Religious Freedoms Or Lack There Of
Tate Hamilton
Dr. Beckenbaugh
History 201
September 30, 2002
Religious Freedoms or Lack There Of
Religious freedom can be viewed in different ways depending on the person or persons seeking the freedom. One group may search for the freedom to practice their own religion, such as the pilgrims and the puritans. However others may view religious freedom as the right to openly practice any religion, a view portrayed in, “Roger Williams on Liberty of Conscience”. These different views are all but insignificant in the development of the American colonies because many of the colonies were formed solely on the quest for so-called religious freedom.
The pilgrims set out their views and their form of government in a document entitled, “The Mayflower Compact.” This document calls for a governor and a group of advisors elected by Plymouth’s adult males. This governing body did not call for a separation between church and state, because they thought that for the colony to flourish......
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