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edhopper

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24. I m not sure if you are trying to give a more thorough

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Mon Jun 2, 2014, 09:05 PM

Jun 2014

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Explanation of the events, or trying to minimize and diminish the role of religion in the trials?

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June 2 1692 Bridget Bishop goes on trial for witchcraft in Salem. [View all] Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 OP

But was it because of religion? I'm sure some will venture their opinions. trotsky Jun 2014 #1

The interesting part of the events is the mass delusional activity. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #2

Right - an aspect that cannot be overlooked. trotsky Jun 2014 #3

There is quite a lot of evidence the trials were a result of disputes over land Act_of_Reparation Jun 2014 #4

Precisely. trotsky Jun 2014 #6

rw religion has existed for a long time. But it was not all about religion. There were different jwirr Jun 2014 #5

Murdered for something that isn't real. AtheistCrusader Jun 2014 #7

You left out 1190. rug Jun 2014 #8

History Lordquinton Jun 2014 #15

That's true but today is the anniversary of the Gordon Riots. rug Jun 2014 #19

nice cherry picking Lordquinton Jun 2014 #30

nice cliche tossing rug Jun 2014 #37

.. Samuel Parris initially pursued a career as a merchant and planter ... But commerce proved struggle4progress Jun 2014 #9

... Samuel Parris had a relatively small family. He .. had a nine year old daughter, Betty, struggle4progress Jun 2014 #10

... In church, the girls spoke about silly things during the meeting such as "there is a yellow bird struggle4progress Jun 2014 #11

Sara Good: After her first marriage to an indentured servant left her deep in debt, Good married struggle4progress Jun 2014 #12

Sarah Warren Prince Osborne ... sometimes referred to as "Goody Osborne," struggle4progress Jun 2014 #13

Tituba: The Slave of Salem struggle4progress Jun 2014 #14

... What commands so much notice is, in part, the peculiarity of what happened at Salem Village struggle4progress Jun 2014 #16

I seemed to have triggered some compulsion. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #17

It seems interesting to me that the accusations originate from the home struggle4progress Jun 2014 #18

Is your point in All this that there edhopper Jun 2014 #21

Maybe one should learn what actually happened before trying to interpret it struggle4progress Jun 2014 #22

I m not sure if you are trying to give a more thorough edhopper Jun 2014 #24

There's something to explain here, isn't there? There are five or six struggle4progress Jun 2014 #27

Yes edhopper Jun 2014 #28

Even on a broader scale, there is something to explain struggle4progress Jun 2014 #32

There is no dispute that those in power edhopper Jun 2014 #34

Exodus 22:18 "kill the witches". Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #35

There were many factors at play, certainly. Goblinmonger Jun 2014 #36

your just going to get another dozen stutters full of links and excerpts. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #23

Does the actual story interest you? You can count on the fingers of one hand struggle4progress Jun 2014 #26

I'm more fascinated by your posting style. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #29

That doesn't seem to be a discussion of events in Salem village 1692 struggle4progress Jun 2014 #31

Am I hijacking my thread? Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #33

George Burroughs struggle4progress Jun 2014 #20

A list of the other executions in Massachusetts for witchcraft struggle4progress Jun 2014 #25