[achilles2000]

“Puritanical insanity” was a poor choice of words. You are perpetuating the moral equivalence lie that the mainstream media and the left have been pushing ever since 9/11. The Puritans were heroic and we owe them an enormous debt. Unfortunately, all most people know is a vicious caricature foisted on us by the Victorians.

[Antoninus]

You are perpetuating the moral equivalence lie that the mainstream media and the left have been pushing ever since 9/11.

No, as a Catholic, I chose my words very precisely.

The Puritans were heroic and we owe them an enormous debt.

Some no doubt were. But you will admit that there was a sub-set of them who were every bit as willing to persecute breaches of scrupulosity as modern Muslims.