The Washington Post, December 24th, 1993
Why are there no Puritans anymore? There are so many churches in America, you'd think that at least one would have Puritan in the name, and, out front, a yellow illuminated sign with plastic clip-on letters saying, "Come Friday to our Witch Fry." But the Puritans are history, which means that for most of us they exist only in caricature: the dark clothes, the funny hats, the intense concern that, somewhere, someone might be having a good time. In fact the Puritans have gotten a bad rap. Puritans were smart, bookish, deep-thinking. They didn't want religion served up to them by some corporate,...
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