<span>I believe the Puritans who came to America would define the term Religious Freedom as the freedom to practice their religion unencumbered by the restrictions in place from their former European colonies. The Puritans regarded the Reformation of the Church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship - and by leaving Europe and coming to America they sought the freedom to reform the Church as they see fit.</span>
Early 1900s were greeted by the state of liberty
