The Salem witch-hunt was a tragic event in our history. The people did not keep church and state separate. Instead they mixed them. They put religion in with government. People would blame other people about their own superstitions in life about witches, Satan, and anything abnormal. If anything went wrong in life, even if somebody had a sore throat they would point fingers at people and suspect superstitious things such as witchcraft. There is a …showed first 75 words of 562 total…

…showed last 75 words of 562 total…quote shows that they did target him because he was gay. <Tab/>People are the same today as they were in the 1600s. We still persecute people for what they believe and their morals. We know it isn't our place though we still do it. People will always have an impact on how other people are it just depends if you can change how they are and many people will try.