Post by Tara on May 6, 2005 6:50:49 GMT -5
'Bewitched' statue plan bothers, bewilders
Personally I think it's disrespectful that they'd put the statue of Elizabeth Montgomery (a.k.a. Samantha Stephens) from the show 'Bewitched' in Salem, Mass. The Salem Witch Trials (Salem, Mass 1692) was about the religious intolerance and sufferings of Christians who called each other witches. It was basically the liberal open-minded Christians versus the more Puritanical (Conservative) Christians who were very supersticious. Anything they couldn't understand and random coincidences were considered "the work of the devil" or the work of "witchcraft".
The people who wish to have this statue up think it would boost tourism, but I think that's the last thing Salem needs. I've been there twice and it's CROWDED. Especially during all of October.
I think putting the statue in town will make the town more "Disney-like"...bringing TV to life and people having their picture taken. It's stupid and plain ridiculous. (BTW, I'm not a fan of Disney either)
Personally I think it's disrespectful that they'd put the statue of Elizabeth Montgomery (a.k.a. Samantha Stephens) from the show 'Bewitched' in Salem, Mass. The Salem Witch Trials (Salem, Mass 1692) was about the religious intolerance and sufferings of Christians who called each other witches. It was basically the liberal open-minded Christians versus the more Puritanical (Conservative) Christians who were very supersticious. Anything they couldn't understand and random coincidences were considered "the work of the devil" or the work of "witchcraft".
The people who wish to have this statue up think it would boost tourism, but I think that's the last thing Salem needs. I've been there twice and it's CROWDED. Especially during all of October.
I think putting the statue in town will make the town more "Disney-like"...bringing TV to life and people having their picture taken. It's stupid and plain ridiculous. (BTW, I'm not a fan of Disney either)
