Hundreds of years ago we burned people alive for being witches...
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Just to be pedantic, in Europe witches were not burned, they were hanged and drowned, heretics were burned.
However that painting is a special case, that is Joan of arc who was actually burned by the inquisition for being a transvestite, since she went against biblical teaching and wore trousers in battle (this portrait like most is inaccurate in this respect.)
Deuteronomy 22:5
“A woman shall not wear a man's garment, nor shall a man put on a woman's cloak, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God.
LenHazell53
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Feb 23, 2019
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And the church was behind all that. See the guy with the pointed hat behind the victim?
Merseyman1
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Feb 23, 2019
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In Saudi Arabia they still behead witches.
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