...right with any rulers be they civil or ecclesiastical.8 Every person must be "left alone" to worship God "in the manner and season most agreeable to the Dictates of his own conscience," John Adams (1735-1826) echoed. For the rights of conscience are "indisputable, unalienable, indefeasible,...

...worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe." Thereupon it is declared, And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshiping GOD in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for...

...specifically listed in the state constitution, the final 1780 version granted all subjects liberty for "worshipping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his conscience" provided that "he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious...

...in such manner as he thinks most acceptable to Him. "Constitution, 1864, Article 36 MASSACHUSETTS - "No subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained,...liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the manner and seasons, most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience." - Constitution, 1 180, Part I, Article...

...church, used the nondis crimination language. The Massachusetts constitution of 1780 stated: ". . . no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshiping God in the manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience, or for...