Preamble
We, the people of
Article I, section
18
The right of every person to worship Almighty God according
to the dictates of conscience shall never be infringed; nor shall any person be
compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship, or to maintain any
ministry, without consent; nor shall any control of, or interference with, the
rights of conscience be permitted, or any preference be given by law to any
religious establishments or modes of worship; nor shall any money be drawn from
the treasury for the benefit of religious societies, or religious or theological
seminaries.
Article I, section
19
No religious tests shall ever be required as a
qualification for any office of public trust under the state, and no person
shall be rendered incompetent to give evidence in any court of law or equity in
consequence of his opinions on the subject of religion.
Article I, section
23
Nothing in this constitution shall prohibit the legislature
from providing for the safety and welfare of children by providing for the
transportation of children to and from any parochial or private school or
institution of learning.
Article I, section
24
Nothing in this constitution shall prohibit the legislature
from authorizing, by law, the use of public school buildings by civic, religious
or charitable organizations during nonschool hours
upon payment by the organization to the school district of reasonable
compensation for such use.
Article X, section
3
The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment
of district schools, which shall be as nearly uniform as practicable; and such
schools shall be free and without charge for tuition to all children between the
ages of 4 and 20 years; and no sectarian instruction shall be allowed therein;
but the legislature by law may, for the purpose of religious instruction outside
the district schools, authorize the release of students during regular school
hours.