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[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They moved here in the first place to be allowed to practice their religion how they see fit. They were pretty much driven out of Europe, along with e.g. the Quakers and Mennonites