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From: "John Cuccia"
I think that Section 2 serves to limit religious beliefs. What about
"Almight Gods"? Or almight gods? Or Goddesses? What about
religions that don't recognize any deity(ies)?
"Bill Lucy" wrote in message
news:MPG.138f5a9ad9f966a59898f2{at}news.barkto.com...
> In article , si{at}wvi.com says...
> > In the cases I've heard recently, it's actually been the cities that are
doing the harassing, trying to limit the size of services to ridiculously
low numbers (70 people in a church built for 700 person services, etc...)
> >
> > AFIAK, the Oregon Constitution has Religious Freedom written into it.
>
>
> From the Constitution of the State of Oregon:
>
> Article I.
> Bill of Rights
>
> Section 2. Freedom of worship. All men shall be secure in the Natural
right, to
> worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences.-
>
> Section 3. Freedom of religious opinion. No law shall in any case whatever
> control the free exercise, and enjoyment of religeous (sic) opinions, or
> interfere with the rights of conscience.-
>
> Section 4. No religious qualification for office. No religious test shall
be
> required as a qualification for any office of trust or profit.-
>
> Section 5. No money to be appropriated for religion. No money shall be
drawn
> from the Treasury for the benefit of any religeous (sic), or theological
> institution, nor shall any money be appropriated for the payment of any
> religeous (sic) services in either house of the Legislative Assembly.-
>
> Section 6. No religious test for witnesses or jurors. No person shall be
> rendered incompetent as a witness, or juror in consequence of his opinions
on
> matters of religeon (sic); nor be questioned in any Court of Justice
touching
> his religeous (sic) belief to affect the weight of his testimony.-
>
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