Simply put, Jonathan A. Wright’s thesis within …show more content…
To avoid this mess and to truly observe real change, The Separation of Church, pans over to the new colonies in North America. Prior to the independence of the American colonies, the colonies were a new world for many different beliefs to reside. During the 16th century and later, the colonies were mainly separated between the Puritans and Anglicans; the Puritans believed in freedom of belief, and the Anglicans believed in the Church of England’s beliefs. From a geographic standpoint, in the north was where the Puritans resided (Massachusetts for example), and in the south was where the Anglicans resided (Virginia). These colonies had many contested changes. Notably, in Virginia, the local power insisted on only allowing ordained priests from the Anglican sect to legally be allowed to preach. The restriction was a failed attempt because Baptist priests were miraculously sneaking into Virginia. Over in Massachusetts, freedom of religion was allowed, but, unfair taxes were subduing those of other faiths. Furthermore, the problem lay in where those taxes were being spent, non-Anglican tax dollars were spent on Anglican colleges. And, the only people who were allowed in such schools were of the Anglican faith. When change is necessary a man will preach, Isaac Buckus, spent his entire life preaching against the governing rules that domestically abused Americans. After many failures, he finally had his chance to speak in front of the legislature of Massachusetts, in short, he argued how the governing body complained about being taxed by the British parliament while the society was annually taxed depending on their faith. While Buckus wasn’t able to achieve everything that was needed, Buckus’s work led to (Ch. 3, 18th-Century Discontent), “No subordination of any one sect or denomination shall ever be established by law” (p. 59), which passed through the Massachusetts’s courts. By