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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2000-THE WHITE HOUSE: Religious Freedom Day, 2000 (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION

On January 16, 1786, the Virginia legislature enacted a law whose impact is still felt around the world today. Authored by Thomas Jefferson and introduced by James Madison, this act affirmed religious freedom as one of the "natural rights of mankind" and pledged that none would "suffer on account of his religious opinions or beliefs." Recognizing the fundamental importance of this right to human dignity, our founders modeled the First Amendment to our ...

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