alt Hacker NewsI thought that's why they named those cities with suggestive names, to keep out other (literal) religions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercourse,_Pennsylvania#In_p...
I thought that's why they named those cities with suggestive names, to keep out other (literal) religions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercourse,_Pennsylvania#In_p...
There are multiple places named Peoria, such as IL, named after a native American group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois
And I suspect that it is not an accident, and that the founders were well-aware that "Peor(ia)" carries negative connotations not only for Jews and Christians (Nm 23-25, Dt 3), but also for anyone who spoke Spanish--it would be like "Let's move to Shitty Heresy-Scandal Town? No thanks!"