Roger Williams First Rebel Analysis

Roger Williams: “American’s First Rebel”.

When we think of the word “rebel”, we tend to overlook the precise act of rebellion rather

we align it with all manners of negative expression. We don’t seem to digest nor comprehend the

reasons behind rebelling nor its impacts. We rationalize by saying: “This shouldn’t exist in our

society, people aren’t able to rattle their emotions by rebelling, what authority people think they

should...” These and many more we might hear or even greater. In the state of this blaspheme

that one shouldn’t speak out or wait silence their very right to life or yet scream aloud just as the

vibrant echoes in speakers. This is indeed ridiculous for people to quiet their voices not just to be

heard but

pretending like a vapor in the sky only to subside the threats of the “loving society”.
Funny enough, we don’t see this as injustice; it’s a decorum to society.

Rhetorically, I begin to

wonder if we are that ignorant or blindfolded by corruption to act ungodly as to what we think is

right or wrong?

Roger Williams was a phenomena; a man with dignity eager to represent the true believer

of Christ not only by words but his actions toward “religious liberty” readily exhibited his long

term bravely as a minister of the Puritans. The Puritans were people not only individually

constructed to a certain faith but as communal of faith. During the reign of King Charles, the

Puritans attempted to reform the church in England because they oversaw their belief as an act to

building a well-devoted believers of God. As they struggled to attain order in England, they left

for the Americas; and tightly hoped they would establish a government, society and church to the

meekness of the Holy Bible. Based on this brief description of the Puritans, Williams was aiming

to implement the same goals the “Body of Christ” had wanted to retain righteous act of

governing in England. But the Puritan leader, John Winthrop didn’t see Roger’s rebellion as a

righteous one. Winthrop saw his act to be treason, and for this he must pay deadly. Who

gave
him the authority to speak what is right or wrong? How dare he question the words of a leader?
In the sense to this “rebellious” act, I am yet to understand if the Puritans said they intend to
reform the corruption of England into a most likely subjects to God’s words, how then is Roger’s
different from theirs? Ironically, having the mindset that they are ordained and so they have the
utmost right to take unused lands from the Native Indians without their authorization even
though they are strangers as well as the Indians in the new world. This is absurd!
In addition, according to an article “The Original Separationist”; John Fea stated that:
“Most Americans do not realize that the phrase “separation between church and state” does not
appear in the U.S. Constitution. Nor did the concept originate with Jefferson. It stems from the
work of 17th-century dissenter Roger Williams, who called for a “hedge or wall of separation
between the garden of the church and the wilderness of the world.”” (The Christian Century
2014). This basically implies that it is ideal to have a wall of separation for any society as not to
contradict the main stand for the “Body of Christ” being represented to politics thereby rendering
the whole concept of a believer of God useless. In as much as leaders of most communities try to
reinforce social structure to bolster their economic growth, I think they should be of two sides
i.e, listening to their subjects because a society without a stable citizens or non-citizens cannot
efficiently progress to the apex it attains to reach. Therefore, people should have the absolute
right to not only speak out but also object to any issues they think is bias.
Despite the fact that Roger Williams was banished from the Puritans community, he was
able to advocate inequality among the Puritans; that led him to becoming the founder of Rhode
Island and also certain people followed his path and they were confident to speak out, such as
Anne Hutchinson who made people believe they can earn their way to heaven. Now, we can
definitely testify that the first American’s rebel “Roger Williams” had a significant impacts
towards the establishment of the new world by giving religious liberty to every individual. Even
as of now, every human being on earth has the right to freedom, speech, religion; and many
more.
Thus, one should recognize his or her will to freedom solely depends on them or may rely
on others reaction to any restrictions. Hence, rebelling either being accounted for right or wrong
will have a negative or positive influence, but we hope for the best in order to create a
blossoming environment we ought to have in this world or another.