The Puritans were members of a religious reformation movement known as Puritanism which arose within the Church of England. Puritans were the more extreme Protestants within the Church of England in the late 16th century who thought that the English Reformation wasn’t far enough in reforming the doctrines and structure of the church. They wanted to purify the Church of England as it was too similar to the Roman Catholic Church. In the 17th century, many Puritans emigrated to the New World, where they sought a holy commonwealth in New England.
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Really dull arty alternative band from England. Their second album Hidden is beyond boring with almost no melody or decent tunes in sight. Yet, this album was critically acclaimed by delusional critics, dreadful stuff.
Friend 1: "Hey man, you heard that new These New Puritans album?"
Friend 2: "Yeah, its awful shite isn't it?"
Friend 1: "Absolutely, let us never talk about it again"
Friend 2: "Yeah, its awful shite isn't it?"
Friend 1: "Absolutely, let us never talk about it again"
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2. According to H. L. Mencken, "The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."
2. According to H. L. Mencken, "The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy."
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My puritan friends act like they better than everyone but when they walked downstairs, they saw that me, my friend, and the dog were in fancy clothes, they freaked the fuck out and had a temper tantrum.
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Get the puritanism mug.A an old fashioned, homeschooling mother who thinks that girls should suffer during warm weather because shorts and tank tops will turn them into strippers destined for hell.
*girl walks into room wearing a weather-appropriate but not revealing tank top and jeans*
Puritan mother: Oh my goodness! Put some clothes on before you end up spending the rest of your life in a brothel!
Girl: But look at Zack! He's shirtless and his jeans are so low we can practically see all of his boxers! Why is that ok??
Puritan mother: Because I'm a sexist bitch.
Puritan mother: Oh my goodness! Put some clothes on before you end up spending the rest of your life in a brothel!
Girl: But look at Zack! He's shirtless and his jeans are so low we can practically see all of his boxers! Why is that ok??
Puritan mother: Because I'm a sexist bitch.
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