The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 is an act that created a tolerance for all religions that believed in Jesus Christ, throughout the Maryland colony. This Act did not write itself though. The Act was developed and written by an Assembly in Maryland in St. Mary city. Much of the Assembly consisted of individuals that practiced the Catholic faith.
Prior to the Maryland Tolerance Act being written into law, the colony began to have a new understanding during their development. They began to demand for more political freedom compared to what England was allowing. The colonist began to develop a culture that strayed away from traditional England. For example, the Maryland colonist considered religious tolerance
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Maryland had a mix of religions. There were Protestants, but also Catholics. A majority of the Maryland settlers were Protestant. Maryland, prior to the Tolerance Act, is considered to have the physical power controlled by the Protestants. The intellectual, moral, and political were controlled by the Roman Catholics. With this mix of physical, intellectual, moral, and political powers it became difficult for the colony to live in peace. To solve this predicament, Lord Baltimore proposed the Code of Baltimore.
When the assemblymen failed to accept the Lord Baltimore’s code, they established the Ordinance of 1639. The assembly was considered to be “souls living in an era of historical transition and religious ferment.” The Ordinance did incorporate ideas of Lord Baltimore’s, but the ideas were refined. Even still, the Ordinance did have flaws within it and thus the Toleration Act of 1649 was created just ten years later.
The Act was written for the colonist of Maryland to all abide by, though there was more of a focus on particular groups. The Act was directed more towards those that did not believe in Jesus Christ, or individuals that were not the most religious. The act gave exact punishments for not following the rules. An individual could potentially be put to death for denying the incarnation or cursing
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