Question

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 Select one: a. was written by James Madison. b. called for a complete separation of church and state. c. gave all religious denominations special privileges within the state. d. only applied to Christian denominations. e. All these answers are correct.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option b

Explanation:

In January 16 1786, Thomas Jefferson wrote and passed a written by him on the freedom if conscience and separation of church from the state. This was to create an avenue if freedom for the religious activities to take place with the right of freedom, the church should be able to make decisions and free from state laws that seemed to hold there freedom. written in January and passed by Virginia state assembly as first amendment for religious freedom in the state of Virginia.

Answer 2

Answer:

b. called for a complete separation of church and state

Explanation:

The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786 was written by Thomas Jefferson and was passed into law by the Virginia General Assembly on the 16th of, 1786. The enactment dissembled the Church of England in Virginia and gave liberty to other religions. The Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty gave people of all religions including christianity, islam, judaism and Hinduism the freedom to practice there religion as well offering a complete separation of the church and the state.

Thomas Jefferson believed religion was personal hence the Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty of 1786.