Religious Liberty Means More Than Mere Toleration
The new republic, Washington insisted, would not merely tolerate its religious minorities. His faith requires him to pray three times a day, preferably with a minyan, a quorum of at least 10 men. On the Sabbath and High Holidays, when driving is forbidden, that means gathering on foot within walking distance of home.
- ▪The new republic, Washington insisted, would not merely tolerate its religious minorities.
- ▪His faith requires him to pray three times a day, preferably with a minyan, a quorum of at least 10 men.
- ▪On the Sabbath and High Holidays, when driving is forbidden, that means gathering on foot within walking distance of home.
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| Original publisher | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics |
| Canonical URL | https://spectator.org/religious-liberty-means-more-than-mere-toleration/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:19:51 +0000 |
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In 1790, the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island wrote to President George Washington with words that carried the weight of centuries of persecution: “Deprived as we heretofore have been of the invaluable rights of citizens, we now behold a government which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.”Washington’s letter to the Hebrew Congregation is one of the most remarkable documents in American history, not for its eloquence alone, but for what it rejected. The new republic, Washington insisted, would not merely tolerate its religious minorities. It would guarantee their rights.
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