“Prepare Thyself … to Meet the Lord Thy God!”: Religion in Pennsylvania During the Revolution
Posted by John Frantz on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on “Prepare Thyself … to Meet the Lord Thy God!”: Religion in Pennsylvania During the Revolution Religion in the colony of Pennsylvania was distinctive. In contrast to most areas of the western world, this province practiced freedom of religion. It never had an established church. Friends who controlled the first legislative assembly, meeting in Upland, now Chester, in 1682, specified that no one was “at any time [to] be compelled to frequent or Maintain anie religious worship, place...read more