Were women crucified and if not how were they put to death?
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According to the historian Josephus, women were subject to crucifixtion just the same as men.  However, it was probably much more common for men to be crucified rather than women.
220188
It is true.  The Quran seems to say that people thought Jesus was crucified, but they were only tricked into believeing this.  I put a link to an online Quran which says what happened.  Just search on "Jesus" or "crucified" to find exactly what the Quran says.\n\nYou should understand that it is because Jesus was crucified, suffered horribly, and was humiliated so much that He was able to pay for our sins.  If Jesus was not crucified like the Quran says and as you hope, then Jesus did not die for the sins of the world.  Jesus suffered and died to save you, so don't be sad that he suffered so much.  He did it for your benefit.
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Well, there is clearly no definitive answer, but from what you can find online:\n\nPeter was probably martyred by crucifixion, possibly upside down, in Rome.\n\nAndrew is believed to have been crucified in Patras, in Greece.\n\nJames is believed to have been beheaded by King Herod Agrippa in Judea.\n\nLittle is known about John's death, and much confusion is added by the popularity of the name so, for instance, it is not clear that John the Apostle is the same as the John that wrote the book of John in the New Testament or the same as John of Patmos (the exile) who is believed to have written the book of revelation.  The mormon's believe he is still alive!\n\nPhilip is believed to have been crucified in Phrygia.\n\nBartholomew is believed to have been flayed alived then crucified upside down in Armenia.\n\nThomas may have been killed in India where he is said to have been a missionary and preacher.\n\nJames the Less was probably put to death by the Jews.\n\nSome traditions say that Matthew was martyred in Ethiopia, others say that he was martyred in Hierapolis of Parthia. \n\nSimon may have been put to death by saw in Georgia in Eastern Europe.\n\nJudas committed suicide - either by hanging or by "purchasing a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out". \n\nJude may also have been martyred in Armenia.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_Scotland\nshe was catholic, beheaded by her cousin.
68555
I can't go beyond what Phillip has already pointed out. But this question brings up something very, very interesting. See my study below regarding brides whose deaths were NOT recorded. (there is a reason)
590075
Early Modern Europe is a big window.  Please Elaborate.  Are you referencing the period after 1500, or before?\n\nIn terms of numbers and percentages, there actually were few cases of witchcraft and few people accused.  The majority of people accused were heretics, and also midwives.  Logically speaking, there are several possibilities.\n\n1.  They were witches.\n2.  They were political enemies of their accusers, or the handlers of their accusers.\n3.  They had wealth, and their death allowed its capture.\n4.  They were ideological opposed to the belief structure, and suffered the fate of all iconoclasts.
171999
That's exactly what will happen to the idiots who become suicide bombers. \n\nThey'll be condemned to be  surrounded by 72 sexy and provocative women who will remain virgins forever, and they'll be sexually frustrated forever. The only minor detail is that this won't happen in heaven, but in the Place Below!
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One thing you might want to check out about the Wikapedia is that the answers can be edited by users, so I would recommend that if you are looking into a topic that you don't use this encyclopaedia all by itself, because as you can see from this forum, people often disagree on what is "fact". \n\nI think when it comes to the burning, torture and death sentences that had occurred there were several things to consider, as each age had different ideas of what was "wrong". Usually it all came down to the fact that they would kill or torture someone with different views then what the current accepted monarchy approved at the time. If you believed something else, or a different variation of the common belief, you were considered a "heretic" and that was believed to come from Satan, and so, Christian, Pagan, Atheist or whatever, you were "wrong" and needed to be publicly punished so that the rest of the people living around you would be afraid to change their beliefs or even question them. \n\nIn early days, people were not allowed to have their own Bibles, for fear that they would interpret them differently then others. People were told to believe what the church told them, and if you didn't then you could be jailed or killed. So although it is possible that the majority of people burned were Christians, ( because saying you were anything else could get you killed) they were people who differed in their personal beliefs from what the crown and religious leaders shoved down their throats, or were unlucky enough to make an enemy of someone who could accuse them of being a heretic even if they weren't. Claiming to be a good Christian could possibly nullify the charge, so it's not surprising  that reports say that most burned were "Christians".\n\nI've included some more links below if you would like to research this topic some more, but would recomend looking into a local library:
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What a good question! Yes I beleive that is a valid thought. nowadays they wouldn't have locked them up though, they were not dangerous, they would have medicated the lord right out of them. No one beleived them hardly and I wonder how it stuck after so many years. but that is history and who really knows except who really was there.
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Interesting fact.\n\nPeople who were martyred back in the days of early Christianity were often killed by being nailed to a cross and then the cross was turned upside down.   When one is martyred (like Jesus) on a right-side-up cross then you die by suffocation.  (Your body has to hold itself up in order to maintain airflow to your lungs and eventually your muscles get too worn out.)  However on the upside-down cross you can't suffocate so the death is much slower and more painful as you die through starvation.
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Woo hoo what a nutter! \nFollowing ur logic(!)if someone who is subsequently found to be INNOCENT is tortured to death (oops), then the people responsible should also be tortured. I notice u didnt include murderers in ur little rant or did u just forget to include them? U really should be sectioned and placed in a secure unit for everybodys safety. If anyone could be called 'evil' heres its u!
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This punishment was usually reserved for the worst of crimes in history - treason.  If a queen was unfaithful to her husband, the king, this was considered treason, a crime against the state, as the king was the state.  That was why Anne Boleyn was beheaded (she narrowly escaped burning), and why her supposed lovers were tortured and beheaded.  Anyway, in this particular gory punishment, you were hanged until very nearly dead; then you  were disembowelled and your private parts cut off, all while you were still conscious.  A good executioner could do it very quickly, so that you didn't die too early.  Then your body was divided; the parts could be sent to different parts of the country and displayed for all to see.  Many heads would be displayed on spikes on old London Bridge as a warning to traitors.  This happened to William Wallace, for one.
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I suggest that you are correct. On a simple level, just look at the serial killers of the last 30 years; almost all came from religious backgrounds, and many felt they were doing Gods work.
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no. They were in hell while they were alive, either real or imagined. however, by committing suicide they put those around them especially those who love them through hell on earth because of the guilty of not knowing for sure why they killed themselves. it sounds like you may be experiencing this type of hell right now. remember you can't change the past only the future don't let their pain continue to hurt you after they have left.
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No.\nShe was blessed among women but not one to be worshiped.
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To understand that, you have to understand more about crucifixtion.  The nails are through the hands and feet.  In order to breathe, the person being crucified has to push up against the nail in their feet. That hurts, but can still take a while for them to die. When breaking the legs, it just speeds up the process because then they have to push up against the broken legs as well to breathe.
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No!  They had laws that they had to live by to determine if they were faithful to God.  \n\nThere's no hell....just permanent destruction.