History: DeafRead/ DeafTV same as Massachusetts Bay Colony?
I know History might be too boring for you but it is very education for Deafread/ DeafTV community. I would like to tell you a story about Massachusetts Bay Company. John Winthrop and the Puritans decided to settled Salem/ Boston/ Plymouth, Massachusetts as a new Massachusetts Bay colony.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
John Winthrop and Massachusetts Bay community created their own laws for the Colony. Puritans had to follow extremely strict laws because it was a brand new colony in America. Puritans believed Massachusetts Bay community should be pure and clean under God and the Bible. John Winthrop and Puritans created the laws described that community should not against the belief of Puritans religion, should not drinking in public, should not have adultery, should not stealing, should not lying, and other rules. If some people disagreed one of those Puritan laws and will be exile from the colony. Massachusetts Bay Company is similar concept with Deafread and Deaf TV because blog/ vlog are brand new deaf community as well as modern technology. Taylor Mayer is same concept as John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay Company.
There were several important leaders were exiled from Massachusetts Bay to Rhode Island.
- Roger Williams, founder of Providence, RI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Williams_(theologian)
- Samuel Gorton, founder of Warwick, RI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Gorton
- Anne Hutchinson of unauthorized Puritan minister
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Hutchinson
- Mary Dyer, martyr Quaker of Rhode Island
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Dyer
Same thing happened with Barry Sewell, Aidan Mack, Amy Cohen Efron , Jack Barr and others like independent political thinkers similar to these exiled Rhode Island important people above the list. However, you are lucky that Tayler Mayer and his eidtors do not ban you from Deafread/ DeafTV unless you across the lines big time. We the Deaf community should be happy that we are not from Massachusetts Bay Colony back in 1630’s. In facts, John Winthrop, Rogers Williams and Samuel Gorton were still good friends even despite their religious and political differences.
Ironically, the main reason is why I sat back and watched the Deafread and DeafTV. It is remind me of my ancestors back to Massachusetts Bay Company and Providence Plantations (Roger Williams Colony). John Winthrop was my 11 times great grand uncle and Samuel Gorton was my 11 times great grandfather.
For your information, everyone is entitled to express their own opinion as long as we traded our ideas until we become a stronger community. J
Cheers,
Charles B. Downing – The Rogue
August 5, 2008 at 6:03 pm
I love history! Now I go back and click the links!
Thanks!
August 5, 2008 at 6:20 pm
The Rogue,
The Seperatists (Purtains) were pretty hyprocritical among themselves on the issue of religious freedom. They were more interested in imposing their own values and beliefs.
Not many people realized that the Purtains (Seperatists as what the Dutch people called them) had the highest percentage of children borne in wedlock, not the so-called sacred marriage. The Purtians usually dressed up in colorful clothes as opposite to the widespread beliefs of dull black and white clothes.
How sad of the Purtains ########## the infamous witch trials since the New England region of the 1600s had the highest literacy rate in the entire world at that time. They still fell to such supernaturalism and gender role oppressions.
In the truth, the handful of accusers – male heirachy want to force many widowed females into submission and gave up their prized possessions. The female widows were not really dumb for marrying another male due to the given regional laws for the head of household – male member, have the right to take up the property from their newly-married wifes and sell them. So the male heirachy (msp.) had to invent stories about female witches to stir up hysteria in the New England region.
I would love to visit Salem, MA someday and witness the “witch” decal on police cars. No questions, I admire Anne Hutchinson for fighting back against the so-called hyprocritical establishment in name of the ############.
Robert L. Mason (RLM)
RLMDEAF blog
August 5, 2008 at 6:52 pm
RLM,
Your statement is perfect correct!
Several ex-Puritans were exiled to Rhode Island and Long Island due to The Separatists (Puritans) were pretty hypocritical.
Salem Witchcraft was a horrible indecent happened with full of innocent people. Deafread and DeafTV are sort of reminding me “Witchcraft” but Deaf community are still learning each other because we came from isolate world for many years. . Assumptions and accusations each other will not get us anywhere.
You are right Dutch community from New Amsterdam (Now New York City) dislikes Puritans. That’s why my Downing ancestors became Dutch Reform religion after Puritans.
Cheers
Charles B. Downing – The Rogue
August 5, 2008 at 8:11 pm
That’s a good article… We are smart enough to protect others despite their views.
Democracy is at hand in Deafvideo.tv. They were discussing if we should vote DR Hocokan off Deafvideo.tv today. The majority of the votes decided that he will remain on DV.tv. So far all I know is that only one person was out.
BTW, You’re invited to come and chat with us in DV.tv and also share your view. I will share mine with you about Purtains especially Cotton Mather’s misgivings.
Ecnarb
(Brance Long)
August 5, 2008 at 8:33 pm
If you want to know what was Dutch Reformed? -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Reformed_Church
August 5, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Brance,
I am trying to learn how to use video cam for DeafTV. I am still learning to set it up for DeafTV soon.
Yes, Cotton Mathers was a misguided preacher for Puritans community. After John Winthrop passed away, Massachusetts Bay Colony turned into worst as led to Witchcraft trials etc etc. John Winthrop Jr became Governor of Connecticut and he also wanted to include Long Island as well.
Charles B. Downing – The Rogue