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Discussions of the history of religious liberty in America tend to focus on the struggles of various religious minorities with oppression in their native lands. This tends to make the overall outlook one-sided, placing the focus on how these groups won civil liberties, whether in American society itself, or as a result of leaving behind religious prejudice, repression, or persecution in their native countries.
But this is to emphasize the means instead of the end, the framework for accomplishing their goal instead of the goal itself, which is the desire to openly serve God and neighbor.
The life of Casimira Kaupas, a 19th-century Lithuanian immigrant (later known as Mother Maria), is a story made possible by the religious freedom found in America. Her is a story of service based on a strong belief in God and a desire to reduce the suffering of others....