[Mach9]

“As Calvin counseled on the matter, Scripture alone is sufficient; “better to limp along this path than to dash with all speed outside it.”

Now there’s an authority! His most ardent adherents were the first and last American witch-burners (outside Islam, of course). No, that surely was never his his intention; and no, he wasn’t wrong on everything. Just a whole lot more than an already 1600-year old Roman church. And, just an aside, his name wasn’t actually Calvin; it was Chauvin. The OED doesn’t go into it; but the Puritains could have written the book on chauvinists long before Nicolas Chauvin was born. Just sayin’.

[ansel12]

When were Americans burning witches?

[RansomOttawa]

Now there’s an authority! His most ardent adherents were the first and last American witch-burners (outside Islam, of course).

Horrors! Not only are his followers ardent witch-burners (though obviously very poor ones, since no one in the United States ever successfully burned a witch), but they have time-travel technology and are keeping it from the rest of us!

And, just an aside, his name wasn’t actually Calvin; it was Chauvin.

How dare anyone Anglicize his name? Burn him in effigy!

[Diapason]

“his name wasn’t actually Calvin; it was Chauvin.”

No. His name was Cauvin.