"… all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other."
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
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Article XXXIX. …no minister of the gospel, or priest of any denomination whatsoever, shall, at any time hereafter, under and preference or description whatever be eligible to, or capable of holding, any civil or military office or place within this state."
New York Constitution, 1777
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Article III. And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law; …
Chapter VI. Article I. Any person chosen governor, lieutenant-governor, councillor, senator, or representative, and accepting the trust, shall, before he proceed to execute the duties of his place or office, make and subscribe the following declaration, viz:
'I _______, do declare that I believe the Christian religion...'"
Massachusetts Constitution, 1780
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"Article XXXIII. … all persons, professing the Christian religion, are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty;
Article XXXV. That no other test or qualification ought to be required, on admission to any office of trust or profit, than such oath of support and fidelity to this State, … and a declaration of a belief in the Christian religion."
Maryland State Constitution, 1776
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That all Persons professing the Christian Religion ought forever to enjoy equal Rights and Privileges in this State..."
Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules, 1776
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Article I. Section 4. No preference shall be given by law to any Christian sect or mode of worship
Article VII. Section 1 …And each and every society or denomination of Christians in this State shall have and enjoy the same and equal powers, rights, and privileges….
Connecticut Constitution, 1818
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Senate. Provided, nevertheless, That no person shall be capable of being elected a senator who is not of the Protestant religion...
House of Representatives. Every member of the house of representatives... shall be of the Protestant religion...
President. [H]e shall be of the Protestant religion."
New Hampshire Constitution, 1784
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Article I, Section 3. "Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; …every person shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of such person's conscience, ….”
Rhode Island Constitution, 1842
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"Article VI. [R]epresentatives... shall be of the Protestant religion...
Georgia Constitution, 1777
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Article XXXI. That no clergyman, or preacher of the gospel, of any denomination, shall be capable of being a member of either the Senate, House of Commons, or Council of State, while he continues in the exercise of pastoral function.
Article XXXII. That no person, who shall deny the being of God or the truth of the Protestant religion, or the divine authority of the Old or New Testaments, …shall be capable of holding any office or place of trust or profit in the civil department within this State
North Carolina Constitution, 1776
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Article XXXVIII. That all persons and religious societies who acknowledge that there is one God, and a future state of rewards and punishments, and that God is publicly to be worshipped, shall be freely tolerated. The Christian Protestant religion shall be deemed, and is hereby constituted and declared to be, the established religion of this State….
South Carolina Constitution, 1778
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Section 10... each [representative] before they proceed to business [shall] take... the following oath or affirmation:
'I do believe in one God… And I do acknowledge the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by Divine inspiration.'…
Pennsylvania Constitution, 1776
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XIX. That there shall be no establishment of any one religious sect in this Province, in preference to another; and … but that all persons, professing a belief in the faith of any Protestant sect, … shall be capable of being elected into any office of profit or trust, or being a member of either branch of the Legislature, …."
New Jersey Constitution, 1776
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The United States Constitution written in 1787 provided in Article VI that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States"
Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
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Article XXXIX. …no minister of the gospel, or priest of any denomination whatsoever, shall, at any time hereafter, under and preference or description whatever be eligible to, or capable of holding, any civil or military office or place within this state."
New York Constitution, 1777
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Article III. And every denomination of Christians, demeaning themselves peaceably and as good subjects of the commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law; …
Chapter VI. Article I. Any person chosen governor, lieutenant-governor, councillor, senator, or representative, and accepting the trust, shall, before he proceed to execute the duties of his place or office, make and subscribe the following declaration, viz:
'I _______, do declare that I believe the Christian religion...'"
Massachusetts Constitution, 1780
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"Article XXXIII. … all persons, professing the Christian religion, are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty;
Article XXXV. That no other test or qualification ought to be required, on admission to any office of trust or profit, than such oath of support and fidelity to this State, … and a declaration of a belief in the Christian religion."
Maryland State Constitution, 1776
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That all Persons professing the Christian Religion ought forever to enjoy equal Rights and Privileges in this State..."
Delaware Declaration of Rights and Fundamental Rules, 1776
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Article I. Section 4. No preference shall be given by law to any Christian sect or mode of worship
Article VII. Section 1 …And each and every society or denomination of Christians in this State shall have and enjoy the same and equal powers, rights, and privileges….
Connecticut Constitution, 1818
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Senate. Provided, nevertheless, That no person shall be capable of being elected a senator who is not of the Protestant religion...
House of Representatives. Every member of the house of representatives... shall be of the Protestant religion...
President. [H]e shall be of the Protestant religion."
New Hampshire Constitution, 1784
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Article I, Section 3. "Whereas Almighty God hath created the mind free; …every person shall be free to worship God according to the dictates of such person's conscience, ….”
Rhode Island Constitution, 1842
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"Article VI. [R]epresentatives... shall be of the Protestant religion...
Georgia Constitution, 1777
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Article XXXI. That no clergyman, or preacher of the gospel, of any denomination, shall be capable of being a member of either the Senate, House of Commons, or Council of State, while he continues in the exercise of pastoral function.
Article XXXII. That no person, who shall deny the being of God or the truth of the Protestant religion, or the divine authority of the Old or New Testaments, …shall be capable of holding any office or place of trust or profit in the civil department within this State
North Carolina Constitution, 1776
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Article XXXVIII. That all persons and religious societies who acknowledge that there is one God, and a future state of rewards and punishments, and that God is publicly to be worshipped, shall be freely tolerated. The Christian Protestant religion shall be deemed, and is hereby constituted and declared to be, the established religion of this State….
South Carolina Constitution, 1778
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Section 10... each [representative] before they proceed to business [shall] take... the following oath or affirmation:
'I do believe in one God… And I do acknowledge the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by Divine inspiration.'…
Pennsylvania Constitution, 1776
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XIX. That there shall be no establishment of any one religious sect in this Province, in preference to another; and … but that all persons, professing a belief in the faith of any Protestant sect, … shall be capable of being elected into any office of profit or trust, or being a member of either branch of the Legislature, …."
New Jersey Constitution, 1776
http://undergod.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=69
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The United States Constitution written in 1787 provided in Article VI that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States"