The Disgraceful Marriage of Reason and Faith

While Protestant reformers broke with Rome on a variety of counts, their treatment of their fellow human beings was no less disgraceful. Public executions were more popular than ever. Witches are of particular interest in this context because their persecution required an extraordinary degree of credulity to get underway. There really seems to be very little to perplex us here. Burning people who are destined to burn for all time seems a small price to pay to protect your loved ones from the same fate.