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The Act against Blasphemy 1661 was an Act of the Parliament of Scotland (1661 c.21).
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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 Unitarian Relief Act.
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