Religious Freedom Day
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Holiday or Observance
Religious Freedom Day
“National Religious Freedom Day began with a presidential proclamation in 1993. It is celebrated annually on January 16. The day observes the adoption of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom by the Virginia General Assembly on January 16, 1786.This statute provided the basis for the freedom of religion established in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The day recognizes the importance of religious freedom and respect for a diversity of beliefs as central to the character of the people of the United States.”
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