The Puritan Views Of Puritans - 860 Words

The Puritans led their lives according to a strict moral code, centered around religion, which they had followed and conformed to. In addition conformity, Puritans believed, was crucial to uniting the community, and therefore resulted in anti-individualistic beliefs. However, when they deviated from the religious code they were threatened with banishment from the community and often experienced public shaming. Also the Puritans, whom had come to the colonies seeking religious freedom for themselves, cultivated a society that was intolerant of the practice of religious freedom for others. The Puritan influence enabled conformist tendencies based around a religious moral code which did not tolerate for deviation of Puritan beliefs that ultimately sacrificed individualism. The banishment of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams, due to beliefs that differed from the Puritan’s, exemplified the intolerance of individualism as accounted for in The Journal of John Winthrop. Roger Williams had been â€Å"condemned† (Winthrop 106) by â€Å"the most judicious ministers† (106) who ordered that Williams should be â€Å"convented at the next court to be censured† (106). Ordering Williams to be censured demonstrated the Puritan leaders demand of conformity, as the leaders censured him for his presumption that did not follow their anti-individualistic views. In fact, Williams had â€Å"drawn above 20 persons to his opinion,† (Winthrop 107) conveying others had similar opinions, that allowed forShow MoreRelatedPuritans View Of The Puritan Society1154 Words   |  5 PagesPuritans were a society of people that saw themselves as perfect. As John Winthrop said, â€Å"We must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of the people are upon us† (Roark, 77). He meant that they should be an example for the rest of the world and demonstrate what Sainthood really looks like. 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