That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according... Documents Illustrative of American History, 1606-1863 - Stran 217uredili: - 1900 - 4 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| A. L. David - 2003 - 158 strani
...make them secondclass citizens ... for my Temple shall be called 'A House of Prayer for All People'. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence . . . - Patrick Henry God changes not what is a people, until they change what is in themselves. -... | |
| William Lee Miller - 2003 - 300 strani
...remonstrate against the said Bill, i. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth,"that religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and...reason and conviction, not by force or violence." The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is... | |
| Edwin S. Gaustad, Mark A. Noll - 2003 - 652 strani
...late established Church of England, to the Sole, and only use of the Protestant Episcopal Church. If Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...directed, only by reason and conviction; not by force and violence (so fully expressed in the XVI Art: of the bill of Rights, and the late Act for establishing... | |
| James A. Curry, Richard B. Riley, Richard M. Battistoni - 2003 - 660 strani
...and free exercise of religion." The Virginia Declaration of Rights adopted that same year held that "all men are equally entitled to the free exercise...religion according to the dictates of conscience; and . . . it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forebearance, love and charity toward the... | |
| William J. Federer - 2003 - 420 strani
...helped write the Virginia Bill of Rights, which stated: "That Religion, or the Duty which we owe our Creator, and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by Reason and Convictions, not by Force or Violence; and therefore all Men are equally entitled to the free exercise... | |
| Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred Dycus Miller, Jeffrey Paul - 2004 - 468 strani
...acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety." Article 16 reads: "That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience." 12 Equal natural rights also imply equal natural duties. Your right... | |
| Phillip E. Hammond, David W. Machacek, Eric Michael Mazur - 2004 - 204 strani
...We remonstrate against the said Bill, 1. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator...reason and conviction, not by force or violence." [Virginia Declaration of Rights, art. 16] The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction... | |
| F. Forrester Church - 2004 - 182 strani
...We remonstrate against the said bill: i. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator...reason and conviction, not by force or violence." The religion, then, of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it... | |
| Daniel L. Dreisbach, Mark David Hall, Jeffry H. Morrison - 2004 - 340 strani
...We remonstrate against the said Bill, 1. Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator...reason and conviction, not by force or violence." The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is... | |
| William F. Jr Cox - 2004 - 558 strani
...builds off on the Virginia Bill of Rights for his foundational position. Specifically, he declared that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator...and the manner of discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence. The Religion then of every man must be left to... | |
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