Thus, many Witches were persecuted throughout history. Lists of "Witchcraft craze" happenings in England, Scotland, and France in the medieval time are attached with the paper (see appendix 1). In the late 19th century, as the society was getting more open to ideas, Witches had started to come forward to speak of the truth of their religion. The religion was legalized in the 50's. Finally, Witches began to enjoy the freedom of religion, which had been existed for quite a long time, as others (Johnson). It was around this very moment, in the 40s, when the Craft was revived and the term "Wicca" has officially become the name of the religion of Witches (Moorey 17).

             3.2 Background of the craft in United States .

             The old religion was slowly pushed back by Christian churches in Europe. Christianity claims Witches were "evil" and the "Satan" worshipped. The concepts of "Satan" and "evil" were actually constructed under the Christians' point of view (Vogel and Our History). The most well known event in the American history of Witchcraft persecution was the "Salem Trial". In the town of Salem, Massachusetts, 19 people were executed in 1962. Around twenty people in the town who had suffered from hallucinations, spasm or whose cattle had died blamed those "Witches" for cursing them and putting them in trouble (DiLorenzo). At that time, claiming others as Witches was the easiest way to get rid of an undesired enemy. Those accused were typically vulnerable members of the Puritan community- quarrelsome, gossipy old women or some non-puritan. The Massachusetts legislature resolved that those hang due to the accusation of Witchcraft "may have been illegally tried, convicted and sentenced" in 1957 (Glover). That recognition has come 300 years late. Only after that trial, witch-hunting ended in America. Although large-scale hunting stopped, but discrimination and misconception persists. Recent examples are when KGUN-TV and a local church devastate the Desert Henge Coven and accused coven's members were performing "Satanic Rituals" in 1990 and Geoffrey Dickins ask the Parliament to " .