What do you believe in?
In the colony of Rhode Island you are completely free to practice what ever religion you believe in. Roger Williams believed in religious tolerance and complete separation of church and state. Roger Williams was religiously persecuted for most of his life when he lived in the Massachusetts Bay colony. Roger Williams was puritan for most of his life then the left the church in England and went over to the new world in hopes to reform the church. He soon learned that he wanted complete separation from the church. He then purchased land in Rhode island form the Indians and formed a place for people who have been persecuted for their religious beliefs. People such as Anabaptist, Quakers, Jews and many others that didn't want to be persecuted in their faith had settled in the colony of Rhode Island. Many more people are moving away from other colonies that have a set religion and moving to the colony of Rhode island to escape the very same problems that made them leave England and the rule of king George.