The Salem Witch Trials took place in Salem in the winter of 1691 to the winter of 1692, a group of young girls fell strangely ill and complained of symptoms including knife-like pain, the feeling of being choked, and pinching. The town’s religious leaders blamed witchcraft. Salem, being a theocratic government, therefore relied heavily on the decisions and opinions of the religious officials. The Salem Witch Trials were caused by the enormous amount of attention and speculation it received from the religious leaders. The three main reasons the Salem Witch Trials took place were because of the written scripture, the legal/judicial system, and the tensions between the Town and the Village.
The first reason that the Salem Witch Trials took place was that of the written scripture. The written word has a lot to say about witchcraft, witchcraft and its numerous cousins, for example, fortune-telling and sorcery, were Satan's deceptions to a deep sacred sense of being. Witchcraft and spiritism regularly include the ceremonial utilization of enchantment elixirs and mind-controlling medications. Utilizing illegal medications can open ourselves up to the intrusion of wicked spirits. First Chronicles 10:13 states that “So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also
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Abigail Hobbs, a teenager, accused of witchcraft went before a judge in Salem, saying that she had seen the Devil, and made a covenant with him to take on the role as a practicing witch. Abigail Williams and Betty Parris both fell strangely ill within a few days, the girls complained of pinching, prickling feelings, knife-like pains, and the feeling of being choked. Due to these testimonies and the “performance” that many of the afflicted girls would give when the accused witches were on trial caused Salem to believe in this