Virginia Statue For Religious Freedom Document Analysis

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union…” This empowering quote derived from the preamble of United States Constitution ratified in1788 displayed the message of the beginning of a powerful country that will prosper, protect the rights of citizens against tyranny, free speech and a free press, and the establishment of the separation of church and the government. However before this significant document was produced, other things came before that led up to this form of fundamental principles like the Revolution that broke the Thirteen Colonies away from Great Britain and formed and independent nation, the Great Compromise that defined the how each state would be represented, the Articles of Confederation which

In the time of 1786, there were many state constitutions that were creating new government with limited powers that had rules to protect the rights of citizen, some banning slavery, and some protecting the rights of criminals. However in this time, citizens had limited religious liberty and had to pay taxes for churches they don't even support until the The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom, “….declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for church with tax money”(page 115). This change meant that the government had no say and could not force you to attend a specific place of worship. These classic liberal principles were important because it was ensuring the separation between God and the state, like how integrated into the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution it says that , “ Congress shall make no law respecting San establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”. Furthermore this was very vital and beneficial since several colonists had just escaped England from religious persecution and it set the precedent for the US Constitution’s guarantee of religious liberty for everyone in the years to