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Thousands, eh? Care to post some supporting documentation of that assertion?

Sorry, I erred in my haste. I meant throughout the world not just the US. However the following information is provided by SalemWitchTrials.com:

Victims of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692

Every victim was an unfortunate tragedy of the Salem Witch Trials. Some were hanged, others died in prison while awaiting trial. One was even pressed to death. This page lists the victims, when they perished and how it happened.

Hanged on June 10
Bridget Bishop, Salem
Hanged on July 19
Sarah Good, Salem Village
Rebecca Nurse, Salem Village
Susannah Martin, Amesbury
Elizabeth How, Ipswich
Sarah Wilds, Topsfield

Hanged on August 19
George Burroughs, Wells, Maine
John Proctor, Salem Village
John Willard, Salem Village
George Jacobs, Sr., Salem Town
Martha Carrier, Andover

September 19
Giles Corey, Salem Farms, pressed to death

Hanged on September 22
Martha Corey, Salem Farms
Mary Eastey, Topsfield
Alice Parker, Salem Town
Ann Pudeater, Salem Town
Margaret Scott, Rowley
Wilmott Reed, Marblehead
Samuel Wardwell, Andover
Mary Parker, Andover

Other accused witches that were not hanged, but died in prison:
Sarah Osborne, Salem Village
Roger Toothaker, Billerica
Lyndia Dustin, Reading
Ann Foster, Andover

Thirteen others may have also died in prison, but sources conflict on the exact number.
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My point is that even ONE death in the name of religion must by any moral ethic be a tragedy to be condemned and these deaths were certainly due to religious bigotry.

And to the moderator - I have no agenda other than to speak truth freely (mostly quoting other sources) without posting any personal feelings - unlike a lot of FReeper with their obsenities and single minded opinions. I see their spewed venom no different than the venom spewed by those they seek to criticize. For all intents and purposes I have said my final word here and will not post again if you want to censor what I have said.

My point is that even ONE death in the name of religion must by any moral ethic be a tragedy to be condemned and these deaths were certainly due to religious bigotry.

Would you care to mention the deaths caused by atheistic governments (Communism) in the name of the State as among those to be condemned or are you only here to harp on Christians?

My point is that even ONE death in the name of religion must by any moral ethic be a tragedy to be condemned and these deaths were certainly due to religious bigotry. 119 posted on 09/18/2006 2:26:59 PM EDT by Jersey Freethinker

Shall we ban secular humanism for the hundred million people murdered by Communists and statist totalitarian governments or the tens of millions slaughtered by liberal abortionists and geeky scientist nerds splicing embryonic stem cells? They're ahead on the body count.

It's always helpful to ping the moderator when posting to or about the moderator.

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And to the moderator - I have no agenda other than to speak truth freely (mostly quoting other sources) without posting any personal feelings - unlike a lot of FReeper with their obsenities and single minded opinions. I see their spewed venom no different than the venom spewed by those they seek to criticize. For all intents and purposes I have said my final word here and will not post again if you want to censor what I have said.

119 posted on 09/18/2006 1:26:59 PM CDT by Jersey Freethinker (People should read the Bible)
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