Blasphemy Act 1695
| Act of Parliament | |
 | |
| Long title | Act against Blasphemy. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1695 c. 11 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 June 1695 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 |
Status: Repealed | |
The Blasphemy Act 1695 (c. 11) was an act of the Parliament of Scotland, passed on 28 June 1695.
The act reaffirmed the earlier Blasphemy Act 1661[1][2] (c. 216) and was brought into use in a campaign in 1696 against those regarded as promoting Deism or Atheism.[3] Both Acts were specified in the indictment which led to the execution of Thomas Aikenhead.[4]
The act was repealed in 1813 under the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 (53 Geo. 3. c. 160).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707". K.M. Brown et al. eds (St Andrews, 2007 – 2009), 1695, 9 May, Edinburgh, Parliament (1695/5/117). Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ RPS: Act against the crime of Blasphemy 1661
- ^ Wasser, Michael (2002). Julian Goodare (ed.). The Scottish Witch Hunt in Context. Manchester University Press. p. 151. ISBN 0719060249.
- ^ "Proceedings against Thomas Aitkenhead for Blasphemy". 1816. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Maclear, J. F. (1997). Church and State in the Modern Age: A Documentary History. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 0195086813.