REL-2121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: English Civil War, American Protective Association, Maria Monk
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The myth of american religious freedom: pilgri(cid:373)s flee perse(cid:272)utio(cid:374). Pilgri(cid:373)s lea(cid:448)e europe a(cid:374)d tyra(cid:374)(cid:374)y for the (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:449)(cid:863) (cid:449)orld of liberty, america: the pilgrim is an iconic symbol of religious freedom, inherited by the founding. Religious freedom is the banner carried to the battlefields of the. Revolution, then to the documents framing our government. Amendment was the light on the hill that made the united states unique and example to the world: today, the u. s. prides itself on being the most religiously diverse nation in the world. Reality: mo(cid:271)s assaulted jeho(cid:448)ah"s wit(cid:374)esses, the federal government imprisoned japanese americans, pilgrims hanged quakers, protestants attacked catholics, states declared war on mormons, federal government attempted to eradicate native american religious practice. The protestant reformation (16th century: the catholic church fought it tooth and nail but could not contain it, near-genocidal wars between catholics and protestants, thirty years" war (cid:894)(cid:1005)6(cid:1005)8-1648, puritan revolution (1640s) British colonies: protestants cast catholics, esp.
