All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent;... The United States Democratic Review - Page 4341848Full view - About this book
| Constitutions - 1804 - 372 pages
...human authority can in any case whatever controul or interfere with the rights of Conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship. IV. That no religious test shall ever be required es a qualification to any office or public trust... | |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Horace Binney - Law reports, digests, etc - 1813 - 678 pages
...granted by statutes. It is true that by art. 9. sec. 3., of our constitution, it is declared, " that no preference " shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments " or modes of worship." All religious societies are placed on the same broad equal ground, and the only test of office is the... | |
| Illinois - Constitutional law - 1818 - 32 pages
...human authority can many case whatever controul or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship. Sect. 4. That no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust... | |
| David Bailie Warden - History - 1819 - 658 pages
...natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; that no man shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain... | |
| Charles Britten Johnson - Pennsylvania - 1819 - 190 pages
...authority can, in any case whatever, controul or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship. SECT. IV. That no person, who acknowledges the being of a God and a future state of rewards and punishments,... | |
| Daniel Blowe - Canada - 1820 - 788 pages
...anthority cao, in any case whatever, controul or interfere with the rights of conscience, and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship ; that elections shall be free and equal ; that trial by jury shall be inviolate ; that no law shall... | |
| John Talbot - Canada - 1820 - 476 pages
...natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; that no man shall be Compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any... | |
| Ohio - Session laws - 1821 - 636 pages
...natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can in any case whatever, 'control or interfere with the rights of conscience; that no run n shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any... | |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Sergeant, William Rawle - Law reports, digests, etc - 1821 - 648 pages
...can of " right be compelled to attend, erect, 'or support any place of " worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent. «' No human authority can, in any case whatever, controul or " interfere with the rights of conscience. And no preference " shall ever be given, by... | |
| Charles Jared Ingersoll - United States - 1823 - 88 pages
...absolute independence and equality of all religious denominations. American segregation, means, that no human authority can in any case whatever control or interfere with the rights of conscience. Adequate trial of these great problems, not less momentous than that of political self-goverenment,... | |
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