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 17th-century thinker John Locke argued this point in his book, "A Letter Concerning Toleration."
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2021
A Letter Concerning Toleration, published in 1689, is a key text in furthering notions of free speech and religious toleration.
From The Guardian • Sep. 8, 2019
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
There is a tradition generally credited in Oundle, that the Meeting House was built immediately after the passing of "the Toleration Act," in 1790 or 1791.
From Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire with biographical notices of their pastors, and some account of the puritan ministers who laboured in the county. by Coleman, Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing toleration
European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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Chapters 7–9
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