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41Religious Toleration — Religious Toleration † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Toleration Toleration in general signifies patient forbearance in the presence of an evil which one is unable or unwilling to prevent. By religious toleration is understood the… …
42Christian debate on persecution and toleration — This article gives a historical overview of Christian positions on Persecution of Christians and the History of persecutions by Christians, and more generically on religious persecution and toleration. Christian theologians like Augustine of… …
43Maryland Toleration Act — A large broadside reprint of the Maryland Toleration Act Other names Act Concerning Religion …
44History of Toleration — History of Toleration † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Toleration In any attempt to deal historically with the attitude of the Church towards religious toleration two considerations have throughout to be kept in mind. In the first …
45Edict of toleration — An edict of toleration is a declaration made by a government or ruler and states that members of a given religion will not be persecuted for engaging in their religious practices and traditions. The edict implies tacit acceptance of the religion… …
46A Letter Concerning Toleration — and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing toleration as the answer. Unlike Hobbes, who saw uniformity of religion as the key to a well functioning civil society, Locke argues that more religious groups actually prevent… …
47Act of Toleration 1689 — The Act of Toleration was an act of the English Parliament (24 May, 1689, citation 1 Will. Mar. c. 18 ), the long title of which is An Act for Exempting their Majestyes Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties… …
48Edict of Toleration (Hawaii) — An Edict of Toleration was issued by King Kamehameha III of Hawaii on June 17, 1839, which allowed for the establishment of the Hawaii Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church was suppressed in the Kingdom of Hawaii during the reigns of… …
49Patent of Toleration — The patent of toleration was an edict issued in 1781 by the Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph II of Austria. [cite journal | title=Intolerance and discrimination | author=Jürgen Habermas | publisher=Oxford University Press and New York University School …
50Act of Toleration — Eng. Hist. the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions. Also called Toleration Act. * * * …
