@jeffw to World NewsEnglish • 2 months agoKenyans accused of witchcraft then murdered for land in Kilifiwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square13arrow-up1170arrow-down12cross-posted to: atheism
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish20•2 months agoOh hey, just like the Salem witch trials in the US. In the 1690s.
minus-squareTodd BonzalezlinkfedilinkEnglish-20•2 months agoYes, all those wealthy 17th century Puritan women who were killed for their land that they were allowed to have. I totally forgot about that. /s
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish25•2 months agoIt wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoGuy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
minus-squareFlying SquidMlinkEnglish21•2 months ago widows did have some legal rights and could inherit property from their deceased husbands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
Oh hey, just like the Salem witch trials in the US. In the 1690s.
Yes, all those wealthy 17th century Puritan women who were killed for their land that they were allowed to have. I totally forgot about that. /s
It wasn’t just women. The case of Giles Corey is probably the most famous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Corey
Guy sounds like he was a piece of shit his whole life. Not surprised someone would make up a claim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_17th-century_New_England
Accusing an old widowed lady of being a witch to take her land? Sounds quite plausible to me.
Seems you did, in fact, forgot about that