered witchcraft and hallucinate they saw witches tormenting them.
What are witches believed to do?
Most people believe they do spell craft. but that's not true. Witches are practioners of Wicca, a religion based on harmony with nature and the goddess.
