by Mike Ely [Available as podcast. More history posted here.] The Puritan colonists of Massachusetts embraced a line from Psalms 2:8. "Ask of me, and I shall give thee, the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." * * * * * * It is a deep thing that people still celebrate the survival of the early colonists at Plymouth — by giving thanks to the Christian God who supposedly protected and championed … Read More
