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To: RnMomof7; Religion Moderator
During the Renaissance it was between 10 to 40 % in some areas 60%

In England in the 1650 it was 53% ... that is why the Protestants starting Sunday School to help to teach them to read the bible

Documentation from a SECULAR source.

335 posted on 03/02/2015 10:20:43 AM PST by verga (I might as well be playing Chess with a pigeon.)
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To: verga
Documentation from a SECULAR source.

Will NOTHING please you?

The NON-secular sources have AXES to grind!


I guess we'd best just rely on what the church says.

It CAN'T be wrong: by definition!

340 posted on 03/02/2015 10:26:22 AM PST by Elsie
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To: verga; Religion Moderator

http://ourworldindata.org/data/education-knowledge/literacy/


344 posted on 03/02/2015 10:43:08 AM PST by RnMomof7
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