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He was forced out of the colony.

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How did roger Williams challenge puritan leaders?

Roger Williams challenged Puritan leaders by advocating for the separation of church and state, arguing that government should not interfere in religious matters. He believed in the importance of individual conscience and the right to worship freely, which contrasted sharply with the Puritans' belief in a unified church and state. Additionally, his criticism of their treatment of Native Americans and insistence on fair dealings further antagonized the Puritan leadership, ultimately leading to his banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Williams went on to establish Rhode Island as a refuge for religious dissenters.


Roger Williams's mistrust of the purity of others eventually led him to the belief that?

The purity of the church required complete separation of church and state.


What happened to the influence of the church as a result of the enlightenment?

According to Enlightenment ideas people should act according to Reason and not hold convictions just because someone else (such as the Church) told them what to think. So Church influence certainly diminished among Enlightenment thinkers. But this was only a thin upper crust of people among the masses of people that held the Catholic faith. Among those masses Church influence remained almost undiminished and only in the 1960's and later, Catholics really started to follow their own judgement in moral and religious questions instead of the judgements and teachings of the Church.


Where did George Washington go to church?

He went to an Episcopalian church on occasion.


What did the puritans want to do to the Anglican church?

They wanted to change the Anglican Church,while separatists wanted to separate from the Anglican Church