SS,<br><br>It would indeed be interesting if one of your relatives was a victim of the "Salem Witch Trials".<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]I was just curious as to their religious beliefs as <span style="background-color:yellow;">I ponder what [color:red]drove</font color=red> them to do what they did</span>.</font><hr></blockquote><p>I think it would be prudent not to conclude that Calvinism as a biblical theology is somehow inherently responsible for whatever happened at Salem during that period of time. There is absolutely nothing within the entire cosmology or ecclesiastical polities which are taught within Calvinism that would mandate the burning of an alleged "witch" at the stake. In other words, those involved did so apart from what Calvinism teaches and not due to what Calvinism teaches. From your remark, can I assume that you know relatively little about what Calvinism actually is? or what it teaches? [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/scratch.gif" alt="scratch" title="scratch[/img] This is an honest question and is not intended to demean you in any way. I think it is good that you did make the remark and that you are here so that such erroneous assumptions can be clarified and put right. Burning the proverbial "strawman" may be fun for some, but it doesn't do much to promote truth. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink[/img]<br><br>In His Grace,