Episode 19: Religious Freedom | Thomas Jefferson & the “Wall of Separation”
In this episode of Creating America, host Will Sarris explores the origins of religious freedom in the United States through the First Amendment, Thomas Jefferson’s famous 1802 letter to the Danbury Baptists, and Jefferson’s writings on religion in Notes on the State of Virginia.
You’ll hear:
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The 1801 letter from the Danbury Baptist Association
Thomas Jefferson’s 1802 reply introducing the phrase “wall of separation between Church and State”
Jefferson’s writings on religious liberty from Notes on the State of Virginia
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