To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia ; A Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments ... James Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments was, and remains, a powerful argument against state supported religion. It was written in 1785, just a few months...
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To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia A Memorial and Remonstrance ... We the Subscribers say, that the General Assembly of this Commonwealth have no such authority: And that no effort may be omitted on our part against so dangerous an usurpation, we oppose to it, this remonstrance;
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Memorial and Remonstrance; Against Religious Assessments; [1785] ... To the Honorable the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia A Memorial and Remonstrance ... We remonstrate against the said Bill,
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5. Because the Bill implies either that the Civil Magistrate is a competent Judge of Religious Truth; or that he may employ Religion as an engine of Civil policy. ... Home > Document Library > Founding Era > James Madison > Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments ... A Memorial and Remonstrance...
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Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments [1785] ... "Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance was written in opposition to a bill, introduced into the General Assembly of Virginia, to levy a general assessment for the support of teachers of religions. The assessment bill was tabled, and in its place the...
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Full text of the Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, by James Madison (1785). ... A number of delegates thought it advisable that a remonstrance (or argument) against the bill should be prepared for general circulation and James Madison was asked to draft it.
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( James Madison, "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments," June 20, 1785; from Jack N. Rakove, ed., James Madison: Writings, New York: Library of America, pp. 29-36. )
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We remonstrate against the said Bill, ... 5. Because the bill implies either that the Civil Magistrate is a competent judge of religious truth, or that he may employ religion as an engine of civil policy. The first is an arrogant pretension falsified by the contradictory opinions of rulers in all ages and throughout the world;
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