Was there ever a more authorian state than Puritan Massachusetts?
George Washington understood the importance of true religious freedom. Another reason why he is my VERY FAVORITE Founding Father (and President).
“The more things change, the more they remain the same.”
You’re absolutely right. Remember that many of the colonists didn’t see England as the pariah that the revolutionaries did. Many remained loyalists to the core, and I guess that applied to their regligious fervor as well. If the church in the old country was okay, why not develop your own version in the U.S., just as authoritarian?