Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Rulers who wished to subvert the public liberty, may have found an established Clergy convenient auxiliaries. A just Government instituted to secure… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The civil Government, though bereft of every thing like an associated hierarchy, possesses the requisite stability, and performs its functions with complete… — James Madison Copy Share Image
The legislative powers of government reach actions only and not opinions. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Europe as a whole is increasingly jesttisoning the old path of the Christian fathers. — David Wilkerson Copy Share Image
The only foundation for . . . a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue,… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God. — George Washington Copy Share Image
That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to… — George Washington Copy Share Image
Systems of religious error have been adopted in times of ignorance. It has been the interest of tyrannical kings, popes, and prelates… — Oliver Ellsworth Copy Share Image
It is too late in the day for men of sincerity to pretend they believe in the Platonic mysticisms that three are… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Because we hold it for 'a fundamental and undeniable truth', that religion or 'the duty which we owe to our Creator' and… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Let us by wise and constitutional measures promote intelligence among the people as the best means of preserving our liberties. — James Monroe Copy Share Image
It is contrary to the principles of reason and justice that any should be compelled to contribute to the maintenance of a… — George Mason Copy Share Image
The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation is ever dangerous. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state'... is absolutely essential in a free society. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society. — George Washington Copy Share Image
It gives me great peace to know that no matter how good or how bad I do, the Lord loves me. That's… — Andy Pettitte Copy Share Image
Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the… — N. T. Wright Copy Share Image
God has appointed two kinds of government in the world, which are distinct in their nature, and ought never to be confounded… — Isaac Backus Copy Share Image
Let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. — George Washington Copy Share Image
