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We left England because we wanted to go sailing, I guess.


In September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Normally, the Mayflower’s cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers: 102 of them, all hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 of these passengers were Protestant Separatists—they called themselves “Saints”—who hoped to establish a new church in the so-called New World. Today, we often refer to the colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower as “Pilgrims.”

It carried my 11th great grandfather, the 22nd signer of the Mayflower Compact, who died during the first winter.
 
Where does one establish a moral code if not from a higher power. Name for me one foundational moral precept that doesn't have its roots in religion?

Many past and present atheist recognize the importance of religion in establishing a strong moral code as a means to promote and sustain peaceful communal living.
Why do so many religions have more or less the same views on what’s right and or wrong despite believing in very different things spiritually?

There are social reasons for understanding that theft, lying, murder, etc are wrong that have nothing to do with religion.
 
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