Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry & Religious Freedom with John Ragosta

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, passed by the Virginia legislature in 1786 is both a statement on religious conscience and the concept of the separation of church and state.  A conversation with John Ragosta, author of  Wellspring of Liberty ,   historian at the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, which maintains a great database of Jefferson materials,  on the topic of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, and on why Jefferson and Patrick Henry were political foes.

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