My Life Vs Puritan Life

The group of settlers known as, the Puritans, came to America for religious freedom from the Church of England. Once they had finally started to colonize they decided to have a government built upon their religion. Since the Puritans believed in Predestination, the idea that people’s fate was already decided by God, this affected the way that people lived their lives. This kept order in their community. They believed that if one was to engage in activities such as gossip, drinking, adultery, or witchcraft, they were doing the works of the Devil. Those accused of doing the Devil’s work were subjected to punishment. Natural disasters that occurred were signs that the Devil was present. This would cause paranoia, which would eventually lead suspicion/the accusation amongst each other.
To start, nowadays it is very common in households, mine included, to grow up with very similar religious views as the Puritans had. It is very common for people to have religious standards that they use to guide them in life. Wealth and status is also something that affects someone’s life in modern society just like the Puritans. A patriarch can also be something very similar in modern society. These are the ways that my life and Puritan life can be