Why did the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay create an established church and persecute dissenters when they had fled England to escape those things?

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Wassertim · Answer 1 · 2016-07-07T23:53:03+0000

This is a bit of a complicated issue, but the main reason is that they were hypocritical and didn't want religious freedom for everyone, just themselves.

Why did the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay create an established church and persecute dissenters when they had fled England to escape those things?

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