Question about Ranters and Quackers

If I'm not wrong, the Ranters were a radical movement during the first English Revolution in some sense with echoes from Anabaptism and the Free Spirit Brotherhood and even medieval mysticism. One of its members, George Fox, was the father of modern Quakers, removing from the "doctrine" the most radical points and refusing the use of violence during his imprisonment. In that lines, the Quackers have been a very active communty providing humanitarian help in several conflicts and disasters around the world and work activelly for the peace.

So, could George Fox and/or other Ranter members avoid the prosecution and leave England going, say, to the Americas?
Could the original Ranterism occupy the place of modern Quakerism in the religious map?
and Would the survival of Ranters have some significant historical impact?

Thanks.
 
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Thande

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I would avoid calling Quakers 'Quackers'... ;)

I once memorably heard the Ranters' doctrine described as 'God made the world, the world has sin in it, therefore sin must be good, right?' which doesn't strike me as particularly convincing, even In America (TM).
 
I once memorably heard the Ranters' doctrine described as 'God made the world, the world has sin in it, therefore sin must be good, right?' which doesn't strike me as particularly convincing, even In America (TM).

Well, as british probably you are better qualified than me to understand the americans , I guess. But, for example, living like in the XIX century doesn't seem very appealing and the Amish live more or less happily in the USA. Or at least that's what the american films and series tell us when a misterious murder happens in one of their communities and the FBI must confront their mistrust towards the outside world.
 
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