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Actually most countries did not choose freedom of religion. Protestant countries kicked the Catholics out and vice versa. The Netherlands was for a long time t
by Neonlicht 2y ago
Actually most countries did not choose freedom of religion. Protestant countries kicked the Catholics out and vice versa.
The Netherlands was for a long time the only place in Europe that considered religion to be a personal affair- Amsterdam famously was the only city with a synagogue.
However even the Dutch occasionally had to execute or banish religious extremists.
- thinkingemote 2y agoThe point is that it eventually led to it in the 19th century. Very hard to predict it happening but easy to see with hindsight.