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As he arrived to court on Friday, Brand was seen clutching a copy of “The Valley of Vision,” a collection of Puritan prayers.

But I felt it was most important to highlight the range of Puritan credos she discusses, which best convey the full power of her argument.

"It's kind of funny. It's almost as if the old American Puritans and their craziness is resurfacing."

The philosophical descendants of the Puritans believed the call to freedom that was embedded in the founding was meant for white Christians.

Pynchon was a devout Puritan, but his sober dismantling of a foundational element of the faith, with which he disagreed, caused an uproar.