Yes, the Byzantine Empire was a very tolerant society. It was so tolerant, that it even had a synagogue and a mosque in Constantinople, which was a shock for that period. Many Roman Catholic leaders in the West criticized Constantinople for being too lenient with Moslems and Jews, since the West did not grant religious freedom to these groups and, in fact, openly persecuted them. However, people of many races and religions lived in co-operation and peace in the Byzantine Empire.
it was the first state to prohibit slavery
Millets. Non-Muslims who lived in the Ottoman Empire were called Dhimmi, or second-class citizens. They lacked a number of fundamental rights such as freedom of movement, freedom of settlement, access to all occupations, and additional taxation because they were Non-Muslim. Each Dhimmi group, like the Armenians, Greeks, Jews, and so forth were organized into Millets which were community representative groups. Each Millet would report to a centralized Millet representative in Istanbul who would have direct dealing with the Imperial Palace. This would allow the Millets to air their grievances, but was more often used as a method to control the Millets and make them less resistive to Ottoman Occupation.
Because of religious freedom and that was the only state out of all the thirteen colonies that did not allow slavery.
It would allow him to take over the Dardanelle Straight and provide Russian ships access to the Mediterranean Sea
AnswerAccording to Sanford Hoadley Cobb's book The rise of religious liberty in America: a history, the answer is no, they did not. See the link.Church of England.
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it was the first state to prohibit slavery
Millets. Non-Muslims who lived in the Ottoman Empire were called Dhimmi, or second-class citizens. They lacked a number of fundamental rights such as freedom of movement, freedom of settlement, access to all occupations, and additional taxation because they were Non-Muslim. Each Dhimmi group, like the Armenians, Greeks, Jews, and so forth were organized into Millets which were community representative groups. Each Millet would report to a centralized Millet representative in Istanbul who would have direct dealing with the Imperial Palace. This would allow the Millets to air their grievances, but was more often used as a method to control the Millets and make them less resistive to Ottoman Occupation.
Puritans refused religious freedom to others. The Puritans who had come to Massachusetts to worship in their own way were not willing to allow others to do the same.
did the peace of Augsburg and the peace of Westphalia allow for religious freedom
No. In 1800 and 1900 Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire. No one was allowed to vote.
England wanted control over it's people. They would not allow Protestants to have their own belief. They only allowed Catholic belief. When people decided to leave and go to America, this was where they practiced their religious freedom.
Because of religious freedom and that was the only state out of all the thirteen colonies that did not allow slavery.
It would allow him to take over the Dardanelle Straight and provide Russian ships access to the Mediterranean Sea
he wanted religious freedom so he made his own coloney so anyone can worship. he wanted religious freedom so he made his own coloney so anyone can worship to god in anyway the first coloney to allow it.
no they do not have freedom