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File #: 23-027    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 12/28/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/10/2023 Final action: 1/10/2023
Title: A Resolution recognizing January 16, 2023 as Religious Freedom Day Presenter: Wayne Williams, Councilmember At Large
Attachments: 1. Religious Freedom Day, 2. Signed Resolution No. 02-23.pdf

 

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A Resolution recognizing January 16, 2023 as Religious Freedom Day

 

  Presenter: 

Wayne Williams, Councilmember At Large

 

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  Summary:

On January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly adopted Thomas Jefferson’s landmark Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom.  This statue later became the catalyst for the establishment clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.

 

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Recommended Action

  Proposed Motion:

Approve a Resolution recognizing January 16, 2023 as Religious Freedom Day

 

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