50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know: Religion
“As it's often the case, myth is much prettier than reality. It is true that the early Puritans very much resented being persecuted by other Protestants back in England, but this didn't mean they had anything against persecuting others. They just didn't like their place in the persecution-game, not the game itself. This is why when they had power they happily cracked down on Quakers, and on any other religious dissidents. When early Puritanism began to lose its drive, a general acceptance of oth...er forms of Protestantism spread. Many, many decades later, Catholicism was added to the list of tolerated religions, and eventually little by little other religions trickled in as well.
But despite this pleasant trajectory away from its intolerant beginnings, American history sometimes offers sober reminders that the old Puritan spirit is not quite dead. What happened to American Indian religions after all the tribes had been conquered by the United States serves as a perfect example of this.MoreLess
But despite this pleasant trajectory away from its intolerant beginnings, American history sometimes offers sober reminders that the old Puritan spirit is not quite dead. What happened to American Indian religions after all the tribes had been conquered by the United States serves as a perfect example of this.MoreLess
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