2007-02-20 09:02:25 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thou shalt not kill.
2007-02-20 09:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because the burning of witches was a sad and tragic part of Christian history when faith was tied too closely with the state and thus religious official became extremely corrupt, thinking they have the authority to grant or take away life, i.e. play God.
Thankfully that is gone, and I'm sure all Christians (at least I know the Catholic Church) DEEPLY regrets any and all pain and torture as well as harm that was inflicted in the name of the very religion that should promote Peace, Love, and the Sacredness of Human Life. Killing a person, any person, is wrong and grievously evil.
Pax Vobiscum.
2007-02-20 09:21:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The practice of burning witches started with the Spanish inquisition back in the 1500's during a time when a lot of people were starving (due to global cooling at the time) and poor crops led to diseases (plagues actually). The absurdity of the Spanish inquisition and its practices was finally brought to light by the great 18th century author, Voltaire, who wrote a book called "Candide" which used humor to get people to face the atrocities and therefore stop cooperating with the Spanish inquisition, which led to a decline and eventual intolerance of burning witches. Good question!
2007-02-20 09:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Zebra4 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because witches were burned by civil governments with anti-witchcraft laws. Fortunately, Christians managed to overturn those laws.
The Salem witch trials are a good example. 35 people were executed for witchcraft by the local judiciary, until a Christian minister and his devoted congregation demanded that the anti-witchcraft laws be stricken from the books.
2007-02-20 09:08:07 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because the poor christians have had their witch burning rights taken away, and their kiddie fiddling rights are being taken too.
2007-02-20 09:21:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because society stepped in and separated government and religion. At least in colonial New England, even though there was a loose form of government the real power belonged to the church - they did the social punishing. We finally woke up and saw that to have a system as such was unfair.
2007-02-20 09:07:31 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lethargy? Ever since the introduction of high fructose corn syrup into our food supplies people have gotten fatter and more prone to diabetes too.
2007-02-20 14:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Cheshire Cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there are still witch hunts that are held all throughout the world, especially in Africa.
It's sad, really.
2007-02-20 09:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by Joa5 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The environmental impact paperwork is horrendous. You can't allow the release of PCBs, CFCs or silicates. It's just not worth it anymore.
2007-02-20 09:33:49 · answer #9 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's been a long time since we non-believers have been threatened with burning at the stake... I'm eargerly awaiting the retro persecutions.. *sarcasm*
2007-02-20 09:06:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh, I think that we checked out the Bible, and finally realized that the New Testament does not allow us to kill sinners.
2007-02-20 09:38:01 · answer #11 · answered by Randy G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋