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| Ruth Miller |
During our time with Ms. Miller, we learned a lot about Charleston's religious foundation and the reason for the abundance of churches. It all started back in England in the 1600's. The Church of England was the Anglican church. The Anglican church began to cause issues because people had to pay taxes to them. The people began to dissent, and became known as "Dissenters". The Dissenters did not believe in taxing people for big, gold, rich churches. It did not help the people or poor. The Dissenters also did not believe in having a priest and wished to interpret the bible in their own way. The Dissenters then create a war and drive out all of the Anglicans and chop off the king's head.
The Puritans now ran The Church of England. King Charles II changes the countries ideals from his father's to avoid being decapitated too. As Miller described it, "He leads his country into sin, sex, and debauchery. He's just gonna say 'let's have a party'". He also decided to give a colony called "Carolina" to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper. Ashley Cooper's job was to give people incentives to come to the new world and live in the Carolina colony. The incentives he gave were: free land and practice of religion! This was an amazing opportunity for people of many faiths. Miller told us, "It only took seven people to create a religion in the colony!".
The Puritans now ran The Church of England. King Charles II changes the countries ideals from his father's to avoid being decapitated too. As Miller described it, "He leads his country into sin, sex, and debauchery. He's just gonna say 'let's have a party'". He also decided to give a colony called "Carolina" to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper. Ashley Cooper's job was to give people incentives to come to the new world and live in the Carolina colony. The incentives he gave were: free land and practice of religion! This was an amazing opportunity for people of many faiths. Miller told us, "It only took seven people to create a religion in the colony!".
The majority of the first settlers were Anglican coming from the West Indies and Barbados. The first church in Charleston was the Anglican/Episcopalian church. Even though now located in America, they still made the church extravagant with tax-payer money.
The Quakers also come to Charleston and Pennsylvania. The Quakers believed in equal rights for women. They had meetings where all voices were heard. The Quakers would wait for "calls from God" to preach where needed.
The Dissenters did not call their worship houses churches; they called them "meeting houses". Meeting Street in Charleston is named after the first meeting house here in 1680.
Congregational churches make choices as a group of people and not solely from a Priest.
Twenty-six Baptists came to the Charleston in the 1600's and created the Baptist south.
The major religion coming from Germany is Lutheran. The Lutheran denomination was founded by Martin Luther who dissented from the Catholic church.
From France, we have the Roman Catholics. The Protestants were people against the Catholic church. They tended to be tradesmen. Unlike most people, they could read and write so they became rich businessmen. The king did not like that, so he revoked their rights and killed them. Those who survived fled to Charleston. The French Protestants are Huguenots. Charleston has the last Huguenot church.
The Presbyterians came from Scotland and they brought golf to America!
The Jews come from Spain. They thrived here in Charleston, and you can find them at the Coming Street Cemetery.
Ms. Miller also taught us about the Unitarian Church, which I had no previous knowledge of. The Unitarians believe in one God over Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
Methodists were the last denomination to arrive in Charleston.
All of the churches and each denomination believed in burying their own people together. This would explain the abundance of churches and graveyards. Ruth Miller's books highlight many cemeteries in the Charleston area. We did an activity as a class where we analyzed gravestone etchings on rice paper. We looked at graves Miller had discovered in Charleston and nearby. One interesting thing I learned from my specific grave etching is, Latin writing on gravestones signify that the person was educated.
The Dissenters did not call their worship houses churches; they called them "meeting houses". Meeting Street in Charleston is named after the first meeting house here in 1680.
Congregational churches make choices as a group of people and not solely from a Priest.
Twenty-six Baptists came to the Charleston in the 1600's and created the Baptist south.
The major religion coming from Germany is Lutheran. The Lutheran denomination was founded by Martin Luther who dissented from the Catholic church.
From France, we have the Roman Catholics. The Protestants were people against the Catholic church. They tended to be tradesmen. Unlike most people, they could read and write so they became rich businessmen. The king did not like that, so he revoked their rights and killed them. Those who survived fled to Charleston. The French Protestants are Huguenots. Charleston has the last Huguenot church.
The Presbyterians came from Scotland and they brought golf to America!
The Jews come from Spain. They thrived here in Charleston, and you can find them at the Coming Street Cemetery.
Ms. Miller also taught us about the Unitarian Church, which I had no previous knowledge of. The Unitarians believe in one God over Muslims, Jews, and Christians.
Methodists were the last denomination to arrive in Charleston.
All of the churches and each denomination believed in burying their own people together. This would explain the abundance of churches and graveyards. Ruth Miller's books highlight many cemeteries in the Charleston area. We did an activity as a class where we analyzed gravestone etchings on rice paper. We looked at graves Miller had discovered in Charleston and nearby. One interesting thing I learned from my specific grave etching is, Latin writing on gravestones signify that the person was educated.
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