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Ohio Constitution, 1803, Article VIII, Section 3

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Title

Ohio Constitution, 1803, Article VIII, Section 3

Subject

Ohio--Politics and government--1787-1865; Constitutions--United States--States; Church and state; Ohio--History--1787-1865

Description

Excerpt from the Ohio Constitution, Article VIII, Section 3, providing for religious freedom in Ohio, but insinuating that all Ohioans should have religion and should worship the “Almighty God.”

Source

Courtesy of the National Archives

Publisher

Unpublished

Date

1803-02-19

Format

JPEG

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

OhioConstitution1803_001

Coverage

Ohio

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Text

Sec 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; that no man shall be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry, against his consent, and that no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious society or mode of worship, and no religious test shall be required as a qualification to any office of trust or profit. But religion, morality and knowledge being essentially necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of instructions shall forever be encouraged by legislative provision not inconsistent with the rights of conscience.

Original Format

document

Citation

“Ohio Constitution, 1803, Article VIII, Section 3,” Wooster Digital History Project, accessed December 22, 2024, http://woosterdigitalhistory.collegeofwooster.net/items/show/658.