Joseph L. Blau Quote 

"Freedom of religion means the right of the individual to choose
and to adhere to whichever religious beliefs he may prefer,
to join with others in religious associations to express these beliefs,
and to incur no civil disabilities because of his choice..."

by:
Joseph L. Blau
(1909-1986) Professor Emeritus of Religion, Columbia University
Source:
Cornerstones of Religious Freedom in America 1949, quoted from Menendez and Doerr, The Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
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Reader comments about this quote:
This is really just a paraphrase of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1786): Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
 -- Freond, Northbrook, IL		 
Or the freedom to practice no religion at all.
 -- Anonymous		 
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