I don't believe that discussions of the religious beliefs of our forbears constitutes political discussion. This is our history! -----Original Message----- >From: Marilyn Brien <brien@satx.rr.com> >Sent: Jan 21, 2013 12:48 PM >To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Statute of Religious Freedom and NorthumberlandCounty > >Thank you, Craig, for your post on religious freedom. All of us are >familiar with Roger Williams, but the Northern Neck's own Baptist minister, >John Leland. His influence on James Madison and subsequently on the Bill of >Rights is mostly unknown. I became aware of his fascinating story only a >year ago. I don't want to turn this into a political discussion, but we >certainly should be aware of the struggles of our early patriots to ensure >religious freedom. > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message