In early America, “reading and religion were inextricably intertwined, defining a culture based entirely on familiarity with the Bible, ” says the book A History of Private Life ​ — Passions of the Renaissance.
لقد عرَّضوا انفسهم لأقسى انواع العقاب فقط من اجل تلاوة الصلاة الربانية او الوصايا العشر وتعليم أولادهم اياها .‏