A MAGAZINE 0 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CO-W-W-W-EK-40-K1-M-CE÷- DECLARATION of PRINCIPLES of the Filter/Tat/Owl Religious Clive* Assoc/At/Oft
D E II I \ I, I (1 t: F r s 0 1, y if A MAGAZINE 0 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CO-W-W-W-EK-40-K1-M-CE÷- DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES of the filter/tat/owl Religious _Clive* Assoc/at/oft We believe in religious liberty, and hold that this God-given right is exercised, at its best when there is separation between church and state. We believe in civil government as divinely ordained to protect men in the enjoyment of their natural rights, and to rule in civil things; and that in this realm it is entitled to the respectful and willing obedience of all. We believe in the individual's natural and inalienable right of free- dom of conscience: to worship or not to worship; to profess, to practice, and to promulgate his religious beliefs, or to change them according to his conscience or opinions, holding that these are the essence of religious liberty; but that in the exercise of this right he should respect the equivalent right of others. We believe that all legislation and other governmental acts which unite church and state are subversive of human rights, potentially perse- cuting in character, and opposed to the best interests of church and state; and therefore, that it is not within the province of human government to enact such legislation or perform such acts. We believe it is our duty to use every lawful and honorable means to prevent the enactment of legislation which tends to unite church and state, and to oppose every movement toward such union, that all may enjoy the inestimable blessings of religious liberty.