Evidently in 1780 there was a huge difference between Congregation vs Episcopal?<div><br></div><div>Lance<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net">gcfl-discuss@gcfl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I recently ran across a reference to this tidbit of history:<br>
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In 1780, if a resident of Massachusetts did not wish to contribute to the<br>
support of the Congregational Church, a certificate was granted to him<br>
which read:<br>
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"The is to certify that _______ has renounced the Christian religion and<br>
joined the Episcopal Church."<br>
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Siarlys</blockquote></div>
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