When Puritans Persecuted Baptists

What really happened when Puritans came to New England? While they dreamed of building a “city on a hill,” they also carried state-church laws that stripped others of freedom. Early Baptists were fined, whipped, jailed, and even banished simply for following their conscience.

In this video, you’ll discover:

Why Puritans persecuted Baptists in Massachusetts Bay

The powerful story of Obadiah Holmes, beaten for his faith in 1651

How Rhode Island became a safe haven of liberty under Roger Williams and John Clarke

Why these Baptist stories are essential to understanding America’s heritage of religious freedom

This is history every Christian and student of faith should know. The scars, prisons, and sacrifices of those who stood for conscience’ sake planted the seeds of religious liberty in America. Their story must be told.

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