When someone says “Christmas,” what are the first things that pop into your mind? They might include Christmas trees, Christmas carols, Santa Claus, or perhaps beautiful lights and giving gifts. For ...

The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to “purify” the Church of England of remnants of the Roman Catholic “popery” that the Puritans claimed had been retained ...

Many things influence human behavior, and I don’t claim to understand all of them. I have had the most experience with the early New England Puritans' influence on how Americans act and react to the ...