The Toleration Act 1689

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Act of Parliament
gptkbp:allows meeting houses for dissenters
gptkbp:appliesTo Nonconformists
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_England
gptkb:Church_of_England_Assembly_(Powers)_Act_1919
gptkbp:established legal_recognition_of_Protestant_dissenters
gptkbp:hasDepartment the rights of dissenters to hold public office
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Toleration Act 1689
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Roman_Catholics
gptkbp:influencedBy Glorious Revolution
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent religious tolerance legislation
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:William_III_of_England
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor historical commemorations of religious freedom
historical retrospectives on religious freedom
gptkbp:isChallengedBy subsequent religious laws
gptkbp:isCitedIn legal discussions on religious freedom
legal arguments for religious rights
gptkbp:isConsidered a precursor to modern secularism
a landmark in the development of religious freedom
scholars_of_English_history
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor not providing full equality for all religions
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic literature on religious tolerance
debates on religious freedom
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:isExaminedBy courses_on_British_history
historical_analyses_of_the_Glorious_Revolution
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the development of liberal thought
gptkbp:isLinkedTo the Enlightenment period
the concept of pluralism in society
gptkbp:isNotedFor its impact on future religious legislation
its role in shaping public policy on religion
gptkbp:isOrganizedBy Catholic_groups
gptkbp:isPartOf English_legal_history
the_legal_framework_for_religious_practice_in_England
the_evolution_of_civil_liberties_in_England
the_history_of_Nonconformism_in_England
the_narrative_of_religious_dissent_in_England
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy human rights organizations
gptkbp:isReferencedBy modern human rights documents
gptkbp:isReferencedIn legal cases regarding religious rights
discussions on state and church separation
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Act of Uniformity 1662
gptkbp:isStudiedIn law schools
gptkbp:isSupportedBy various_Protestant_groups
gptkbp:purpose to_grant_freedom_of_worship_to_Nonconformists
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bill_of_Rights_1689
gptkbp:requires registration of dissenting congregations
gptkbp:significance marked_a_step_towards_religious_freedom_in_England
gptkbp:wasPartOf the_context_of_the_Protestant_Reformation
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1689