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Handout D: A Conversation in 1785

A Conversation in 1785

Directions: With your partner, compose a dialogue that two or three Virginians might have had in 1785 about the appropriate relationship between church, religion, and the state. Use Handouts A, B, and C to support your arguments. Try to make the dialogue sound as realistic as possible!

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Handout D: A Conversation in 1785

A Conversation in 1785

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Handout A: A Connected Church and State

Handout B: A Separated Church and State

Handout C: A Public Role for Religion in Civic Life