...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...

...became section 16 of the Virginia bill of rights. That religion, or the duty we owe to our ( 'reator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by lorce or violence; and therefore, ;ill men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according...

...it for a fundamental and undeniable truth that religion or the duty which we owe to the Creator and manner of discharging it can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force and violence. The rule of law is very simple. We go by written definition. Recently, I believe last...

...Christians." 54 Somehow he turned a blind eye to the last section of the Virginia Declaration, which states: That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other. Moreover, Butler fails to mention the fact that the chief support for these provisions...

...General Assembly" (pp. 386-387). SECTION 16. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION; NO ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION That religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other. No man shall be compelled to...

...remonstrate against the said bill, — 1st. 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...

...employees is to violate the freedom of the organization to exercise its religion. James Madison said 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...

...coercive force in the assimilation of religion. It is, said Madison, a fundamental and undeniable truth That religion or the duty which we owe to our creator...by 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...

...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...

...the Virginia Declaration of Rights, Madison argued that it is a "fundamental and undeniable truth" that "[r]eligion or the duty which we owe to our Creator...reason and conviction, not by force or violence." Madison continued: The Religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of...