The Catholic Church backed the losing side in the Mexican Revolution, it came under a lot of legal pressure and public disapproval for backing the hated dictator Porfirio Diaz. So there is a plus side to religion to stay out of politics, to support separation of church and state, a lesson that seems quite lost on a lot of American sects that are always lobbying, with their tax exemptions based on being non political, to push their views on others with the force of law. In California many churches were totally open during the prop 8 anti gay marriage campaign with phone banks and petition drives, they really do need to lose their tax exemptions.
As to Dietz, I have never owned one but they look damn good!
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