Why Did the Puritans Adopt the Halfway Covenant in 1662

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why did the Puritans adopt the Halfway Covenant in 1662?

• A) They wanted to expand church membership by allowing children of church members to join.
• B) They wanted to allow non-Puritans the opportunity to join their church as non-voting members.
• C) They wanted to convert Indians by showing them different ways to become Christians.
• D) They wanted to establish the rules for governing in the colony before they reached the New World.
• E) They wanted to reconcile with the Anglican Church by adopting some of that church's rituals.

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