Article I, section
3
That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to
worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own conscience; that no
man can of right be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship,
or to maintain any minister against his consent; that no human authority can, in
any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience; and that
no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or
mode of worship.
Article I, section
4
That no political or religious test, other than an oath to
support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, shall ever be
required as a qualification to any office or public trust under this state.
Article VIII, section
3
The Legislature shall pass laws exempting citizens
belonging to any sect or denomination of religion, the tenets of which are known
to be opposed to the bearing of arms, from attending private and general
musters.
Article IX, section
1
Whereas ministers of the Gospel are by their profession,
dedicated to God and the care of souls, and ought not to be diverted from the
great duties of their functions; therefore, no minister of the Gospel, or priest
of any denomination whatever, shall be eligible to a seat in either House of the
Legislature.
Article IX, section
2
No person who denies the being of God, or a future state of
rewards and punishments, shall hold any office in the civil department of this
state.
Article XI, section
15
No person shall in time of peace be required to perform any
service to the public on any day set apart by his religion as a day of
rest.
Article II, section
28
In accordance with the following provisions, all property
real, personal or mixed shall be subject to taxation, but the Legislature may
except such as may be held by the state, by counties, cities or towns, and used
exclusively for public or corporation purposes, and such as may be held and used
for purposes purely religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational,
and shall except the direct product of the soil in the hands of the producer,
and his immediate vendee, and the entire amount of money deposited in an
individual's personal or family checking or savings
accounts.