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John Winthrop describes Massachusets bay as "City upon a hill"
The notoriously religious colony is dubbed the epitome of christian charity, and an inspiration to puritans -
Salem Witch Trials begin
local Magistrates pressured sick children into claiming witches were responcible for their diseases in order to distract the devout puritan population from political squablles and quanderies -
Philidelphia Bible Riots
Spurred by popular anti-Catholic sentiment, drove protestants to destroy property -
The Filthy 15
A group of Powerful women in washington rallied against the popular music industry on the basis of a violation of their morals -
Jefferson removed from Texas Textbooks
Thomas Jefferson had written "The Philosophy of Jesus" and in doing so gone against traditional Christian teachings. Given that Texas is an intensely Christian state, they elected to redact him from their childrens education in order to not go against what they believe. -
Hobby Lobby vs. Burwell
Supreme court case over Hobby Lobby rejecting it's employee's needs for birth control under religious grounds. The court found the corporation paying for employees birth control unconstitutional under the 1st Amendement