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" ... 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... "
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents
by United States. President - 1922 - 7116 pages
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The Dorr War: Or, The Constitutional Struggle in Rhode Island

Arthur May Mowry - Constitutional history - 1901 - 514 pages
...according to the dictates of his own conscience, and to profess and by argument to maintain his opinion in matters of religion ; and that the same shall in nowise diminish, enlarge, or affect his civil capacity. SEC. 4. Slavery shall not be permitted in this state. SEC. 5. Every person within...
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Essays, Historical, and Literary, Volume 1

John Fiske - Evolution - 1902 - 446 pages
...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...in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." In thus abolishing religious tests, Virginia...
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Essays, Historical, and Literary, Volume 1

John Fiske - Evolution - 1902 - 452 pages
...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...in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." In thus abolishing religious tests, Virginia...
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Essays, Historical, and Literary, Volume 1

John Fiske - Evolution - 1902 - 444 pages
...shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise surfer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but...in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." In thus abolishing religious tests, Virginia...
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The Revolutions of 1688 and 1776

Frederic May Holland - Great Britain - 1902 - 24 pages
...which was written by Jefferson, and provided that "all men shall be free to profess and ty argument to maintain their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities". Thus Virginia was first to declare that...
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The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2

Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1903 - 544 pages
...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...diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. And though we well know this Assembly, elected by the people for the ordinary purposes of legislation...
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Historical Records and Studies, Volume 3

United States Catholic Historical Society - 1903 - 606 pages
...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." Although Virginia was the only Protestant...
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Ecclesiology: A Study of the Churches

Edwin Charles Dargan - Church - 1905 - 706 pages
...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...diminish, enlarge or affect their civil capacities."* These sentiments were afterwards embodied in the first amendment to the Federal Constitution, which...
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Religion, Public Life, and the American Polity

Luis E. Lugo - Religion - 1995 - 290 pages
...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.1 The religious freedom bill is a passionate...
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The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History

Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, Jehuda Reinharz - History - 1995 - 772 pages
...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. And though we well know that this Assembly...
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