Q8 -- According to the Puritans in New England, recreation
A always tempts the soul away from the Church and leads it into the Devil's hands
B could be used to refresh the body and the spirit so one could work and pray better
C got in the way of the newly developing industrial state and should be abolished
D should be against the law, and to this end the "Blue Laws" were written
E could not be done without drinking, so play and recreation were banned

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