 ... no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent...  The Pacific Reporter - Side 2101919Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Murray Dry - 2004 - 309 sider
...to all mankind: Provided, That the liberty of conscience, hereby granted, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of this State."6 Justice Scalia's rejoinder was twofold: First, the protection was against discriminatory action... | |
 | Richard Brookhiser - 2004 - 272 sider
...offered and carried a small but significant amendment: that liberty of conscience not be construed so "as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the state" (italics added). 4 Jay's motion could have been used to prosecute beliefs; Morris wished... | |
 | Thomas L. Krannawitter, Daniel C. Palm - 2005 - 247 sider
...profession and worship, without discrimination or preference shall be forever guaranteed in this state, and no person shall be rendered incompetent to be a witness or juror on account of his opinion on matters of religious belief; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be so... | |
 | James H. Hutson - 2009 - 288 sider
...however, has wisely declared, that the "liberty of conscience thereby granted shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State."22 In a word, the convention by whom that constitution was formed were of the opinion that... | |
 | Robert B. Ward - 631 sider
...on account of his opinions on matters of religious belief." These rights are not absolute, however: "the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not...inconsistent with the peace or safety of this state." The following three sections of the Bill of Rights provide various protections against unfair prosecution... | |
 | Christian Walter - 2006 - 664 sider
...opinions.«, Art. I Absatz 5, Poore, Federal and State Constitutions I, aaO (Anm.48), 402. 97 »[...] but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall...practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the people.«, Art. I, Absatz 6 der Verfassung von 1868, Poore, Federal and State Constitutions I,... | |
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