g it to rid the town of those that opposed him and his will. When the people lost faith in the system that governed them they essentially also lost faith in the strength of their religion. This dissatisfied feeling created by corruption and weakness caused the people to want a change. They could no longer view God as infallible since his holy delegates would often lead them astray. This attitude is what gave way for the transition into the age of reason and the movement from the focus being on God to the focus being on man and reason. Simply because man here felt betrayed by the one aspect of life, in which, he had total faith.The Puritan faith began with what every successful religion needs, highly devout followers. The failure of the religion happened when these devout followers began to lose faith in the Puritan way of life. The decline in faith soon caused the decline in a membership, which, in the end, caused the failure of the religion. A religion without followers cannot prosper. It is a physical impossibility. With all of this devout worship and strict societal constraints what was it that the puritans were attempting to create? The puritans were trying to create a utopian society in the new and uncultivated world of America. They hoped to do this by starting with regulations and stability, but it soon fell apart as the puritans were unwilling to accept or conform to other ideals. ...
