I know, it's a BUMMER when you expect one thing only to find another isn't it....

Weren't the pilgrim fathers actually leaving England because they wanted everyone to abide by their puritanical viewpoint? Rather than being actually sufferring religious intolerance in England.

My brother-in-law has just got back into Harleys again, this one is his eighth, he took my youngest for a ride on it when we were up there last month - now she wants one.

Well I am not as well read as some on here,but I'm just writing what I remember of and how I saw that history program,but the point I'm trying to make is they interpreted the bible to suit them at every opportunity.Like when they came across the winter storage barrow they plundered it immediedltly and said "god has led us here,this is our deliverence" whilst ignoring the commandment "thou shalt not steal".I am using it as an analogy of a previous poster's interpretation of the bible about gay's.I once heard some one say "god didnt write the bible ,it was written by men.. the new testement any way how many 100 years since Christ died?

I watched a "who do you think you are U.S" the other night and it was Hollywood actress Ashley Judd and one of her ancestors was traced and found to be William Brewster who was on the mayflower and in his case he was a wanted man and writs issued by the Arch bishop of York because he didn't abide fully by the laws of the Church and was imprisoned prior to his departure.
When all was said and done the impression i got was that they were "hounded out" for questioning strict Church laws and beliefs and wanting a more "open view" approach.