Ky Const § 5 Right of religious freedom | Statutes | Westlaw

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Ky Const § 5 Right of religious freedom

KY Const § 5Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedConstitution of Kentucky (Approx. 2 pages)

Ky Const § 5 Right of religious freedom

KY Const § 5Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedConstitution of Kentucky (Approx. 2 pages)

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
Constitution of Kentucky
Bill of Rights (Refs & Annos)
KY Const § 5
Ky Const § 5 Right of religious freedom
No preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect, society or denomination; nor to any particular creed, mode of worship or system of ecclesiastical polity; nor shall any person be compelled to attend any place of worship, to contribute to the erection or maintenance of any such place, or to the salary or support of any minister of religion; nor shall any man be compelled to send his child to any school to which he may be conscientiously opposed; and the civil rights, privileges or capacities of no person shall be taken away, or in anywise diminished or enlarged, on account of his belief or disbelief of any religious tenet, dogma or teaching. No human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience.

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HISTORY: Adopted eff. 9-28-1891; Source--Const 1850, Art 13, § 5
Const § 5, KY Const § 5
Current through laws effective April 27, 2024 and the Nov. 7, 2023 election. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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