New Delhi, Jan 18: All India Christian Council (AICC) has
congratulated US President Donald Trump for proclaiming 16th January, 2018, as
Religious Freedom Day.
Religious freedom is the fountainhead of all liberty the
world over and it must be protected, stated Madhu Chandra, National
Administrator, of the council.President Trump had noted that faith was embedded in the history, spirit, and soul of the USA, Chandra said.
"On Religious Freedom Day, we celebrate the many faiths that make up our country, and we commemorate the 232nd anniversary of the passing of a State law that has shaped and secured our cherished legacy of religious liberty," Trump said.
'Our forefathers, seeking refuge from religious persecution, believed in the eternal truth that freedom is not a gift from the government, but a sacred right from Almighty God. On the coattails of the American Revolution, on January 16, 1786, the Virginia General Assembly passed the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom.
"This seminal bill, penned by Thomas Jefferson, states that, 'all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no way diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.'
Five years later, these principles served as the inspiration for the First Amendment, which affirms 'our right to choose and exercise faith without government coercion or reprisal,' President Trump added. UNI
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