16th June 2004, 1:49 PM
Quote:The Pilgrims ran to not just escape religious persecution, but to do it themselves. Remember, in Pilgrim areas you had to conform to their religious laws... it wasn't a protest about persecution, but trying to get away from the other guys' so they could do it their way.
Are you dumb? The official church of England at that time was heavy-handed against religious groups that didn't follow their teachings. The Pilgrims didn't like it so they got some ships together and sailed to America.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.