Puritans The puritans thought of the bible as the true law of God that gave guidelines for church government. They emphasized Bible reading, prayer, and preaching in worship services. They wanted more personal prayers and less recited prayers. The puritans stressed grace, devotion, prayer, a...

The Puritans arrived in New England from England with aspirations to live a life free from religious persecution, strictly lead pious lives, and to keep a well-knit family relationship; they accomplished all these goals with the exception of being abided by the strict guidelines of the church and g...

Today, the United States of America is a very racially and religiously diverse society. We saw the seeds of diversity being sown in the early days of colonization when the Chesapeake and New England colonies grew into distinctive societies. Even though both regions were primarily English, they had...

Prior to 1650, many Englishmen immigrated to the New World, specifically to the North American Colonies. These immigrants fled from a society that they found to be displeasing in many specific ways. Although economic and political values led to much of the English migration to the New World...

"[Homosexuality] is an abomination." These few words were spoken more than two thousand years ago by Moses, who was conveying the ordinances of the Lord God. Today they are still the conviction of millions, including myself. Nevertheless, even though we may feel strongly against carnal...

Coming to the New World was a major advancement in the lives of many Spanish, French, and English people between the years of 1942-1629. The migration effected the lives dramatically. They will come to see that in the coming years almost everything will change from religion to their types of set...

The tragedy of September 11 is one that will never be forgotten by any American anywhere in the world. People of all nations will remember what happened here that day and it will probably go down in our history books. There is no one anywhere who could not have been moved or affected by the acts o...