Gossip & Guilt
Monday, February 18th, 2013
As I read Godbeer’s essay I kept thinking about the Salem Witch Trials and how the witchcraft bubble exploded with such force, why people were so quick to condemn their neighbors and sell them out. Whether on some occasions it was due to a calculated personal hatred of a specific individual or a desire to obtain their capital, it […]
Gossip & Guilt
Tags: Guilt, Salem Witch Trials
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Sex, Sin, and Salvation
Monday, February 18th, 2013
The story of Hester Prynne’s persecution in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter encapsulates an issue that bothers me regarding society and religion: specifically, those individuals who oppress others in the name of religion. Not only can these actions be cruel, as is the ostracism in the case of Hester Prynne, but it also goes against […]
Sex, Sin, and Salvation
Tags: God, Salem Witch Trials, sex, sin, The Scarlet Letter
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