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Why did the church hate witches in the renaissance?
The church in the Renaissance condemned and persecuted witches because they believed witchcraft to be a form of heresy and devil worship. Witches were seen as a threat to Christian piety and morality, as well as to the social and political order. The church's teachings also associated women with the devil, which contributed to the widespread belief that most witches were female.
How many witches were persecuted during the Salem witch hunt?
19 people were executed
Is it true that witches are gathering people to join the coven to go against god?
This is a rather absurd suggestion. Just because Christian churches have, over the centuries, persecuted witches does not mean that modern witches are likely to respond in kind.
Are witches inoccent?
witches don't exist but the people killed because people thought they were witches are Innocent in movies and films they are evil
Can you come up with a sentence with the word persecute?
today's strident feminists would have been persecuted as witches centuries ago
Do witches really exist?
No. Witches never existed. In medieval times many thought there were witches doing evil things. But that was a view based on ignorance.
What were the religious persecutions in the Middle Ages?
The Catholic Church in the Middle Ages were the primary source of persecution during the Middle Ages. They persecuted the Jewish people, Protestants, anyone that did not believe in the Bible, and anyone they thought was a witch. The Catholic Church and Christians persecuted and killed Jews because they blamed the Jews for Jesus' death. The Jews were often blamed for wrongdoings in the community and Christians used that as an excuse to persecute and kill them. Both the Catholic Church and Jews persecuted Christians (Protestant and other new denominations) during the Middle Ages because they strayed away from typical beliefs. Another group of people that were persecuted were people believed to be witches. They were hated by the Catholic Church and Christians and thought to be evil and working with the devil. People who were accused to be witches were tortured until they confessed. This probably led to a false confession the majority of the time.
How would Shakespeare's audiences have reacted to the witches?
They thought witches were real in his time, so they were a natural predictor for telling the future in his plays.
Are there really witches in the world like the ones on Halloween?
No. There never have been.
What happened to people who thought to be witches?
They always ended up dying!
What happens to people who were thought to be witches?
They always ended up dying!
What kind of people were thought to be witches?
Witches were commonly thought to be old women, poor and usually unprotected. They were often single women or widows. Also witches were closely associated with living alone (in a house in the woods). Common pets for a witch to have were frogs, ravens, goats and mice.
