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Old 01-21-2010, 12:46 PM
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It would be more accurate to say that the Puritans were EXPELLED from Europe because of the extreme and abusive methods they used in the practice of their religion, and the founding fathers feared the establishment of a state religion would lead to the same type of abuses. ...
Um, no. They were often burned at the stake and left to live in peace.

When one of the Puritans controlled England (Cromwell) those practices largely stopped and England became one of the most tolerant countries in Europe.

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