Talk:Herodias Gardiner

Odd Phrase
The article says she "was whipped in Massachusetts for taking her testimony to her former home town..." I don't know what "taking her testimony to" means, and from the fact that it led to a whipping surmise that it is a technical term, or identifier of some peculiar belief about behaviour, within some cult. It seems to me worth clarifying. David Lloyd-Jones (talk) 23:01, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


 * The Quakers were banned from Massachusetts, and it was very dangerous for them to share their religion publicly. Herodias took her religious testimony (i.e., her religious beliefs) to share with friends in Massachusetts, and when discovered, was sent to the whipping post.  Phrases such as "giving one's testimony" or "sharing one's testimony" are very common phrases in Christianity, and the world in which Herodias lived was dominated by the Puritans, and thus it was a very orthodox Christian world.  In that context, the phrase "taking her testimony to" would be widely understood.Sarnold17 (talk) 23:20, 1 January 2016 (UTC)


 * I've reworded the intro to make it more clear, hopefully.Sarnold17 (talk) 23:25, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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