Explain how religion influenced the causes and outcomes of the Salem Witch Trials.

Everyone in the town was very religious. God was part of their everyday lives. When rumors of witchcraft spread, paranoia spread with it. The people were afraid and sought to place blame. The fear of the devil in these god worshipping people led to irrational decisions in the trials. They did not know who to believe and ended up executing many people, most of them innocent.