• FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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    6 months ago

    Technically, the pilgrims who fled to America were fleeing away from progressive changes to theology in Europe at the time. That’s why all the pilgrim women covered their hair, their legs, and sacrificed goats.

    George and the homies appreciated separation of Church and State, though, so props for that at least.

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      6 months ago

      They were the freaks of their society. They weren’t facing religious persecution. They were utter outcasts for being nuts about it.