The Toleration Act passed on April 21, 1649 granted freedom of worship to nearly all Protestants but not to Catholics and Jews.
King Henry the eighth ?
The Maryland Toleration Act.
In England, the Toleration act was granted by Parliament and approved by the Crown in 1689 to grant toleration to Trinitarian Christians, it purposely did not apply to Catholics, nontrinitarians and atheists. In Maryland a similar Act was passed in 1649, along the same lines, only applying to Trinitarian Christians - but not Catholics. In 1712 Scotland passed a similar act to allow greater freedom to Anglicans.
Granted freedom of worship to protestants . -Byron J Espinal
A royal charter to found a colony was granted to the English Catholic nobleman, Cecil Calvert, 2nd Lord Baltimore in 1632. The earliest settlers of the Maryland colony included both Catholics and Protestants, but Catholics held the key positions in colony government.
Catholics do not worship saints, the Blessed Virgin, idols or the pope. They worship only God. Now that is a crazy fact that many Protestants will contest but a fact nonetheless.
Toleration Act of 1689
Toleration Act of 1689
To ensure Marlyands's continued growth,Lord Baltimore welcomed Protestants as well as Catholics to the colony.Later on, Lord Baltimore came to fear that Protestants might try to deprive Catholics of their right to worship freely. In 1649, he asked the assembly to pass an Act Of Toleration. The act provided religious freedom for all Chistians. As in Many Colonies,this freedom did not extend to Jews.
To ensure Marlyands's continued growth,Lord Baltimore welcomed Protestants as well as Catholics to the colony.Later on, Lord Baltimore came to fear that Protestants might try to deprive Catholics of their right to worship freely. In 1649, he asked the assembly to pass an Act Of Toleration. The act provided religious freedom for all Chistians. As in Many Colonies,this freedom did not extend to Jews.
Protestants moved to the New World because they were tired of being persecuted and wanted the religious freedom to worship.
Constantine? The Edict of Milan