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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Could go farther back to the Protestant Reformation and Renaissance, and at the same time the invention of the printing press. The beginnings of serious revolt against the Catholic Church coupled with the dramatically easier ability to both spread ideas and educate the public played major roles in western society moving toward a secular nature.
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The U.S. being the first country to specifically reject any establishment of a state religion and its massive cultural influence from the 19 century onwards it seemed an apprapo date.