Puritans

The Puritans were intolerant of other religious groups and sought to establish a society based on their own beliefs. They were known for persecuting and excluding people who did not conform to their strict religious practices, leading to conflicts with individuals of different faiths, such as Quakers and Native Americans.

The main religious difference between the separatists and ordinary Puritans revolved around their view of the Church of England. The ordinary Puritans wanted to strive to reform the Church of England from within while the separatists wanted to separate from it.

A Puritan town typically consisted of a central meetinghouse, surrounded by residences, farms, and common areas. The town was organized around the church, with strict moral and religious codes governing daily life. Streets were often laid out in a grid pattern, with an emphasis on community cohesion and religious observance.

The Puritans were a religious Protestant Christian group of pilgrims in the 1600s who fled the "over-tolerance" of the Netherlands to come to a land where they could freely impose a theocracy over their subjects. However, "pilgrim" is a term that just means a "religious person who travels in search of a special religious place" and there are numerous pilgrims in various religions whose beliefs differ quite profoundly with the Puritans as well as each other (such as Catholic pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela or Muslim pilgrims to Mecca).

The Puritans came to live in the Americas for religious freedom and to establish a society based on their strict interpretation of Christianity. They sought to create a community where they could practice their faith without persecution and where they could live according to their moral beliefs.

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The Puritan Reformation took place in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was a movement within the Church of England that sought to purify the church of Roman Catholic practices and establish a more simplified and moral form of worship.

The Puritans adopted the Halfway Covenant to address a decline in church membership in New England by allowing partial church membership for the children of existing members. This helped maintain a sense of community and stability within the Puritan society, despite a decrease in religious fervor among younger generations.

The Puritans were known as dissenters because they dissented from the practices and beliefs of the Church of England. They believed in simplifying and purifying church practices to align more closely with their interpretation of the Bible. This led to conflicts and persecution by the authorities.

Puritan families typically held religious services twice a day, in the morning and evening, in their homes. These services included prayer, Bible reading, and discussion of religious teachings. They also attended formal Sunday church services led by a minister.

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The Puritans believed in strict observance of the Sabbath as a day of rest and worship. They believed that Sunday should be dedicated to religious activities only and secular activities like dancing or playing games were seen as inappropriate on the Sabbath.

The puritans left England in hopes to "purify" or reform the practices of King Henry VIII's new mandatory religion: The Church of England. You see, the King, as you may already know, had been through a number of wives, and couldn't just keep killing them. He was running out of excuses to make divorce okay in the Catholic Church, so he just altered the rules slightly, and called it The Church of England. There were groups called the Separatists who left because they didn't like the Church of England. Those people are the people you know as Pilgrims. The puritans, however, didn't mind the Church of England, they just wanted to purify its practices. They traveled to America in fear that the Kind would not like their attempt at reformation of the practices. They settled along the coast of the Massachusetts Bay.

Rationalism emphasized reason and logic as the primary sources of knowledge and truth, while puritanism was a religious movement that advocated for a strict and disciplined life based on the principles of Calvinism. Rationalism focused on critical thinking and skepticism, while puritanism focused on moral purity and religious devotion.

Evidence of Puritan attitudes can be seen in American culture through traditions like Thanksgiving, emphasis on hard work and discipline, and influences on laws governing behavior. Puritan beliefs in self-reliance, thriftiness, and moral uprightness still influence societal expectations and values. Additionally, certain regions of the United States, such as New England, continue to exhibit traces of Puritan influence in their customs and social norms.

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Puritans formed their own congregations because they believed the Church of England was corrupt and not pure enough in its worship practices. They wanted to establish churches that adhered strictly to their interpretation of the Bible and focused on simplicity and purity in worship. Forming their own congregations allowed them to practice their faith freely and fully according to their beliefs.

They both came from England and therefore belonged to the Church of England, but they settled in different places, which essentially led to their big differences.

The Puritans settled in the Massachusetts Bay area. Church was the most important part of their life. No labor, not even sewing, was to be done on the Sabbath, and they would spend between two to four hours in church, listening to sermons warning about sin. Every citizen was expected to attend. The night before was spent in Bible study. Everyone read the Bible, and those who didn't were thought to worship Satan. Children were taught about virtue. Entertainment was almost nonexistent. People dressed darkly and modest.

Southern Planters were aristocratic explorers who settled in Virginia, and discovered how well tobacco grew in that area. Settlements quickly grew into large-scale plantations worked by hundreds of slaves brought from Africa. Leisure was an important aspect of life among the wealthy landowners. Apparel included luxury fabrics and bright colors.

Differences can also be found in Literature. Puritan literature greatly included religious topics, morals, and family values. It was very literal, boring, complex, and informational. Literature found in Southern colonies was greatly for entertainment and included illustrations and an aspect not found in Puritan literature: adjectives.

There were many religious differences between the Hindus and the

Muslims. For example, the Muslims used the Koran as their guide,

believed in one God and equality, forbid music, ate cows, and believed

that dying in battle meant that they were promised a place in heaven.

The Hindus believed in many Gods and reincarnation, enjoyed music,

believed that cows were sacred and used the caste system to classify

people. These differences caused many problems on a daily basis.

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To be exact the puritans didn't do anything in order to avoid persecution, they founded Plymouth Colony in order that they could persecute others who weren't puritans (something they weren't allowed to do in England), they hung a woman for being a Quaker, something which would have gotten them in trouble had they been in England.

The large C on a Puritan's shirt would likely indicate that they were being punished for committing the sin of adultery, as symbolized in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." Puritans used public shaming as a form of punishment for moral transgressions.

The daily life of puritans was very focused on how to stay away from sin and please God. Every member of the house that could walk was doing chores. The men of the household did the hunting and the planting, while the woman did the sewing, preserved vegetables, and did the cooking. The towns believed highly in a covenant therefore gave the power to the adult males who would elect officers to the general court. In the middle of the community was the Puritan church. This was also known as the meeting house. Meetings were held here to decide laws, fees for laborers, price for ale, and to assigned people to certain tasks for the community. Church services were held here every Sunday all day long and, by law, everyone had to attend. Some churches locked the doors so no one could leave. One who spoke out or acted wrongly would be punished in front of all. (Jacki) Games in this society were considered sin and hard work was emphasized. The community helped each family if their crops failed, or if there was a field fire. Neighbors also helped others build barns or farm equipment. If the population was too large they would divide and make a new town.

The English theologian, John Owen, wrote a book, "A New Testament Church." It changed the nature of the main religion in New England from Presbyterianism to Congregationalism. Presbyterian Churches are governed by boards meeting in secret. Although they have boards, in Congregational Churches congregations meeting in the open have more power. With the inability to rule in secret, Puritanism lost power. The same thing happened in the government in New England. Town meetings replaced secret councils. Trials became open and people gained the right to confront witnesses.

The principal economic unit in Puritan colonies was the family, which often functioned as both a household and a productive economic unit. The principal religious unit was the church congregation, which played a central role in daily life and community governance. Both economic and religious activities were closely intertwined in Puritan society.