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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And, the first settlers moved here because they were such religious extremists that no one wanted them around.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

People forget the Puritans, and how insufferable they were. Like modern evangelicals, sorry, Christofascists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, always worth bearing in mind that the original pilgrims were such insufferably uptight Protestants, the English said, "Come on, fuck off then, you lot are miserable to have around," in the decades leading up to Parliament starting to pass laws banning Christmas in 1644, and Oliver Cromwell taking over rule of the country a decade later. Really says something about them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Tbf Europe at the time wasn't exactly open to religious freedom. You followed your king's religion or you were in trouble, and then you still had to hope the Catholics didn't call a crusade on your ass. Or the Protestants. Or the Anglicans...