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    Jefferson's Letter to the davenport Baptists was written in June 1998. He wrote: "concerning with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people" "be assured that your religious rights shall never be infringed by any act of mine and that"?

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    Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists (June 1998) Library of Congress Information Bulletin

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    TomessersNehemiahDodge,EphraimRobbins,&StephenS.Nelson,acommitteeoftheDanbury BaptistassociationinthestateofConnecticut. Gentlemen Theaffectionatesentimentsofesteem&approbationwhichyouaresogoodastoexpresstowardsme, onbehalfoftheDanburyBaptistassociation,givemethehighestsatisfaction.mydutiesdictatea faithful&zealouspursuitoftheinterestsofmyconstituents,and,inproportionastheyarepersuaded ofmyfidelitytothoseduties,thedischargeofthembecomesmore&morepleasing. Believingwithyouthatreligionisamatterwhichliessolelybetweenman&hisgod,thatheowes accounttononeotherforhisfaithorhisworship,thatthelegitimatepowersofgovernmentreach actionsonlyandnotopinions,IcontemplatewithsovereignreverencethatactofthewholeAmerican peoplewhichdeclaredthattheirlegislatureshould"makenolawrespectinganestablishmentof religion,orprohibitingthefreeexercisethereof"thusbuildingawallofeternalseparationbetween Church&State.Congressthusinhibitedfromactsrespectingreligion,andtheExecutiveauthorisedonly toexecutetheiracts,Ihaverefrainedfromprescribingeventhoseoccasionalperformancesof devotion,practicedindeedbytheExecutiveofanothernationasthelegalheadofitschurch,but subjecthere,asreligiousexercisesonlytothevoluntaryregulationsanddisciplineofeachrespective sect, [Jeffersonfirstwrote:"confiningmyselfthereforetothedutiesofmystation,whicharemerely temporal,beassuredthatyourreligiousrightsshallneverbeinfringedbyanyactofmineandthat." Theselineshecrossedoutandthenwrote:"concurringwith"havingcrossedoutthesetwowords,he wrote:"Adheringtothisgreatactofnationallegislationinbehalfoftherightsofconscience"nexthe crossedoutthesewordsandwrote:"Adheringtothisexpressionofthesupremewillofthenationin behalfoftherightsofconscienceIshallseewithfriendlydispositionstheprogressofthosesentiments whichtendtorestoretomanallhisnaturalrights,convincedthathehasnonaturalrightsinopposition tohissocialduties."] Ireciprocateyourkindprayersfortheprotection&blessingofthecommonfatherandcreatorofman, andtenderyouforyourselves&theDanburyBaptist[yourreligious]associationassurancesofmyhigh respect&esteem. ThJefferson Jan.1.1802. BacktoJune1998Vol57,No.6

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