The Toleration Act passed on April 21, 1649 granted freedom of worship to nearly all Protestants but not to Catholics and Jews.
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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.
The law that granted Catholics and Protestants the right to worship freely in Maryland was the Maryland Toleration Act, enacted in 1649. This legislation was significant for its time as it allowed for religious freedom and aimed to protect the rights of Christians to practice their faith without persecution. The act marked an early attempt to promote religious tolerance in the American colonies, although it primarily applied to Christians and excluded non-Christian faiths.
The Puritans were granted the right of public worship under the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649, which permitted freedom of worship for all Trinitarian Christians but not for Catholics. This act reflected the Puritans' desire for religious freedom while still maintaining restrictions against Catholicism.
Granted freedom of worship to protestants . -Byron J Espinal
The Maryland law that granted Catholics and Protestants the right to worship freely is known as the Maryland Toleration Act of 1649. This landmark legislation allowed for the practice of Christianity without persecution, specifically protecting the rights of Catholics in a predominantly Protestant colony. However, it also established penalties for anyone who denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, highlighting the complexities of religious tolerance at the time. The act is considered one of the early steps toward religious freedom in America.
It seems there might be a repetition in your question. The Edict of Nantes, issued in 1598 by Henry IV of France, granted the Huguenots, who were French Protestants, the freedom of worship and the right to hold public office. This edict aimed to promote civil unity and ended the religious wars between Catholics and Protestants in France. However, it was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV, leading to renewed persecution of the Huguenots.
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
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.