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Question: In times of the Puritans, would a "witch" be considered non-Christian!?
i'm thinking yes, but i have to make sure!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Absolutely, as a witch would follow dieties involved with nature!. (Or, many Puritans thought, Satanic dieties - they often confused witches with Satanism!.) So definitely, witches would have been considered non-Christian!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

non-Christians were considered pagans (which what a pagan is)!. And pagans at the time were treated or seen as witches, but i don't recall a puritan taking a native american burning him/her at the stake!. I do recall them killing them though!. Witchcraft was more associated with the devil (although many people considered other religions to be the devil at the time)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

in puritan speak a witch would be 'in league with the devil' Www@QuestionHome@Com