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pilgrams and purtins
Pilgrims and Puritans landed in Plymouth to avoid religous persecution they were recieving back in Europe. -
witch trails
Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts in 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of 20 people, most of them women. -
roy torcaso
FIlled out paper work to become a notary public in Maryland, however he was required to say he believed in God. As Torcaso was an athiest, he refused and filed a lawsuit. -
sex ed isnt allowed
puritans religous views didnt allow talking about sex bc they thought it was a disgrace to god. They also didnt teach them to be smart with sex. -
Abercrombie
Samantha Elauf was 17 when she applied at abrocrombie. When she went into her job interview she was wearing a normal shirt, jeans but she was also wearing a headscarf. She was an observant muslim. She never got the job beccause of her religion.