• TerevosOPM
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    Besides a recovery of the true gospel…

    It seems that the start of getting people and nations to not be so reliant on a central authority (the Pope) and start governing for themselves. Yes, there were still monarchies, but the trend toward self-governance and democracy was really pushed forward and made possible by the Reformation.

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      To add to that, there were even cases where a push for religious reform led directly to political reform, like the English Civil War.

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    Tolerance of other beliefs within Christianity and interpretations of the Bible

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      That unfortunately took quite awhile to get to. The baptists had a lot to do with religious freedom since they were almost always persecuted by the more dominant views.

      Roger Williams and the founding of Rhode Island was a big leap forward in that regard.