Couple burned alive for "black magic"

[Mags 112]

sister mags, it was a terrible and horrid way to die and sadly, in my readings allot of them suffered from seizures or mental illness

Yup, it was. The sad thing was all of them were innocent. They were simply the herbalists or midwives of the local villages. They were the women that the locals would turn to for help.

What was even worse was that Matthew Hopkins was a fraud. He had a quota and he was going to reach that whatever way he could...

[almaty 19]

a sad history world-wide and in america of religious bias....i know several of the Indian tribes were forced to accept a new religion and their children sent to missionary schools....but, i know on allot of reservations the traditonal belliefs have resurfaced...

in zuni, when i was the director of community services, i used kiva leaders to lead groups...and the focus was on beliefs and reinforcing the zuni way, that is against etoh and drug usage and one with oneself

[JoeMama 0]

I am amazed at the beliefs of other cultures. What doesn't make sense to us, makes sense to them. Strange!

At least the villagers didn't invite Santana to come and perform "Black Magic Woman" for the event! No need to tell me that I have a sick sense of humor...I already know this

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Most likely cause is a pay dispute, as the victims were farm labourers--they'd probably worked for the arrested, who didn't want to pay them.