toleration
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In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.
From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2021
The proper concern of government, Locke argued in A Letter Concerning Toleration, is the protection of life, liberty, health and property.
From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2019
The Toleration Act of 1689 suspended penalties against Nonconformists, though it did not mention Catholics, Deists, or non-Christians.
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2015
Duly Noted: On this date In 1649, the Maryland Toleration Act, providing for freedom of worship for all Christians, was passed by the Maryland assembly.
From US News • Apr. 21, 2015
In this year, Lord Sidmouth moved to bring in a bill to alter the "Toleration Act."
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
Vocabulary lists containing toleration
European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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Chapters 7–9
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