Puritans in Salem, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1692 must have viewed the threat of witchcraft in much the same way Americans today view the prospect of another attack by Al Qaeda. Witches were, so to speak, supernatural terrorists. They blended into the population and attacked the innocent without warning. In covenant with Satan himself, they aimed to destroy the godly. Wit (...)
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