im writing a paper on which side of if the puritans were these boring people with no lives but God and never had any fun or if they wernt like that at all. im more on the side that they were still fun people....but idk at all
2007-09-09 05:13:11 · 10 answers · asked by Weaze! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Google "manichaesm." It is a heresy that all things material -- fleshly -- are evil, only spiritual things are godly, and to achieve spiritual perfection we have to deny all pleasure. The puritans more or less based their whole religion on it. The Church declared it a heresy in the first century.
Add that to the puritans' rather arrogant idea that it was their job to convert anybody who wasn't a puritan, and you get that saying.
Kinda reminds you of the fundamentalists today, don't it?
2007-09-09 05:19:09 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fun as you are writing is a rather new thing. At best started one hundred years ago and then it was much rarer than it is today. It is mostly since about 1960 that so much fun got into lives. Even vacations were rare.
Families had homes (farms or business) and the whole family worked on it. It was not just the Puritanism time.
Up until 1968, in th southern states, a couple could get married at 14, without their parents permission; at 12 with their parents permission. Because all they did in live, growing up, is study/learn from their parents. But the TV had come along and children stopped learning as quickly from their parents, because they were watching TV instead.
How much less are today's children learning, playing games on the computer instead of leaning about life?
2007-09-09 05:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by geessewereabove 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you already know what the expression means...Puritans have a reputation for being very reserved in terms of earthly pleasures, no matter how innocent. Therefore, for the stereotypical Puritan, a great fear would be knowing that someone else is enjoying those "forbidden" pleasures.
2007-09-09 05:19:25 · answer #3 · answered by Tut Uncommon 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello,
It is simple to understand in my opinion.
No wine, no women, no parties, no games, no merriment... why live? Also they set the stage for religious bigotry against Catholics and others; especially in government not to mention witch phobias and Salem.
Let me remind you of the words of "Cardinal" Richelieu, a brilliant religious mind and statesman of the 17th century:
" If God did not want man to enjoy wine then why did he make it so good?"
I cannot help but agree with him here!
Cheers,
Michael Kelly
2007-09-09 05:24:11 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quote refers to the fact that, not only did they not dance or play any music other than religious, or wear bright clothes, or read anything other than the Bible (and maybe "Pilgrim's Progress"), but they tried to impose those standards on everyone.
We won't even talk about their attitudes toward sex; too sick.
2007-09-09 05:21:16 · answer #5 · answered by auntb93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means, that Puritans want to curtail all forms of earthly pleasure.
2007-09-09 05:18:28 · answer #6 · answered by wondermus 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
sex isn't love. happiness isn't being stoned nor drunk.
these people worked very hard. just seeing a new nation
sprout without religeous prosecution was a thrill in its
self. these people gave everything for freedom. that
is happiness indeed.
2007-09-09 05:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by Judy E. T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means some intolerant God hater who made the statement hates the Puritans.
2007-09-09 05:18:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
It's kind of a joke meaning they were so eager to stamp out fun b/c anthing fun must be sinful.
It's kind of like, why don't baptists have sex? They are afraid it might lead to dancing.
2007-09-09 05:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
well, their idea of a good time was burning local teenage girls to death--they really knew how to party!
2007-09-09 05:19:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋