The largest witch trials in Sweden by godly men, 1675 in Torsaker, Sweden. Thanks to the dark arts of these zealous men of God, 71 innocent Swedes—65 women, 6 men—were accused of witchcraft.

But the fun had just begun. Shortly after the trial, the 71 were beheaded and burned on the stake, a banner day for the Lord’s work in the twisted minds of men more Satanic than godly, more sadistic than holy.

A blight upon religion, to be sure. No angels, no saints, no infinite God intervened. The falsely accused went up in the fiery smoke, headless and betrayed by the leaders of their flocks, a fine day for dark forces, if they exist.

Were I the Supreme Being back then, I would have smitten the religious desecrators of the faith with a thousand lightning bolts and maybe some locusts and plagues, just to smite them more. And I would have welcomed the 71 into heaven evermore.

Bob Boyd