The Pilgrims and religious persecution

[JRDelirious]

@Chronos

@Just_Asking_Questions

I find it uniquely American that the pilgrims came here to escape religious persecution,

A very common misconception. They actually came here to escape religious tolerance

True, though in the greater context the point stands, insofar as the “seeking religious freedom” tale is supposed to be one of the foundational myths of the American identity, inculcated into every generation…
Yet as in the case of the Pilgrims/Puritans right from the start, successive generations have followed suit in reading that as freedom to be the RIGHT religion.