When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

In the thinking of some at this time in our country, patriotism seems to be out-dated, old hate, if not actually un-Christian.

The world is laughing at us, NATO has openly said that we are not trustworthy, the government is being dismantled, safe GOP seats are now in jeopardy, and the Salem Puritans believe that that's great.

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692: It's an early entry in American history that is not soon forgotten, between references in modern media (Witches of East End, anyone?), and use of the phrase "witch hunt ...

Puritans, the religious fanatics of the 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony, were part of a political movement that flopped. Centuries later, the Trump administration is institutionalizing ...

In addition to scapegoating women, some Salem Puritans also falsely accused of witchcraft newcomers, slaves, indigenous people, and Quakers, i.e. “others.” ...

Salem, Mass. Today’s Salem is a strange place, at once alluring and off-putting. This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours ...

The fanatical Puritans were prepared to do whatever it took to save the newcomers’ souls – even murder. If death was necessary to save someone from eternal damnation, then so be it.

First, the Puritans created a moralistic theocracy — the temptation that is ever-present in American life. But, second: The biblical epic does not end with the mere settlement of the Land of Israel.