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Bruton Parish Church of Williamsburg Virginia interior view
Interior

Colonists arriving at Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg Virginia
Church & Coach

Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg Virginia circa 1942
Exterior c.1942

Bruton Parish Church Williamsburg Virginia exterior view
Circa 1901-1907
 "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; "...

The first sentence of the first amendment to the Constitution, the beginning of our Bill of Rights , leaves no doubt that the colonists believed that freedom of religion is a right that must be guaranteed. "The old Bruton Church" in Williamsburg played an important role in the development and protection of this right. 

       
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