Our Pilgrim Fanatics
February, 2006
Religious fundamentalism is nothing new. We've seen it before, in the early 17th century, when a group of extremists sought to transform England into a theocracy governed by a strict interpretation of scripture. These were the Protestants who later landed at Plymouth Rock and are revered in the United States as the Pilgrim fathers.Their story begins in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire. This was the birthplace of William Brewster, leader of the small band that eventually sailed to America on the Mayflowe...
