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The '''Old Deluder Act''' was passed in 1647 in Massachusetts by the [[Puritans]]. It established the first public schools in America to teach children to read the Bible and thus defeat Satan (who they callled "the old deluder").
The '''Old Deluder Act''' was passed in 1647 in Massachusetts by the [[Puritans]]. It established the first public schools in America to teach children to read the Bible and thus defeat [[Satan]] (who they callled "the old deluder").
==The Old Deluder Act ==
==The Old Deluder Act ==
[[category:Colonial America]]
[[category:Colonial America]]
[[category:Puritans]]
[[category:Puritans]]
[[category:Religion and politics]]