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The Ohio Constitution, Jefferson's Danbury Letter And Religion And Education, David W. Scott Dr.
The Ohio Constitution, Jefferson's Danbury Letter And Religion And Education, David W. Scott Dr.
David W Scott Dr.
Summary of article entitled “The Ohio Constitution of 1803, Jefferson’s Danbury Letter and Religion in Education” Never done before, this article brings together existing scholarship on the Ohio constitution of 1803, President Jefferson’s 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, and the education provision of the Northwest Ordinance. In so doing, it provides support for the conclusion that the section on religion of the Ohio constitution of 1803 represented a consensus in the early days of the Republic in regard to church and state. This Constitution was developed and supported by Jeffersonians at both the state and national level. It includes …