Ever since 1993, the U.S. President has declared January 16 to be “Religious Freedom Day” in honor of the 1786 enactment of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a forerunner to the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Americans have annually been encouraged to commemorate this anniversary with educational activities reinforcing the great importance of this fundamental freedom.
By Aaron Mercer, Vice President of Government Relations
Published: January 12, 2018