Blasphemy Act 1697
The Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will 3 c 35) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made it an offence for any person, educated in or having made profession of the Christian religion, by writing, preaching, teaching or advised speaking, to deny the Holy Trinity, to claim there is more than one god, to deny the truth of Christianity and to deny the Bible as divine authority. The Act was directed against apostates at the beginning of the deist movement in England, particularly after the 1696 publication of John Toland's book Christianity not Mysterious.
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Blasphemy Act 1697
The Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will 3 c 35) was an Act of the Parliament of England. It made it an offence for any person, educated in or having made profession of the Christian religion, by writing, preaching, teaching or advised speaking, to deny the Holy Trinity, to claim there is more than one god, to deny the truth of Christianity and to deny the Bible as divine authority. The Act was directed against apostates at the beginning of the deist movement in England, particularly after the 1696 publication of John Toland's book Christianity not Mysterious.
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Le Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will ...... oi de 1967 sur le droit pénal.
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The Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will ...... on law and statutory offences.
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«Акт о более эффективном подав ...... повешение 20-летний студент .
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Ο Νόμος περί Βλασφημίας (αγγλι ...... δικαίου της Αγγλίας του 1967.
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An Act for the more effectual suppressing of Blasphemy and Profaneness.
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Parliament of England
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1967-07-21
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The Criminal Law Act 1967, section 13(2) and Part I of Schedule 4
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The Blasphemy Act 1697
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Repealed
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Le Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will ...... les sanctions des unitariens.
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The Blasphemy Act 1697 (9 Will ...... k Christianity not Mysterious.
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«Акт о более эффективном подав ...... повешение 20-летний студент .
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Ο Νόμος περί Βλασφημίας (αγγλι ...... γγλικά: John Toland) το 1696.
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Blasphemy Act 1697
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Blasphemy Act 1697
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Νόμος περί Βλασφημίας (1697)
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Акт о подавлении богохульства и нечестия
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