the title says it all and provides some good examples;



5 signs you’re actually a Puritan psychopath

Hanging women thought to be witches in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693 was probably the pinnacle of religious Puritanism.

That type of Puritanism used God and the Bible to force its own form of tyranny on anyone who challenged its authority.

But Puritanism doesn’t need to be based on God or the Bible. All it needs is fanatics convinced that their worldview is the only moral way and that others must be forced to adhere to it.

Puritans ignore logic and reason and stick to their dogma. That often leads to some form of a witch-hunt and “public hanging.”

Here are five signs that you’re not really a tolerant free thinking warrior for social justice, but actually a Puritan psychopath.

1. Sex is to be strictly regulated

This one is actually pretty similar to the religious Puritans.

They hated sex (outside of marriage) and regulated it strictly. Sodomy, masturbation, and pre-marital sex were strictly verboten.

Today’s Puritans have banned any talk of sex for fear that it will be classified as an unwanted sexual advance. People are terrified of sex because pursuing it in the wrong way could land them at the gallows. Even sex jokes are off-limits...........http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/06.19/puritan.html