Puritanism

English 208 February 22, 2000 Puritanism The puritan religion is one that is hardly understood in today’s world of never-ending excuses and finger pointing. This is human nature at it’s finest. Puritanism probably couldn’t make it today. In fact, it probably wouldn’t have a chance. Today’s society would not be willing to make the sacrifices of chosen hardships to make the cut. One of the most demanding religions, puritan belief forced its followers …

…Unfortunately, as bibles became more and more common, church became less and less necessary. As the church lost some of its power, there was an influx of immigrants, which helped dismantle the entire city. The religious intolerance of the Puritans helped limit it’s growth to none at all and eventually the religion died out. Much like the walls of Babylon were torn down, so too were the walls of the “city on the hill.”