The various witch crazes that swept through Europe and elsewhere are oft laid at the feet of Christians as one of those black marks on the history of our divine religion. And it is true that, probably because the Old Testament speaks of witches, combined with the innate superstitiousness of the European barbarians, many in the Church fell victim to the fevers. But there were also Churchmen down through the ages who cautioned against such superstition, as well as against the injustices committed against the accused. Nor should we forget that witchcraft and a fear of witches exists in every culture, Christian or pagan, European or otherwise. Fear of the witch is a weakness of the human constitution.
Do not, oh Modern Man, think yourself immune from the diseases of the human mind. Civilization and Christianity have done a great deal to cool our fevers and dull our fangs, but we are the same fallen beasts we have always been.
Today we are seeing a new witch craze. There is nothing about women who fly around at night, or curse crops and cattle, or cavort with the devil. But there are Nazis and white supremacists and fascists around every corner. Shrieked denunciations and accusations echo on the news, on social media. Mere association brings with it the threat of financial ruin. Those who do not denounce are themselves suspected of being sympathizers with the devil. Rioters attack innocents in the streets. Our president is a dictator, a totalitarian.
Flawed though he is, devastating to the progressive ideology and social program though he is, Trump is not Hitler, nor any spiritual spawn of Hitler. Nor are any of his advisors Nazis or white supremacists. Nor is even his biggest fan, the gay, miscegenating provocateur Milo, for whom the delerious hate is so intense that he inspires violent riots. Those who make such accusations, like the ancient witch hunters before them, err on the side of presuming guilt, and seemingly have no affinity for the truth, nor any love of justice. They have caught the fever.
The level of hysteria and hallucination coming from the anti-Trumpers is so staggering that one must thank God rational minds long ago decreed that we should not burn the witch and the heretic. Let us pray that it remains so.