Maryland Toleration Act

In the 17th century there was little religious freedom in England. The separation between the church and the state is unknown. Indeed, the king is the head of the church and the country of the United Kingdom. Any object of the king who does not follow the faith and behavior of the English church will be punished and may be deprived of the right to fully exercise civil rights.

Many opponents from the English church seek freedom of worship by entering the United States of America. British colonies in the United States are still under the rule of the king, but Britons across the sea enjoy greater freedom.

George Calvert is an Englishman who views the United States as a place of religious freedom. Over the years, his family had to secretly practice their Roman Catholic faith while publicly participating in the English church. Calvert requested land subsidies in America, and Charles I gave him a great territory.

Calvert son, Cecelius, noticed his dad's dream of establishing a colony as a Catholic sanctuary in America. Since its founding in 1634, Maryland has given Catholics and Protestants more freedom than usual.

When Englishmen surpassed Maryland Catholics with Puritan and Protestant hands, colonial parliament passed a tolerant bill to ensure the religious freedom of Maryland Catholics. The tolerance law adopted on April 24, 1649 admits to Jesus being a child of God to all those who believe in the trinity and religious freedom. "... ... In this state, its islands, ports, ports, streams, or evacuation centers, nobody claims to believe in Jesus Christ. Since then, there are no troubles, harassment or puzzle. ... this or her religion ... "[Language Modernization]

It is also a criminal act to make a fool of another believer by calling another believer by name such as "Pope", "Pagan", "Puritan". Anyone rejecting the Trinity or rejecting the Son of Christ will be sentenced to death. Sunday too many people, people who drink alcohol, people who work unnecessarily may be fined. Everyone who opposes the Virgin Mary is fined and there is the possibility of being whipped

Today, "tolerance law" seems to be harsh and restrictive, but at that time it brought freedom of religion to the citizens of Maryland than to British and British colonies. The Maryland Tolerance Law is an important foundation of religious freedom and is an important feature of the United States.

Wiersema, Garry. "Bill relating to religion" 1649 Maryland state tolerance law. (Http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1601-1650/maryland/mta.htm)

In 1649, Maryland passed the Maryland tolerance law also known as the "religious law". It was adopted at the Maryland colony meeting on September 21, 1649, this is the first law demanding religious tolerance in British North American colonies. In 1654, after the 3rd Civil War (1649-1651), the Puritan army once dominated Maryland. When opponents pressured the established church, Caecilius Calvert said that the settlers of Maryland were "Elder, Independent, Remarried and Quaker, Immigrants of the English Church, and Romans "It points out. At least ... this will be a hard work. It is to attract these people to the law that forces them to maintain their opposition minister. "

The Maryland Tolerance Law was resurrected and passed by St. Mary City, Maryland and was the first law to enforce religious tolerance among all sectarian Christians (especially Catholics and Protestants). The fact that the colony is a place of religious tolerance between Catholics and the Protestant is not only recognized to satisfy the wishes of George Calvert and his sons and Cecil Calvert. More urgently, the bill applicable to all Maryland colonies is trying to solve the difference of religion that caused the recent fight at once. Most of the gatherings at the time were Protestant, and the aristocratic leaders including the colonial Governor were Catholics.