Pilgrims' legacy lives on; Congregational churches are rooted in traditions, democracy

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: November 23, 2005| Author: TOM HEINEN | Copyright information

If the ghosts of Pilgrims past could be awakened when choir director Lee Jacobi blows on a conch shell to call the faithful to a traditional Congregational service on Thanksgiving Day in Wauwatosa, they would encounter a modern world shocking enough to curl a felt cap and faintly familiar enough to suggest enduring legacies.

Fundamentalism, faith-based initiatives, religious diversity, democratic government and other 21st century phenomena would have them alternately scratching their h...

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