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Were the puritans hypocrite in their treatment of dissenters?

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They persecuted themelves and then turn around and persecute others. That sounds very hypocritical to me.

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What was the Puritan treatment of religious dissenters like?
You should clarify when and where. Remember that they moved to what is now the United States to "escape persecution" in Europe, only to persecute others once they arrived in the "new world." So do...
Are the puritans hypocrites?
I would say no.
Who was a puritan dissenter banned from Massachusetts?
Roger Sherman
Why were the puritans called hypocrites?
Because they supported freedom, but not for everyone
Why were the English puritans religiuos dissenters?
The puritans did not believe in that the religion was rightouse or fair, they were tied of being tolled to do what to believe.. causing them to separate from the church and becoming puritans "pure".