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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (view source)
Revision as of 15:21, October 19, 2020
, 15:21, October 19, 2020Added a background section
Jefferson, who authored the phrase, "wall of separation", and Madison, who penned the 1st amendment, thus have both their views represented in this legislation so crucial to today's debate over [[Separation of church and state]].
Jefferson, who authored the phrase, "wall of separation", and Madison, who penned the 1st amendment, thus have both their views represented in this legislation so crucial to today's debate over [[Separation of church and state]].
==Background==
Written in 1777 and first introduced in 1779, Jefferson's statute was repeatedly allowed to be overlooked in the Virginia Assembly.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Serpentine_Wall/apsuDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA26 The Serpentine Wall]</ref> However, the issue of religious funding became an issue in 1784, when [[Patrick Henry]] introduced legislation titled "A Bill Establishing a Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion".<ref>[https://classroom.monticello.org/media-item/a-bill-establishing-a-provision-for-teachers-of-the-christian-religion/ A Bill Establishing a Provision for Teachers of the Christian Religion]</ref> [[James Madison]] and others led opposition for this bill<ref>[https://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/primary-source-documents/memorial-and-remonstrance/ Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments]</ref> and culminated in Madison's authorship of the ''Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments''. As noted by the [[Library of Congress]], "Madison revived it[Jefferson's statute] as an alternative to Henry's general assessment bill and guided it to passage in the Virginia Assembly in January 1786."<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/rel05.html Religion and the State Governments]</ref>
== Text of legislation ==
== Text of legislation ==