ericbomb wrote:I shall make my final argument.
What has she done that is so deadly if it is in fact her doing the odd happenings? Bringing forth march hares? Whose meat fills our bellies and whose hides make us rich? Or perhaps using her magic to bring rocks up from the land making it so that we don't have to mine them ourselves?
Oh yes, let us burn her for that.
Need I remind you the reason many of us fled from England was to escape the kings grasp on religion? We came here so that we could worship how, who, and when we want. We can not allow such a thing to happen as this woman being burned for her beliefs in the new world!
This is what is called a cultural myth. Actually many of us intially left England and went to Holland and left there because it was too liberal! Yes we came to here to worship the way we wanted, but the way we wanted to worship was to take the joy out of mudville and burn witches.
Lizbeth Maudney choose to come the new world, and she choose to go against our norms knowing full well that the repurcussions for that would be harsh. This is not the land of the free.
Do not confuse black magics with miracles good sir. Besides hardwork is the true path to the lord. Once we get his shell off and get all the candy inside the faithful will be rewarded.