Enforced uniformity confounds civil and religious liberty and denies the principles of Christianity and civility. No man shall be required to worship or maintain a worship against his will.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Enforced worship destroys liberty and contradicts Christian and civil principles.
- In plain terms
- Forcing worship hurts freedom and goes against Christianity.
- What can you take from it?
- No one should be forced to worship.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What should laws say about worship?
- Why do you worship?
Another view
Some argue society needs shared values enforced by law.
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