Anyone who spoke against the Virgin Mary could be fined and whipped. Today the Toleration Act seems harsh and restrictive, but in its day it offered more religious freedom for the citizens of Maryland than for those in England and most of Britain's colonies.
The Maryland Act of Toleration is an important stepping stone to the religious freedom which became such an important characteristic of the United States. Share this. Timeline BC AD Now. Today on Christianity. Is Thanksgiving Truly a Christian Holiday? About Christianity. McConnell, Michael W. John R. Maryland Toleration Act of [electronic resource]. Want to support the Free Speech Center?
Donate Now. Today with the power of Political Correctness we need the Toleration Act more than ever. Maryland was established as a refuge a safe zone for Catholics who were being persecuted in England. Once in power in Maryland the Catholics began to persecute any one who disagreed or spoke against the official Catholic position.
Lord Baltimore a powerful Catholic acted against this enforcement of "political correct" views. Freedom of speech and religion as established in the Toleration Acts is an important today as it was when it was establish in With the increasing attacks on freedom of speech in the name of political correctness maybe we need these ideals more than in How is the Toleration Act of that was created by Lord Baltimore important to the colonists back then and us today?
David Drayer. Aug 4,
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