Plymouth was founded but the Separatist Puritans who wanted to begin their own Church without the interference of the British government. The church believed in predestination, in which a soul is born destined for hell or heaven. One does not have the option to decide their own fate; God has already done this feat. Once a person shows signs of conversion, in which the person is shown that he/she will go to heaven, they are "visible saints". Puritans agree that only visible saints should have Church membership but in England everyone could have Church membership so the Puritans came to the Americas to set up a Church where only “visible saints” could have membership.
There are people who live in a secular world, worlds that is non-religious, but who identify, in their hearts, with Christianity. They are a breed of people who are challenging the Church to become ecumenical in its thinking and if the Church will not get out into the community to help others this group will be found doing the work of the ‘Church’. Pastoral Carers and/or Ministers have challenging roles that must include these Christians who will most likely never come into their Churches. The inclusion of these people will exemplify the most powerful form of love that could ever exist, a love that is unconditional and a love that does not come with wrong motives. The traditions of man must give way to this new generation of worshippers, worshippers who are not frequenting the Church but are in the communities helping, reading ‘spiritual’ books to help them learn about being great people, and having a relationship with God.
It was the Lord who put into my mind … that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies … I am the most unworthy sinner, but I have cried out to the Lord for grace and mercy, and they have covered me completely … No one should fear to undertake any task in the name of our Saviour, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service[1].” Columbus, being a Catholic, was Protestant and felt obligated to bring God to the world. Years after Columbus had come and gone the Mayflower Compact was signed but before signing the recited “For the glory of God and advancement of ye Christian faith … doe by these presents solemnly & mutually in ye presence of God and one of another, covenant & combine our selves together into a civill body politick[1].” Columbus helped start our nation but his work would not compare to the work and sacrifices to come. Once America had beaten the
However others may disagree with the view of Secularisation such as Martin who denies the view that there was ever a ‘golden age’ of religion and he argues that the reason for higher attendance of church in the past is due to the view that it was seen as respectable to attend church. As well Davie argues that religion has become privatised and came up with the phrase ‘believing without belonging’. Gill et al renewed almost 100 national surveys on religious beliefs from 1939 to 1996. They showed a significant decline in a person’s belief in a personal god, as well as Jesus as the son of god but also the
Most recent research conducted shows that attendance is projected to drop from 6.3% to 4.7% by 2015. This feature has also been reflected in the English Church Census that attendance in the Church of England and Catholic Church has declined. Secularisation is now not only just a feature in Europe as it has now featured in the USA, public polls have suggested that 40% of Americans attend church however research carried out by the church did not match the figure in the polls. If 40% of Americans were going to church, the churches would be full – but they were not. Therefore this tells us that secularisation has developed in other societies across the world not just in Europe.
The Anglican church had many similarities to the Catholic church: similar rituals and a bible titled the Book of Common Prayere (Reformation 9). After the Church of England was formed, many people felt the only way to obtain religious freedom was to move to a land where they would not
They were use to getting guidance from parents and local leaders, but the times had changed and the guidance was not there as it once was. Along with the lack of church in everyday life there was a push for individuality. Then great speakers and spiritual leaders came in and swept the nation.
Although religious values and morals don’t guide and rule countries anymore it is not to be said that they haven’t given countries a foundation for their laws and core values. An appropriate example of this is the United States of America many of their laws are based on the Ten Commandments of the bible, thou shall not kill thou shall be nice to your neighbor, though shall treat others the way you want to be treated and thou shall not steal. These are important examples of legislation and social conduct in American society. America is also a good example of religion still being used in core values and practices. One is the pledge of allegiance which says “under god” this shows America’s devotion to god.
For this very reason peoples of other faiths have been afforded asylum, prosperity, and freedom of worship here (Thinking).” Here, Patrick Henry went against the very first Amendment to the Constitution, which asserts, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…(Bill of Rights)” In saying that the United States was indeed founded on the religious practices and morals of Christian life, Henry stood for everything that all the Founding Fathers believed as a whole. Several people would agree with him, saying that the only reason religious freedom is allowed is because those who originally governed the U.S. were good Christian men, and therefore welcomed with open arms any of those who fled to America in pursuit of liberty of religious persecution
Most of the disagreement comes from religious people as they feel it is more important than how the government feels about abortion. Even though many of these religions have been around centuries, they still abide by their original laws which were set into place a long time ago. Religious people basically are saying that abortion is a sin because it is a killing of human being. The only way reason why the government is not going by religion or God’s word is because everyone is religious and plus they have to step down to meet the needs of society. With Antigone, she went to meet the needs of her beliefs and she stood up for what she felt was right.