The Lacuna Project

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Agency

Virginia General Assembly

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • REL-2.8: In November 1784 the Virginia House of Delegates agreed, 47 to 32, that the people ought to pay a moderate annual tax for the support of the Christian religion or of some Christian church, and in January 1786 the General Assembly enacted that no man "shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever."

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 522 11 November 1784. Virginia House of Delegates: Journal of the House of Delegates, 11 November 1784 (resolution on a tax for the Christian religion)
  • Exhibit 523 20 June 1785. James Madison (petition to the Virginia General Assembly): James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments
  • Exhibit 524 16 January 1786 (signed 19 January). Virginia General Assembly: An Act for establishing religious Freedom (Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom)