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What is the symbolism of the Mayflower (the ship)?
The struggle for religious freedom. The Pilgrims left England, which has an established church, so that they could worship God in their own way.
An established church, in this case, the Church of England, is a state sanctioned and supported religion. It is common for people who are not members of the established church (or religion) to have to live with "civil disabilities", or constraints. Most moslem countries today have this sort of system. In Saudi Arabia, the established "church" is the wahabbi sunni sect of Islam. Christians and other non-moslems are not permitted to worship.
Reply:The "Puritans" left England b/c they were persecuted only to persecute the Native Americans.
Reply:It could symbolize mans yearn for religious freedom, but it is just a ship, after all.
Reply:We visited the Mayflower recently in Boston and listened to a lot of information on its history but there was never any mention of a symbolism of the ship
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