tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post2783471530283132746..comments2023-12-06T19:46:26.522-05:00Comments on The Greenbelt: Mary Dyer died for ... what, again?The Ridger, FCDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26129073.post-88421531995198852432012-06-02T08:27:32.393-04:002012-06-02T08:27:32.393-04:00RI was founded with the idea of a pluralism in min...RI was founded with the idea of a pluralism in mind and initially so was Maryland until the ugliness of the 100 Years War came over the sea and the Protestants said, "Hell no." Pennsylvania was proud of its general tolerance- it was heavily Quaker...Massachusetts NEVER was tolerant. Most of the South did not turn it into an issue- penal colonies and all. None of them were bastions of 21st century live-and- let-live thought but compared to Europe they were amazingly open. Thank God for the Constitution- it keeps the minority safe from the vagaries of the mob and the changes of political fashion.liz- againnoreply@blogger.com