Sunday, November 16, 2008

Levellers, old fashioned under dogs

The Levellers were unjustly ridiculed and punished for standing up against the strong, the wealthy, and the poweful. They didn't think religion had to be organized with rules and repeated ceremonies; they believed in worshiping in your own way, however you believed was right for you. They didn't feel that any one person or group had the right to tell you how to worship or what to do with your lives. They stood for the people having a voice and not just being told how to lead your life and when to do your duties that were basically the beck and call of the military and governing forces. These people were simply trying to be a voice of reason within dominating hand of the ruling class and amidst all of the fear they inflicted on the people.

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