The Salem witch trials show what happens when fear and distrust take over. Even man's best friend could be suspected of dealing with the devil amidst paranoia.
No official records of Salem’s trials list any dogs being tried or killed for witchcraft. However, dogs appear several times in testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog as a “familiar”, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.
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How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.The Conversation
🌼 Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 🌼
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But thanks for yet another precious article 😊
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in reply to The Conversation U.S. • • •The social pressures of a community governed by religion and fueled by hearsay, rumor, and straight-up blatant lies is no longer a community. Innocent people died as a result, and the same can happen today when baseless accusations can be prosecuted as guilty by religious fanatics.
For the sake of our nation, #VoteBlueDownBallot.
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