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The Men of Science & The Witches

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Chris Jensen Romer

So how is the new legislation that was designed to replace the Fraudulent Mediums Act working out? Have we actually seen any increase in prosecutions? I supported it fully in principle, but as always am hesitant about how it will … Continue reading →

Posted in Debunking myths, History, Paranormal, Religion, Science, Social commentary desecrated | Tagged anticlerical myths, Cotton Mather, Debunking, Fraudulent Mediums Act, FRS, Gerald Gardner, Harvard, Helen Duncan, Increase Mather, John Gaule, Matthew Hopkins, Mistley, New Atheists, Puritanism, Rev. John Lowe, Salem, Sam Harris, Science and Religion, science and superstition, The Discovery of Witches, witch hunt, witch trials, Witchcraft, Witchcraft Act, Witchfinder General | Leave a comment

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