Toleration Act 1689
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The Toleration Act 1689 was an English law passed after the Glorious Revolution that granted limited religious freedom to Protestant dissenters while maintaining the Church of England’s established status.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
ⓘ
English statute ⓘ |
| aimedToReduce | religious persecution of Protestant nonconformists ⓘ |
| allowed |
dissenting ministers to preach under conditions
ⓘ
licensed meeting houses for dissenting worship ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| didNotGrant |
full religious equality
ⓘ
toleration to Roman Catholics ⓘ toleration to Unitarians at the time of enactment ⓘ toleration to atheists ⓘ |
| excluded | holding of certain public offices by dissenters ⓘ |
| exemptedFrom | some penalties of earlier penal laws against dissenters ⓘ |
| follows | Glorious Revolution ⓘ |
| granted |
exemption from certain penalties for nonconformist Protestants
ⓘ
limited freedom of worship to Protestant dissenters ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Protestant dissenters
ⓘ
freedom of worship ⓘ religious toleration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on religious freedom in the American colonies
ⓘ
development of religious liberty in Britain ⓘ later British toleration and emancipation acts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfChurchOfEngland | remained established church ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| limited | civil disabilities of Protestant dissenters ⓘ |
| maintained | established status of the Church of England ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | political need to secure support for William III and Mary II ⓘ |
| partOf | post-Glorious Revolution constitutional settlement ⓘ |
| precededBy | Clarendon Code ⓘ |
| protected |
Baptists
ⓘ
Congregationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Congregationalists
Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterians
Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form:
Quakers
Trinitarian Protestant dissenters ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Settlement 1701
ⓘ
English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
|
| required |
oath of allegiance to the Crown
ⓘ
rejection of the doctrine of transubstantiation ⓘ subscription to certain doctrinal articles for ministers ⓘ |
| significantEvent | expansion of religious toleration in England ⓘ |
| startTime | 1689 ⓘ |
| typeOfToleration | conditional toleration ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1689 ⓘ |
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