What is the main idea of this passage by Thomas

Jefferson?

Government should not interfere with citizens'

religious beliefs.

Reason and religion should be considered equal to

one another.

O Religion should guide how people interact with

each other.

O

The state should dictate religious practices to

ensure equality

Government should not interfere with citizens' religious beliefs'.

Explanation:

Religion, in the eyes of Thomas Jefferson, was an issue that was completely in correspondense with freedom. He believed that any kind of coercion done to citizens in the name of religion can never be justified. He preached that every single individual should have the liberty to choose what he wants for himself and also what he wants to believe in. Through the directions that he gave to the government, he always put embhasis on religious freedom of the citizens.