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In May-October 1692, in the town of [[Salem]], in [[Massachusetts]] Bay Colony, several girls who were listening to the [[voodoo]] tales of a [[West Indian]] [[slave]], [[Tituba]], said they were possessed by [[devil]]s. They then proceeded to accuse three innocent women of witchcraft.
In May-October 1692, in the town of [[Salem]], in [[Massachusetts]] Bay Colony, several girls who were listening to the [[voodoo]] tales of a [[West Indian]] [[slave]], [[Tituba]], said they were possessed by [[devil]]s. They then proceeded to accuse three women of witchcraft.
Under the [[Puritan]] rule of the colony at the time, the existence of [[witch]]es was accepted as clear fact on scriptural grounds. In accordance with [[Exodus]] 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," witchcraft was criminalized and considered a capital offense.
Under the [[Puritan]] rule of the colony at the time, the existence of [[witch]]es was accepted as clear fact on scriptural grounds. In accordance with [[Exodus]] 22:18, "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live," witchcraft was criminalized and considered a capital offense.
Ironically, due to the notoriety of the trial that has survived to this day, tourist influence has now made Salem known for a high density of [[occult]]-themed shops.
Ironically, due to the notoriety of the trial that has survived to this day, tourist influence has now made Salem known for a high density of [[occult]]-themed shops.
Secular Humanists contend that all those convicted of witchcraft in Salem were innocent, however, we know from the Bible that there are witches, and it is unfair to the accusers and the court to presume that none of the convicted witches were guilty and deserving of execution.
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