this is the number 1 reason i dont like christians. its pure madness...

in europe there were approximately 110,000 witch trials and about 50% of them ended in executions.

Often these hunts were instigated by hysterical children, or nuns who accused relatives, and neighbors of these outrageous crimes. Witnesses were often bribed or threatened in order to prosecute the accused. The accused would then be tortured until they confessed. The methods of torture were very cruel and painful, and almost all who were put through the various devices would confess. In some cases the accused would die of torture, and very few survived the ordeal without confessing. However, the accused was set free if they survived the torture without a confession. After the forced confession, the trial took place. These trials were run by genuine believers of witchcraft. The aim of the trial was to exterminate the witches as conspirators with the devil. When the accused was declared guilty, they were usually executed.

http://www.kings.edu/womens_history/witch.html
Euphoric Reviewed by Euphoric on . Salem witch hunts!! They may have been caused by LSD!! Ergot which is a fungus that grows on rye which was their main source of food back in the day has Lasergic acid. So people where actually high and there were mass hallucinations!! People thought that they were cursed by witches. Crazy Later on though the hallucinations went more with the Age of Enlightenment (I think correct me if I'm wrong) and they didn't think it was witchcraft just spirits or something holy happening. I thought that was cool and Rating: 5