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That\u2019s the title of my latest column over at The Catholic Thing. Here\u2019s how it begins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The old anti-Catholicism found its expression in the mid-nineteenth century when the first large wave of Catholic immigrants arrived in the United States. Some of these immigrant groups\"\"<\/a> had set up their own private religious schools. Many non-Catholic Americans, however, believed that Catholic schools indoctrinated students in superstitions that were inconsistent with the principles of American democracy. Therefore, in order to make sure that such schools would not receive government funding of any sort, federal and state legislation was proposed that forbade the use of public resources for \u201creligious,\u201d i.e. Catholic, purposes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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That\u2019s the title of my latest column over at The Catholic Thing. Here\u2019s how it begins: The old anti-Catholicism found its expression in the mid-nineteenth century when the first large wave of Catholic immigrants arrived in the United States. Some of these immigrant groups had set up their own private religious schools. 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