Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry & Religious Freedom with John Ragosta
Revolution 250 Podcast
English - August 24, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsHistory american revolution boston massachusetts new england Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, passed by the Virginia legislature in 1786 is both a statement on religious conscience and the concept of the separation of church and state. A conversation with John Ragosta, author of Wellspring of Liberty , historian at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, which maintains a great database of Jefferson materials, on the topic of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and on why Jefferson and Patrick Henry were political foes.