In a way kinda yes. it all depends on how you look at it.
It was another religion. it would make conflicts much like there is today. which I guess you could say did pass on to today. monarchs at the time normally made it a law to all follow the same religion, however, as it grew, these rules dwindled more and more (sometimes). bit when they didn't, there was plenty of hate between groups.
Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower was the United States President in the year 1957.
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