Christianity and the Constitution
The development of Christianity in the United States is an interesting journey for historians to explore. One game changer for Christianity which allowed it to flourish to an extent that had not been seen in the United States was the completion of the United States Constitution in 1789. This blog will seek to explore that by brief examinations of Christianity prior to the passage of the Constitution and after it. During the colonial are, one could make the argument that many cities, towns, and even colonies were ruled as theocracies, or governments via church. In my view, this is best exemplified by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This era also saw the witch hysteria, and the events in Salem, MA during the summer and fall of 1692 are the most well known example of this. Men and women lost their lives because they questioned the events going on around them, failed to attend Sunday services, or other reasons. One of the best examples involves a m...