As the years have passed, there has been countless of different views of freedom and liberty. John Winthrop believed in two kinds of liberty, moral and natural liberty. The Puritans had a different belief as to what liberty and freedom is. The restrictions of moral liberty were vast and the consequences of not following these rules were found out by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson by both being banished because of their beliefs.
Natural liberty in the sense that according to his Puritan belief system, simply meant that man, like beasts, has liberty to do whatever he wants to do--good or evil. Moral liberty in the sense that it is imposed by the government and church, replaces natural liberty with rules that foster proper behavior. He also thought that people are in their very natural evil, and …show more content…
So, according to the colony leaders if you follow the moral liberties you are accepted by God (Foner, Give me liberty!). Most Puritans followed the moral liberties, but a few followed Hutchinson and were banished along with her. They defined natural liberty as the ability to do good or evil. Moral liberty, dictated by those in power, would replace natural liberty and to make sure the colonists would behave well.
Roger Williams advocated for the separation of church and state. He believed that the colony needed to tolerate different religions and he didn't believe in forcing others to believe as he did. He thought that killing or punishing in the name of Christianity was sinful. He respected the beliefs of others, including the Native Americans. He said that church members should pay the bills for their church instead of taking the money out of everyone's general taxes. Then he started preaching that land shouldn't be forcibly taken from the Indians
Natural liberty in the sense that according to his Puritan belief system, simply meant that man, like beasts, has liberty to do whatever he wants to do--good or evil. Moral liberty in the sense that it is imposed by the government and church, replaces natural liberty with rules that foster proper behavior. He also thought that people are in their very natural evil, and …show more content…
So, according to the colony leaders if you follow the moral liberties you are accepted by God (Foner, Give me liberty!). Most Puritans followed the moral liberties, but a few followed Hutchinson and were banished along with her. They defined natural liberty as the ability to do good or evil. Moral liberty, dictated by those in power, would replace natural liberty and to make sure the colonists would behave well.
Roger Williams advocated for the separation of church and state. He believed that the colony needed to tolerate different religions and he didn't believe in forcing others to believe as he did. He thought that killing or punishing in the name of Christianity was sinful. He respected the beliefs of others, including the Native Americans. He said that church members should pay the bills for their church instead of taking the money out of everyone's general taxes. Then he started preaching that land shouldn't be forcibly taken from the Indians