It is not this video's aim to delve deeply into the specificity of Anne Hutchinson's beliefs. It is understood that some who may be watching are, perhaps, somewhat disinterested in the journeys of religious persons. Within that, I hope tha…
It is not this video's aim to delve deeply into the specificity of Anne Hutchinson's beliefs. It is understood that some who may be watching are, perhaps, somewhat disinterested in the journeys of religious persons. Within that, I hope that the underlying purpose here is not overlooked. The freedom of all individuals to practice or not practice religion, and to do without being agressed upon for these choices, so long as they are not harming other individuals, is important. Whether Anne Hutchinson was “right” is not the focus of this article. The focal point is that she had rights, and she stood up for those rights, even if they were not recognized by the establishment.
Further, she did so unabashedly in a time and place where her femininity alone tended to invoke prejudice and place additional barriers in her way. Anne Hutchinson's strength of character is worth celebrating. Her inspiring example as an early female contributor to the ideas of individuality, freedom of conscience and religious tolerance are here uplifted. She was a non-conformist in a time of conformity. She was a bold-spirited woman who did not abide by the rules prescribed by society when they did not suit her.
Despite the punishments and persecution heaped upon her by the politicians and clergy who were her contemporaries, she stands unbowed as a beacon of female leadership and fortitude among those of her time who appreciated her, and those of us, today, who read about her and admire her tenacity. While Anne's persecutors had the upper hand in the churches and courts of yesteryear, history clearly vindicates her, and the true aggressors look like the tyrannical fools.
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original article- https://steemit.com/freedom/@adamkokesh/the-freedom-of-heresy-anne-hutchinson-unbowed-forgotten-freedom-fighters
sources-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson
Miller, Brandon Marie “Women of Colonial America: 13 Stories of Courage and Survival in the New World”
LaPlante, Eve “American Jezebel:The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans”
Charles Francis Adams, “Antinomianism in the Colony of Massachusetts Bay”
Michals, Debra. "Anne Hutchinson." National Women's History Museum. 2015.www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/anne-hutchinson.
