The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum SALEM WITCH TRIALS

SS,<br><br>From what you have said in your reply, may I assume that you are not a Christian? Just curiosity, once again! [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin[/img]<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]Yes well that may be true, I do tend to believe that these such actions can and often are rooted in their religious beliefs. For example, Calvin found no problem sending Michael Servetus to the fire under the pretext of promulgating the logical end to his religious beliefs.</font><hr></blockquote><p>Yes, this is a popular caricature of John Calvin. However, it isn't based upon fact. And, just for the sake of argument, even if Calvin "had no problem sending Servetus to the stake", it certainly isn't true that one should conclude that this act was "the logical end to his religious beliefs. For a more factual record of what actually happened at Geneva and what part Calvin really played in the State's execution of Michael Servetus, go here: Was Geneva a Theocracy?<br><br>In His Grace,