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> it was about reigning in a particularly egregious period of excess drinking

Wikipedia says it was mostly about religious moralists.




What wasn’t framed through religion back then?


Clean-shaven faces were pretty prevalent despite being technically against the bible (source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Trimming-Facial-Hair )




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