There were nearly ~150 years in colonial america (1630-1776) wherein the puritan crown did exactly what you describe as evangelical. My 8th great grandfather was arrested for baptizing too late into the day on a Sunday and spent many months incarcerated in Boston as a result.
The witch trials were really the puritans of Massachussets attempting to annex Maine. History may not repeat, but it sure does rhyme.
There were nearly ~150 years in colonial america (1630-1776) wherein the puritan crown did exactly what you describe as evangelical. My 8th great grandfather was arrested for baptizing too late into the day on a Sunday and spent many months incarcerated in Boston as a result.
The witch trials were really the puritans of Massachussets attempting to annex Maine. History may not repeat, but it sure does rhyme.