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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom was drafted in 1777 by Thomas Jefferson in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and introduced into the Virginia General Assembly in Richmond in 1779. [1] On January 16, 1786, the Assembly enacted the statute into the state's law.
Perry, Barbara A. "Jefferson's legacy to the Supreme Court: Freedom of religion." Journal of Supreme Court History 31.2 (2006): 181–198. Ragosta, John A. "The Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom." in y Francis D. Cogliano, ed., A Companion to Thomas Jefferson (2011): 75–90. Sanford, Charles B.
Frank Lambert wrote "Religious freedom resulted from an alliance of unlikely partners. New Light evangelicals such as Isaac Bachus and John Leland joined forces with Deists and skeptics such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson to fight for a complete separation of church and state." [68] [69]
[2] Freedom of religion is linked to the countervailing principle of separation of church and state, a concept advocated by Colonial founders such as Dr. John Clarke, Roger Williams, William Penn, and later Founding Fathers such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson.
Freedom of religion or religious liberty, also known as freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), ... written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson, proclaimed: ...
Religious freedom was guaranteed only in 1966, nine years before the end of the regime. Since 1978, according to the Spanish Constitution (section 16.3) "No religion shall have a state character. The public authorities shall take into account the religious beliefs of Spanish society and shall consequently maintain appropriate cooperation ...
When he attended the College of William and Mary, Jefferson studied literature, philosophy, law and science. He read and spoke several foreign languages, including French, Latin, Italian and Spanish.
Thomas Jefferson's tombstone. The inscription, as he stipulated, reads "Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and father of the University of Virginia."