Blasphemy Act 1661

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Blasphemy Act 1661
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of Scotland
Long title Act against the cryme of Blasphemie.
Citation 1661 c. 216
[12mo ed: c. 21]
Other legislation
Repealed by Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813
Status: Repealed

The Blasphemy Act 1661 (c. 216) was an act of the Parliament of Scotland.

The act enshrined the blasphemy offence into statute. It legislated that anyone who should rail upon and curse God or the Trinity, [1] even if 'distracted', should be punished. The punishment was the death penalty.

The Act against Blasphemy 1695 further clarified the offence [2] and blasphemy was later abolished in 1813 under the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813.

References

  1. ↑ Levy, Leonard Williams (1995). Blasphemy: Verbal Offense Against the Sacred, from Moses to Salman Rushdie. UNC Press Books. pp. 231–232. ISBN   978-0-8078-4515-8.
  2. ↑ "Act against blasphemy". www.rps.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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