1789 ⟶ Assembly Proclaims Freedom of Religious Opinion
August 23: The Assembly proclaims freedom of religious opini...
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🕊️ Assembly Proclaims Freedom of Religious Opinion
August 23: The Assembly proclaims freedom of religious opinions.⟶
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🗣️ National Assembly Declares Freedom of Speech
August 24: The Assembly proclaims freedom of speech.⟶
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📜 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Adopted
August 27: The Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, drafted largely by Lafayette.⟶
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⛪ Assembly Suppresses Contemplative Religious Orders
February 13: The Assembly forbids the taking of religious vows and suppresses the contemplative religious orders.⟶
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🕊️ Convention Proclaims Freedom of Religion and Separation of Church and State
February 21: On a proposal by Boissy d'Anglas, the Convention proclaims freedom of religion and the separation of church and state.⟶
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