tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839327913025642485.post809668488399006099..comments2023-03-25T03:29:15.159-07:00Comments on AGNOSTIC POPULAR FRONT: Of Plymouth, Puritanism, and PluralismDamionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360566092148805751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839327913025642485.post-90900213025677953942009-03-08T19:22:00.000-07:002009-03-08T19:22:00.000-07:00I picked up /Of Plymouth Plantation/ based on a li...I picked up /Of Plymouth Plantation/ based on a list of thirteen books that helped shape the US by Jay Parini. It's an interesting list, starting with Bradford and moving forward to Friedan's /The Feminine Mystique/. I ended up blogging on the religious freedom bit simply because it jumped out at me while reading. There are other interesting bits in it as well, such as Bradford's argument for why Christian ministers should /not/ perform marriages as there is no warrant for such in the Bible and such matters clearly lie within the purview of the state rather than the church.<BR/><BR/>I'm not really surprised you have no criticisms. There isn't much there to criticize except for my horrible writing style. I tend to be obtuse and long-winded. Regardless, it's not an especially substantial piece and mostly just presents what Bradford wrote.Lee Malatestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146389804219517447noreply@blogger.com