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Modern witch hunts surpass the body counts of early-modern witch-hunting. [1] Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, and Nigeria, experiences a high prevalence of witch-hunting.
Thirteen women and two men were executed in a witch-hunt that lasted throughout New England from 1645 to 1663. [30] The Salem witch trials followed in 1692–93. These witch trials were the most famous in British North America and took place in the coastal settlements near Salem, Massachusetts. Prior to the witch trials, nearly three hundred ...
The Telegraph has compared cancel culture to "modern-day witch trials". [168] 45th and current U.S. President Donald Trump frequently used the term on Twitter, referring to various investigations [169] [170] and the impeachment proceedings against him as witch-hunts. [171] [172] [173] During his presidency he used the phrase over 330 times. [174]
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Witch-hunts increased again in the 17th century. The witch trials in Early Modern Europe included the Basque witch trials in Spain, the Fulda witch trials in Germany, the North Berwick witch trials in Scotland, and the Torsåker witch trials in Sweden. There were also witch-hunts during the 17th century in the American colonies.
7. "Witches serve the devil." Lastly—and we’ve already mentioned this a bit—but just like witchcraft isn’t inherently evil or doesn’t directly conflict with mainstream religions if you ...
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