Religion, Rationale, and the King
Subject:
US History [1]
The King of England had every right to use God as the primary rationale for his authority. Mayhew, Boucher, and Locke (authors of Documents A, B, and C, respectively) all provide substantial evidence in favor of complying with the Church and government, or otherwise using God-given power to rebel (A). Though the latter argument is popular, it is full of hypocrisy, for it highlights the colonists’ practice of using religion to wield power. Why was the Parliament targeted for beliefs that the settlers had adapted for their own benefit?