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Originally Posted by ast3r3x
Well it was a major factor. Luther wasn't very pleased with the bureaucracy and conduct of the Catholic churches. You can really think of Lutheran Christians as Catholics that follow the bible. It's basically the same without what I like to call "made up stuff". Sorry if I offended any catholics on the board.
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You realise we're talking about mid-nineteenth century (post 1840) emigration from Germany, don't you? This is not Thirty Years' War stuff. I find it difficult to believe that the majority religion in Germany at the time would feel it necessary to leave because of persecution, after centuries of Being Just Fine. The f**ked economy, the highly stratified society, the series of attempted revolutions and wars, and the encroaching power of the Prussians: yes. Religion: I doubt it.
Then again, German society, especially then, is far from monocultural, and you can imagine areas in which the Lutherans might have faced persecution.