22 September 1692 A.D. Final executions on Witch Hill, Salem, Massachusetts--compare/contrast with America's great Holocaust, 1973-2015? 19 hanged versus millions of boys and girls slaughtered?
22 September 1692 A.D. Final executions on Witch Hill, Salem, Massachusetts--compare/contrast with America's great Holocaust, 1973-2015? 19 hanged versus millions of boys and girls slaughtered? Dr. Rusten tells the story. Rusten, E. Michael and Rusten, Sharon. The One Year Christian History . Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2003. Available at: http://www.amazon.com/The-Year-Christian-History-Books/dp/0842355073/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393302630&sr=8-1&keywords=rusten+church+history The witch hunts began in 1692 with the daughter of Mr. (Rev.) Samuel Parris, the Pastor of the church in Salem, MA. Rev. Parris’ daughter began acting strange, exhibiting psychotic symptoms, violent convulsions, hallucinations, and trance-like states. A cousin of the daughter also was acting out. The hysteria spread. Blame came to be associated with Tituba, a slave from the West Indies, who offered the children stories of the occult from her homeland. ...