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by nradov 1663 days ago
Only a small fraction of American settlers / colonists were fleeing religious persecution, and those mostly came from a few countries in western and northern Europe. There weren't many religious fanatics emigrating in the 1600's from Greece or Poland.
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Interestingly, Massachusetts banned Christmas for over 20 years for being a pagan holiday.