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The Williamsburg Charter Summary of Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2015

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Extract

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. …

— U.S. Constitution, First Amendment

The Religious Liberty clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution are a momentous decision, the most important political decision for religious liberty and public justice in history. Two hundred years after their enactment they stand out boldly in a century made dark by state repression and sectarian conflict. Yet the ignorance and contention now surrounding the clauses are a reminder that their advocacy and defense is a task for each succeeding generation.

Type
III. The First Liberty Forums
Information
Journal of Law and Religion , Volume 8 , Issue 1-2 , 1990 , pp. 213 - 214
Copyright
Copyright © Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University 1990

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