Quote Originally Posted by bandnerd
And Luke--did the Puritans not come here to escape religious persecution?
Excellent point. Yes, they did indeed come here to escape the religious persecution of the Church of England.

Weren't they looking to worship in their own way, a way that was different?
Exactly. They wanted to worship their own way and the Church of England wanted to force their views on them.

I thought this whole place was supposed to be about religious freedoms and differences, but it seems that people don't believe in that anymore.
I couldn't have said it better myself.