Okay, I guess it's time for you to be schooled.
There's a religion called Wicca. In Wicca, the practitioners worship a God and a Goddess.
Wicca is a neo-pagan religion that began in the early 20th Century in England and has spread throughout the world. In the most recent survey, there was found to be more than 1 million Wiccans in the United States.
Now, here's some important stuff you need to know.
People who practice Wicca are called Witches. G****r doesn't matter, all are called Witches.
Now don't be afraid, mostly their practices involve nature and spells, which you Christians would call thoughts and prayers.
Other things that you probably believe is that they are shapeshifters and fly on brooms, and can turn you into a toad. But, alas, none of those is accurate and they are mostly normal people who you wouldn't give a second glance when you meet them.
So, yes, there are witches, Louise. They're everywhere.
Just before you go off on a childish rant, I'm still an atheist so, no, I'm not a witch, but you never know about some of the others on this site and perhaps even some people in your family.
As to Salem, the fact remains, that the people who persecuted women and claimed they were witches were ultra-conservative, religious zealots. The other thing you should know before I close is that in Salem, more than 200 people were accused of being witches, and only 20 of them were executed. Nineteen by h*****g and one by being crushed. It was a very lucrative business to accuse someone of witchcraft so you could take their property.
So, were these 20 people practicing witchcraft in Salem. I don't believe so and even if they were, the real miscreants in this story are Puritans, who were 1. Christians and 2. Had fled Europe to escape religious persecution.
All in all, given your views, you'd probably be one of the executioners if this happened again. Only difference today is that your "witches" are Democrats.
How very sad you are.