The statute disestablished the Church of England in Virginia and guaranteed freedom of religion to people of all religious faiths. Background · Text of statute |
No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened. |
No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or ... |
Dissenters started protesting to abolish those laws. An important change came in 1786 when Virginia passed the Statute for Religious Freedom. |
The act is one of the most important laws adopted by the assembly. It opens with an eloquent vindication of religious and intellectual freedom. |
Jefferson championed religious freedom, wrote Virginia's Statute for Religious Freedom, and described the "wall of separation" between Church and State. |
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