The Puritans who settled New England claimed they came to the New World for religious freedom but, once settled, made it clear that this freedom was for themselves only and dissent would not be tolerated. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1665/winthrop--williams-religious-persecution--freedom/ #History #AntinomianControversy #JohnWinthrop #ProvidenceColony

The Bloody Tenent of Persecution (original title, The Bloody Tenenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience) is a 1644 CE book by the Puritan separatist Roger Williams (l. 1603-1683 CE) which is best known for its arguments supporting the separation of church and state. Williams believed that sincere religious devotion was poisoned by political policy and any governmental influence on religion...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1666/roger-williams-the-bloody-tenent-of-persecution/ #ProvidenceColony #Puritans #RogerWilliams