I hope that this historical discussion will not have to stop because of 
misunderstanding, leading to offense being take, on religious bases.  I 
think those who have taken offense, from a religious standpoint, 
misunderstand the intentions of the OP, as well as the history of religious 
influence in Europe.  In the history of Europe, the church and the 
government were often one and the same, and that made for a totally 
different situation than most of us (especially Americans), can fathom.   
Hopefully, someone who can explain it better than I will do so, but I hope 
that, in the meantime, those who have taken offense on a religious basis 
will try to understand and avoid taken offense.  I can pretty well guarantee 
that no offense to anyone's church or religious belief was intended.

Aloha,
Darillyn

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