Puritan immigrants arrived in New England, during the 1600s, settling and establishing in areas like Massachusetts Bay. In contrast to the Chesapeake region’s settlers, the Puritan settlers did not only come for economic interests, but rather out of aspiration to create a more pure, Christian society based on moral living and emphasis on the family and community. The Puritans had a strong impact on the development of the New England region, based on their religious emphasis and support for a theocratic political structure. By organizing their society based on their want to create a theocracy, the Puritans ensured that their values and ideas had a great impact on the political, economic, and social development of the New England colonies from 1630s through the 1660s. In the political development of New England, the Puritans influenced the region by basing the political structure on a theocratic model that enforced firm moral obedience.
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
On those premise it is asserted that religion play an important part in nurturing the virtue needed for a free society. Matthew Spaulding’s Meaning of religion and Liberty, asserts this about religion and morality: “They aid good government by teaching men their moral obligations and creating the condition for decent politics” (p313.2008). While not everyone morality depends on religion, I do believe and support argument that religion is necessary to morality. The religious principles speak to morality and morality aid virtue. Outside of the realm of government if we look at our society today many of our moral have changed.
In this way, the Reverend places his mission of preaching freedom alongside the efforts of the prophets of old in terms of importance, and thus invites the reader to reflect upon the noble task he is undertaking. Because religion is so widely regarded as a sacred concept that should never be challenged, King’s comparison of religion to freedom is highly effective in convincing the reader that injustices committed upon a person’s freedom are not to be tolerated. King also covers the need for a more secular point of view by creating parallels between himself and Socrates, stating, “Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create
Washington begins the address by informing the nation of his intent to not seek a third term as President of the United States. “I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered among the number of those out of whom a choice is to be made.” Washington informs the nation. He continues be explaining how he had originally intended to retire from the office a term earlier. Washington expresses a “deep acknowledgment of that debt of gratitude which I owe to my beloved country for the many honors it has conferred upon me” and assures the people the he still cares deeply about the future of the nation. Washington makes clear the necessity and importance of a national union, a union which must be achieved and maintained socially, geographically, and politically.
As Ghandi said "A "no" uttered from the deepest conviction is better and greater then a "yes" uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble." Expressing your opinion is a big part of being an American. And the next gentlemen to support these facts are Orwell, “peace, freedom, and security. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.” "It also means that we have the opportunity to overcome our challenges by coming together and finding solutions that many people can't do in other countries, but the freedom to come together and worship God, believer with believer and communities with communities, is one great thing to be proud of." Unlike most other nations on Earth, the American nation is not strictly defined in terms of race or ethnicity or ancestry or religion.
PHILOSOPHER | ON HUMAN RIGHTS | LEADERSHIP | ON RELIGION | INFLUENCE | JOHN LOCKE(1632 – 1704) | • He thought all humans were equal•He thought the original state of nature was happy.• Man is naturally moral and justice exists whether or not the state exists.• Criticised the King and Elite. | • Government rests on popular consent. | • He had thoughts about Christianity and its reasons.• He was born to Puratin parents. | • He shared the thinking of America's founders.• Influenced writers like Voltaire.• America and French Revolution. | VOLTAIRE(1694 – 1778) | • Criticised the King and Elite.
There is, he insists, a well-defined historical common middle ground, what he calls a "sensible center," that best serves the many and varied interests of our country. Meacham writes to help us recover that successful effort of our founding fathers to "assign religion its proper place in civil society." He writes with the hope that we can move beyond discord and division to both reverence and tolerance.
At the same time it had become apparent to Norfolk that Henry would judge him by the way he put down the rebellion. Norfolk had feared that Henry had believed that he was sympathetic to the rebel demands and that now he needed to show above all else his loyalty to the king. Norfolk used a rebellion in Cumberland (February 1537) as the reason for his campaign even though the pilgrims had condemned what had happened in
In many ways religion has defied the assumptions of secularism, in the Middle East religion has an enormous impact on both political power and private life; in India, where an emerging nationalism was garbed in religious authority; and in the United States where we still struggle to define the role that Christianity will play in the structure of government. God has survived our science. Despite secularist assumptions religion has remained with us because, at its root, it remains a human requirement. Religion fulfills for us a fundamental function; it binds us together, acknowledges our common humanity, and creates a realm of nearly limitless human aspiration. At its core religion is our quest for the best that is in us, it fixes us within our universal understandings, and justifies existence.