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 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
