“Graveyard Shift At Ace’s Truck Stop” by J.T. Knoll from Others Like Us. © 39 West Press, 2016. ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 The Puritan colonial leader and founder of Connecticut, Thomas Hooker, was born today in 1586. Hooker emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to serve as a preacher in the Puritan faith. Upon arrival, however, he found himself in a disagreement with the colony’s pastor and its rules for voting. Only formal church “members” could vote, though mere attendance or baptism did not make you a member. Members were required to complete lengthy interviews questioning their devotion to their faith, and so actually very few settlers were members eligible to vote in society.
TWA from Wednesday, July 5, 2017
TWA from Wednesday, July 5, 2017
TWA from Wednesday, July 5, 2017
“Graveyard Shift At Ace’s Truck Stop” by J.T. Knoll from Others Like Us. © 39 West Press, 2016. ORIGINAL TEXT AND AUDIO - 2017 The Puritan colonial leader and founder of Connecticut, Thomas Hooker, was born today in 1586. Hooker emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony to serve as a preacher in the Puritan faith. Upon arrival, however, he found himself in a disagreement with the colony’s pastor and its rules for voting. Only formal church “members” could vote, though mere attendance or baptism did not make you a member. Members were required to complete lengthy interviews questioning their devotion to their faith, and so actually very few settlers were members eligible to vote in society.