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The original colonies of America offered Christians a safe haven to practice their religion in any way they saw fit. The city of Boston, one of the earliest settlements as well as one of the most puritanical places, was viewed by the early colonists as an example of Christian values that would shine to the entire world, as a "city on a hill." Many of the core values of the founding colonies are still central to the American way of life and western civilization as a whole.As Christians we have a duty to share the truth of God’s word with others and understand it ourselves. This light is a lamp at our feet, taking us out of darkness, into goodness. Like many of the states in early America, they thought this was a great responsibility, and did not want to keep their light to themselves. As the scriptures say, if you lit a candle, you wouldn’t hide it under a bowl. You would let it shine, as a beacon on a hill, but first and foremost loyal to Christ.