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The act was repealed in 1813 under the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 (53 Geo. 3.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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ RPS: Act against the crime of Blasphemy 1661
  3. ^ Wasser, Michael (2002). Julian Goodare (ed.). The Scottish Witch Hunt in Context. Manchester University Press. p. 151. ISBN 0719060249.
  4. ^ "Proceedings against Thomas Aitkenhead for Blasphemy". 1816. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Maclear, J. F. (1997). Church and State in the Modern Age: A Documentary History. Oxford University Press. p. 189. ISBN 0195086813.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasphemy_Act_1695
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