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Religious Freedom In The Salem Witch Trials

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Picture this, you 're in church. Then this one girl starts flailing her arms and screeching non-sense, looking like she 's going mentally mad. The preacher doesn 't know what 's happening and neither do the townspeople. The next day, you are accused of being a witch, a spector, attacking her. You knew that you did nothing. You try standing up and detest that accusation. Based on what the the preacher thinks from the bible, the Devil himself uses your body to attack others. You have to confess you are a witch or you are hanged. But choose wisely. This is what happens when the establishment clause is not enforced. That is of course religious freedom. The lives of Mary and the people executed in the Salem witch trials would be different if
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Three deranged girls, from 1692 Salem; Massachusetts, precipitated the mass hangings of twenty innocent people accused of witchery for the reason that of their adept prowess at acting, their marital status and jealousy of the newfound eastern wealth. As a result of their skills in deception, the accusers were able to dupe the jury to convict people of witchcraft. For example, Document C describes the three girls’ reactions once their target entered the vicinity. “As soon as she [Bishop] came near, all(afflicted girls) fell into fits.”

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