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How did the puritans feel about the woods?
The Puritans viewed the woods as the "Devil's stronghold."
Why did puritans reject the catholic church?
Puritans rejected the Catholic Church because they believed it was corrupt, emphasizing simplicity in religious practice and governance. They sought to purify the Church of England from what they perceived as remnants of Catholicism.
What were Jesuits and Puritans?
Jesuits ARE a Catholic Religious Order founded by St. Ignatius Loyola in the sixteenth century to bring Catholicism to the pagans and protestants and to educate Catholic youth. The Puritans were a nonconformist protestant religious movement that separated from the Anglicans, whom they believed were not "protestant" enough.
What was the Puritan's position on the Trinity?
The Puritans accepted the doctrine of The Trinity. They did not accept many other tenets of the English church. They felt the church to be too much like Roman Catholicism.
Who were the puritans and what did they do in regards to the Church of England?
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries, including English Calvinists. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far enough, and that the Church of England was still too tolerant of practices which they associated with the Catholic Church. Puritans were fundamentally anti-Catholic and felt that the Church of England was still too close to Catholicism and needed to be reformed further. Puritans were unable to have these reforms implemented and most left the Church of England and many emigrated overseas. Particularly in the years after 1630, Puritans left for America, supporting the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and other settlements.
Why did Spanish missionaries feel strongly about converting native Americans to Catholicism?
Because they worship that culture.
Why did the puritans want to change the English church?
The Puritans wanted to change the English church because they believed it needed to be reformed to remove what they saw as corrupt practices and rituals. They wanted a simpler form of worship based on their interpretation of the Bible. They also sought to eliminate perceived influences of Catholicism in the Church of England.
What did English Puritans emphasize instead of Catholic rituals?
English Puritans emphasized simplicity in worship, focusing on preaching the Bible as the central source of authority, and rejecting elaborate rituals and ceremonies associated with Catholicism. They emphasized personal piety, biblical study, and living moral lives according to their interpretation of scripture.
What religion is portrayed by the National Baptist Convention?
The National Baptist Convention supports the religion of Christianity. It has long since been believed that there are two basic trees of the Christian faith-the Catholic tree and the Protestant tree. Catholicism branches out into neo (or modern) Catholicism and Roman Catholicism. Protestantism branches out into Baptists, Puritans, Lutherans, Methodists, etc. Many of these churches form the "Bible belt" of the south in the USA.
How did Puritans feel about slaves?
The Puritans were opposed to slavery and many Christians, Puritans, and Quakers protested the government because of slavery and helped make the underground railroad to free slaves. The Puritans were in America before slavery. England started the slave trade to America and France provided almost all of the slave transport on ships to America.
How did the puritans feel about freedom of religion?
It is one of the things they wanted-freedom to worship God and be caring and free.
How did the puritan feel about non-puritan?
The Puritans particularly hated the Separatists, whom they viewed as heretics and traitors.
