21 abr 1649 año - Maryland Toleration Act

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Officially known as An Act Concerning Religion, it was a law passed in Maryland that decreed freedom for Trinitarian Christians (those who believed that God was composed of three individuals - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) to practice their religion. However, those who denied the existence of the Trinity or the divinity of Jesus Christ could be executed or have their land confiscated. It outlawed the use of the word "heretic" and similar insults to describe them, making it one of the earliest laws restricting hate speech. It was repealed in 1654.