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In "Gulliver's Travels," Swift satirizes the religious conflict between English Catholics and Protestants by highlighting their absurdities and extremism. Swift uses this dispute to comment on the destructive nature of religious fanaticism and argues for moderation and tolerance in religious beliefs.
It began as a conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Central Europe.
Elizabethen settlement encouraged peaceful coexistence between Catholics and Protestants.
The Catholics and the Protestants.
No, it is between Protestants and Catholics.
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becuz they were gay
... and Protestants.
protestants and roman Catholics
Ireland
The Protestant Reformation
In "Gulliver's Travels," Swift seems critical of the religious dispute between English Catholics and Protestants, highlighting the absurdity of their conflict. He portrays their religious differences as trivial in the face of broader human folly and societies' more pressing issues. Swift's satire ultimately suggests that intolerance and fanaticism in religious disputes are counterproductive and detrimental to society.