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The Constitution of Virginia; June 29, 1776 (1) Bill of Rights; June 12,
1776:
https://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/states/va05.htm
SEC. 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the
manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not
by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free
exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience....
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