On 7-8-2014 15:14, Stephen wrote:
> On 07/08/2014 08:28, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> The Founding Fathers /and/ the Scottish Protestants.
>
> Okay.
>
>> Besides, I guess
>> that the massive arrivals of Irish and Italian Catholics in the 19th
>> century again exacerbated the intolerance - on both sides probably.
>
> I would think, more on the protestant side. If history is anything to go
> by. (I was christened a Catholic but brought up a Prody in a sectarian
> society. I say protestant but it was the CoE, which was considered a bit
> too close to Rome for most peoples liking.)

Yes, You are right. I was brought up a Catholic and am glad I was, 
rather than another creed. ;-P

>
>> The result is a weird societal concoction.
>>
>
> No arguments there. ;-)
>
>>> Even the Netherlands was not liberal enough for them.
>>
>> Indeed. And maybe they felt they were in the devil's own country, who
>> knows.
>>
>
> Purgatory, not Hell, by comparison.

It depends how /liberalism/ was interpreted...

>
>> We still have our own little bible belt though.
>
>
> Don't we all. :-)

I suppose so. As long as one does not have to live within ;-)

Thomas

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