Talk:Maryland Toleration Act
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Whatever has been put for the long s prints as a question mark. Should one just put a regular "s" instead?
Why is it called the "toleration act" when it's actually intolerant of other religious opinions? My own church would be practically outlawed by this act.
Thank God for the First Amendment the Founding Fathers enacted in a later, more enlightened century.
Why is this here? shouldn't there be context somewhere? JHK
I think the context is supposed to be that this Act only tolerated Christian churches, and made it illegal and punishable by death not to worship Jesus. I added something about that in the article.
The founder of Maryland was Catholic and used Maryland as a haven for Catholics who were experiencing persecution in England. To keep Maryland safe for the Catholic Church the Toleration Act was written. Establishing, in a sense, a state religion. -CP
