Peg - Wasn't it the Puritans who executed them as witches. In other words, they were accused of doing the devils work? I'd say that was religious intolerance.
The original post says - "...when people were condemned to death as witches on as flimsy evidence as owning a black cat or brewing home-made remedies." I'd also say that was religious intolerance.
In other words, these women (and cats too) were executed by Christians who thought that these women were in some way linked to the devil or practiced "heathen" or "pagan" rites.
If thats not religious intolerance, what is?
The same goes for the Cathars of Southern France. Crusades and Inquisitions are all based on religious intolerance. Witch burning, too.
I still think it would be a good idea to proclaim a day where we could remember those who have died because of religious intolerance. A day when people of all religions could join hands and celebrate their similarities and strive to overcome their differences.