Salem doesn't commemorate the the witch trials as much as celebrate witchcraft in general. It's much more like taking advantage of the hysteria than teaching any lesson, as far as I can tell.
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ellen, > Why are you surprised? There are many many many things you do not know. > There have been many articles about the rise of Neo-Paganism in the US > prison system lately, including in the post. > Do you think that museums about the Underground Railroad or slavery should > just "let it go" too? How about the Holocaust museum? The whole Salem, MA > thing is a very interesting study of mass hysteria and mob behavior. There > are lessons to be learned from it. As George Santayana said "Those who > cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it". However most Wiccans I > know don't consider this a "bonding" place since no one actually was a > witch. There have be other times and places where witches have been killed > for their beliefs. > Daria > > > On 12/11/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I didn't know neo-pagans had chaplains! Do you minister to neo- > > pagans in hospitals and prisons? Does that include wiccans? You > > should definitely check out Salem, MA sometime! We joke though that > > they are totally capitalizing on an awful time in US history that > > ended before the War of Independence started. Let it go, already. > > But maybe they're celebrating the fact that witches are no longer > > hunted down and burned at the stake or something like that. Whatever > > works. > > > > >
