Yes and No, they let Jews into the country but hated Catholics
Yes, Sir Issac Newton did believe in religious toleration. He also wrote on this topic.
No. The basis for religious freedom would be that everybody has the right to choose what they believe in.
The word 'religious' is an adjective describing the common noun 'toleration', forming the noun phrase 'religious toleration'.
Puritans were people who didn't believe in all the ceremony in religious services and that is why they are called "Purtains". They wanted a pure church. In the 1600 and 1700's the society believed in witchcraft and had no doubt it existed, so the Purtains would have as well.
The Muslim ruler, Akbar, mandated religious and cultural toleration.
Its religous toleration was a major factor in making America attractive to persecuted religious minorities.
The Act for Religious Toleration
Yes.
How did the lack of religious toleration affect politics in the Massachusetts bay colony?
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religious toleration
The Maryland Toleration Act, was aimed enforcing religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians.