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The Duty We Owe Our Creator; Reformed Theology Deism And Disestablishment In Virginia, John Parker
The Duty We Owe Our Creator; Reformed Theology Deism And Disestablishment In Virginia, John Parker
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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution contains within it two distinct clauses, the first guarantees the free exercise of religion clause, the second prevents the establishment of a national church. Stating that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof’, this clause ensured that these United States would never have an official state church and that citizens could not be penalized for practicing their own faith. This was a major innovation. There did exist some provision for certain sects within the legal frame work, such as exemptions from the swearing …