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You might be a witch if you are afraid of water, or can't say The Lord's Prayer correctly. Witches say it backward.
You might be a witch if you are afraid of water. And you might be a witch if you are afraid of any true religious thing. However, if you are a witch you still might go to church to avoid suspicion of your witchness. But if you attend church, as a witch, you will feel extremely uncomfortable doing so. More Demonic EvidenceYou might be a witch if you have trouble reciting The Lord's Prayer. You see, in demonic rites The Lord's Prayer is said backward and a true witch, if ever there was one, cannot say the prayer correctly no matter how it tries. Execution of WitchesBefore you reveal your answers to these questions to anyone, be forewarned that by the end of the eighteenth century, more than two million people of the so-called "civilized" world had been executed for witchcraft. These executions certainly took place prior to James I of England succeeding Queen Elizabeth to the throne. However, in 1604, a mere eighty-eight years prior to the Salem Witch Trials, the English Parliament under James passed an act which made any practice of witchcraft punishable by death-even for a first offense. Devils and Demons Brought to New WorldThis law for executing witches was still in effect when the Puritans came to Massachusetts. At the time, witchcraft was a major topic in England and would remain so for some time to come. And as the Puritans migrated to America with their strong Christian faith, with them came their strong belief in the devil, demons, and witchcraft, all of which were passed down to their offspring. Recommended Reading:Cotton Mather: A Believer in Witchcraft Cotton Mather Condemns Witches: Salem and Boston. Growing Up in Salem, Massachusetts: Rebelling Against Adult Rule. Sundays in Salem, Massachusetts:Droning Sermons and Hard Benches. Sources:Deetz, James. Patricia Scott Deetz. The Times of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, 2000. Jackson, Shirley. The Witchcraft of Salem Village. Random House, New York, 1956.
The copyright of the article Are You a Witch? in American History is owned by Mary Trotter Kion. Permission to republish Are You a Witch? in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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