Witchcraft is not a crime, it is a spiritual path.
There have been times and places throughout history where following any spiritual path that was not "the one in power", was very dangerous.
Persecution of any and all non-conformists, has been, is currently, and will continue to be one of the most insidious and despicable "crimes against humankind."
No. It is not a crime.
Witchcraft being a capital crime, goes back thousands of years, by people afraid of black magic.
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witchcraft was seen as a crime or evil (what ever floats your boat)
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Danforth is a judge in the novel The Crucible, which depicts the Salem witch trials. He says that the difference between witchcraft and ordinary crime is that a person accused of witchcraft cannot defend themselves by calling witnesses.
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Because he did not plead guilty to the crime of witchcraft.
There is no such thing as witchcraft being practised in Fiji. People who tend to do so will face serious consequence from the comunity elders and village priest.
he is pressed to death by heavy stones for the crime of witchcraft.
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