Act of Toleration 1689

Tolerance Act (English Toleration Act, Act of Toleration ) was an Act of the English Parliament of 24 May 1689th It granted the non-conformists ( members of a church community, which separated their deviant because of disagreements of the official church ) the restricted religious freedom.

History

In 1649, raged in England, the civil war, which arose from a religious conflict. Finally, in 1673 a law was passed by Charles II that England should be re-Catholicised. The British, however, wanted to remain Anglican.

Against the will of Charlemagne's so-called "Test Act," in which it was determined that only members of the Anglican Church were allowed to hold public office was created. This led to the formal exclusion of all other religions, including Catholics and Protestants. Officials and officers had thus make the so-called oath of supremacy, which said that it recognized the Oberheitmann king of the church and the state, the doctrine of transubstantiation refused and wanted to receive communion of Anglicans.

In 1688, William of Orange during the Glorious Revolution the new king of England. Since there were now a parliament in England, this was work out the Toleration Act and able to publish it on May 24, 1689.

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Tolerance Act allowed the free exercise of religion of religions, including their own churches, preachers and teachers for the non-conformists, provided they laid before an oath of allegiance from. It was true for Baptists ( a Protestant church, emerged from the Puritans ), Congregationalists ( a branch of the Reformed family of churches, named after the community version Congregationalism ), Methodist (also a Protestant church, emerged from the Church of England ) and Quakers.

Although they were no longer punished for their religion, but were allowed to hold any political office. In addition, the law was not for Unitarians ( antitrinitarisch - liberal church, now called today a panentheistic humanistic religion that has arisen historically from the criticism of the doctrine of the Trinity ) and Catholics. Overall, the law was well received, only about six bishops and 400 other clergy refused to swear the oath of supremacy. This eventually formed their own religious community, the Nonjurors ( oath objectors ).

Under certain conditions, could be stored for a period of up to 30 days later the oath even to hold his office may continue. However, for two witnesses were necessary, had to convince six other attendees as representative of the Church of the credibility of religious orientation to Protestantism. Happened not mean you were arrested and tortured.