Governor Patrick Henry, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, signs the Statute for Religious Freedom, disestablishing the Anglican (Episcopal) Church as the state religion, denying the AC a 10% tithe collected through taxation, and guaranteeing religious freedom to all Christians, Jews, Moslems and Hindus.
[restored 9/11/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Virginia Declaration of Rights, Article XVI
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/virginia.asp
References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 38.
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Statute_for_Religious_Freedom
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