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Legacies of Religious Freedom, Revisited


  • Monticello Charlottesville, VA USA (map)

In authoring the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1779, Thomas Jefferson created the legal precedent for a fundamental American principle, enshrined in the First Amendment: freedom of religion. Yet the implications of religious freedom have created complexities and ambiguities that continue to impact American society. Join us for a live Q&A with Charlottesville Clergy Collective secretary and Baptist minister, Dr. Michael Cheuk, and Associate Executive Director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, attorney Holly Hollman. This panel will discuss the ideal of religious freedom and how it intersects with social movements and legal doctrine today HERE.