Georgia Howe

Now, I want to get to some of their cultural impact. So you talked about how some of the maybe less religious members of this community absorbed some of the cultural customs of the pilgrims. How did this early Christian commune, for lack of a better word, I guess it was a commune.

Now, I want to get to some of their cultural impact. So you talked about how some of the maybe less religious members of this community absorbed some of the cultural customs of the pilgrims. How did this early Christian commune, for lack of a better word, I guess it was a commune.

How did that first Christian culture impact the subsequent expansion of Christianity in the United States? Because we think of the United States of having maybe a slightly culturally different brand of Christianity than some other places.

How did that first Christian culture impact the subsequent expansion of Christianity in the United States? Because we think of the United States of having maybe a slightly culturally different brand of Christianity than some other places.

Now, you mentioned that people had to attend church every single Sunday to be part of the society. That itself has certain social impacts. So, for example, it limits the distance you can live from the church. You can't really travel for extended periods. So it has some trickle-down effects on society just beyond the religiosity, and it really affects the social cohesion.

Now, you mentioned that people had to attend church every single Sunday to be part of the society. That itself has certain social impacts. So, for example, it limits the distance you can live from the church. You can't really travel for extended periods. So it has some trickle-down effects on society just beyond the religiosity, and it really affects the social cohesion.

When did that rule go by the wayside, and what were the effects of that?

When did that rule go by the wayside, and what were the effects of that?

So for 200 years, though, people were expected to attend their local township church and they would get a fine if they didn't show up?

So for 200 years, though, people were expected to attend their local township church and they would get a fine if they didn't show up?

I didn't realize that the Salem witch trials were such a significant factor in secularizing America. I mean, culturally, of course, everyone knows about them, but that's a very significant downstream effect.

I didn't realize that the Salem witch trials were such a significant factor in secularizing America. I mean, culturally, of course, everyone knows about them, but that's a very significant downstream effect.

Now, what was the cultural effect of that? I'm thinking if you had a society where everyone had to show up at a certain place to do a cultural activity or religious activity together and then suddenly you don't have to, I imagine that would exponentially create a more individualistic society. What was the effect of that?

Now, what was the cultural effect of that? I'm thinking if you had a society where everyone had to show up at a certain place to do a cultural activity or religious activity together and then suddenly you don't have to, I imagine that would exponentially create a more individualistic society. What was the effect of that?

You know, it's very interesting. I'm actually from Massachusetts and most Massachusetts people will remember a time when you could only buy alcohol at the liquor store. You needed a license just to go into the store and the hours were very restricted, closed before noon, closed on Sundays. I think they may still be closed on holidays.

You know, it's very interesting. I'm actually from Massachusetts and most Massachusetts people will remember a time when you could only buy alcohol at the liquor store. You needed a license just to go into the store and the hours were very restricted, closed before noon, closed on Sundays. I think they may still be closed on holidays.

And I was actually very scandalized when I went to school out of state in Colorado and I saw you could buy alcohol in the grocery store. So there were just some peculiar things about the Northeast that lasted, I think, much longer than most people realize. So how did we go from the point of having this religiosity in the Northeast to the center of gravity of religiosity now being the Southeast?

And I was actually very scandalized when I went to school out of state in Colorado and I saw you could buy alcohol in the grocery store. So there were just some peculiar things about the Northeast that lasted, I think, much longer than most people realize. So how did we go from the point of having this religiosity in the Northeast to the center of gravity of religiosity now being the Southeast?

More reserved. Yeah.

More reserved. Yeah.