Monday, January 16, 2012

Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom

“[T]hat no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief: but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.”

— Thomas Jefferson, The Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, enacted on January 16, 1786

Courtesy of Freedom from Religion Foundation, http://www.ffrf.org/

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