re: #480 Anymouse

When religious groups have little power, or are weak or persecuted, they cry out for their rights to be respected. A notable American example is the Baptists, who were persecuted, jailed, exiled, or killed in New England, primarily by Congregationalists (Puritans).

Shame that the Puritans did not finish off the job…

But seriously, Christianity in some form was the de facto and default state religion in America until people started speaking up for true separation of Church and State.