Ropes tied around the necks of women, gentlemen pressed with heavy stones until dead… These headlines were common once.

Thoughts on torture, comparing it to the results of high-school bullying, viewing the results historically, as well.

How is it that the Catholic Church keeps gaining followers and manages to keep the ones it has in line? One could easily write a book on the topic, but instead here is a short, slightly undeveloped look at one common theme.

A hypothesis on the precise causes of the Salem witchcraft scare in early American history.

The historical facts behind the Salem Witch Trials.

It was 1692, and nobody was safe from being accused of a witch. This was the year the Salem witch trials began, which were a series of killings of people because they were thought to be witches. What caused the Salem witch trial hysteria of 1692? Some say it was caused by ergot, a poisonous fungus. Others say it was because four teenage girls wanted fame. Some even said it was because people wanted land.

This tells the pandemonium of the Salem witch trials.

Its haunted by a number of ghosts.

The events from the Salem witch trial of 1692.

An examination of the dominant theories of the cause of the Salem Witch Trials. Let’s delve into the time and culture of old Salem.