...worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this state, and no persoc shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinion on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so...

...court of justice under any circumstances. Jackson v Gridley, 18 Johns. (NY) 98. as amended in 1846, "no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness...account of his opinions on matters of religious belief." In Commonwealth v Buzzell, 16 Pick. (Mass.) 153, the court held that the religious faith of a witness...

...profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed in this State; an no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of his religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to...

...to take a new constitution to their constituents when Moses Taggart of Genesee County suggested that "no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions in matters of religious belief." Whig George Simmons "considered this to be a most dangerous proposition."...

...enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination or preference." In addition, "no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness...account of his opinions on matters of religious belief." These rights are not absolute, however: "the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed...

...conscience. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall forever be allowed in this State,...a witness on account of his opinions on matters of his religious belief, but the liberty of consciene [conscience] hereby secured, shall not be so construed,...