Blasphemy Act 1695

Blasphemy Act 1695
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Scotland
Long titleAct against Blasphemy.
Citation1695 c. 11
Dates
Royal assent28 June 1695
Other legislation
Repealed byDoctrine of the Trinity Act 1813
Status: Repealed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The act was repealed in 1813 under the Doctrine of the Trinity Act 1813 (53 Geo. 3.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

  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.