Dana, I realize that you are a little passionate about this but can we consider for a moment that 300 years have passed. Much of what we discuss here is conjecture - I was merely inquiring as to the facts. One parent does not make all parents. Assumptions are what I was trying to avoid. Julie >From: WARLOCK92@aol.com >To: SALEM-WITCH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [SALEM-WITCH-L] Ergot poisoning >Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 16:28:08 EST > >Hello Julie, > Let's assume for a moment that these girls, as a group, were not >actually bewitched. Then it is safe to say that, for whatever reason, they >were lieing. Correct? Now, lets look at the transcripts of the trials. In >several of them Ann Putnam SR., Young Ann's MOTHER, was actually in court >among the afflicted participating in the staged group fits, etc.. That's >awful strong documentation of parental guidance in, if nothing else, a role >model capacity. When a grown woman and parent of one of these >adolescent/young adults is play acting in a court at the cost of a person's >life, That's strong parental involvement. How much more documentation do we >need? If you're looking for a lost diary somewhere that says "I did it", >that's not going to happen. That's why we research deeply to find the truth >as best we can. No person will probably ever know for sure and it's all >opinion, but the best we can do is to each make our own educated opinions >with the information that's available. I too am very opinionated and I >sometimes come off as trying to push my opinions off on others. My >apologies >for that. I'm passionate about the subject because it directly affected my >family. How many generations are too many? I'd feel strongly if it were my >mother, my grand mother, or my great grand mother. A few more generations >does not diminish the atrocity of the event. > I hope my initial point may have answered your question, if not at >least >given you more questions to seek out answers for. > >Thanks, >Dana A. Wildes > _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com