...contributions to the p*articular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern." They therefore enacted, that " no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever." In this way, therefore, did they exclude legislators from helping religion. But the legislator may...

...the religious liberty provisions of the state's constitution. The West Virginia Constitution provides that "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place of ministry whatsoever; nor shall any man be forced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body...

...contributions ... for the propagation of opinions he disbelieves is sinful and tyrannical" and, in a footnote, "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship...." Thus, Madison and sometimes Jefferson as well have been adduced mostly in support of a more thoroughgoing...

...Jefferson described his own understanding of the nature of religion, the Virginia statute provides "that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their...

...dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on acII count of his religious opinions or...

...dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support...whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief;...

...that no man [woman] shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship . . . but that all shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion." It was the first such statute of its type in the country. The considerable political infighting, required...

...he recommended that the state governments prosecute libelous speech. Furthermore, the bill resolved that "no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry," or in any way "suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief."21 When Jefferson was elected...

...not only had the revolution been fought and won— the fact is that these words speak for themselves: "No man shall be compelled to frequent or support...religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever." In that he has captured the actual sentiments of the founders so well, permit me to share this comment...

...protect the same rights that Virginia's bill sought to protect, 96 Justice Black quotes Jefferson, "No man shall be compelled to frequent or support...religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever." 97 Based on this history, Justice Black penned some of the most oft-quoted language concerning the...