Religious Freedom

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This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Religious Freedom.” It is part of Title 57 “Religious and Charitable Matters; Cemeteries”. It contains 5 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 5 sections.

§ 57-1	Act for religious freedom recited
§ 57-2	Rights asserted therein reaffirmed
§ 57-2.01	Religious Freedom Week and Day
§ 57-2.02	Religious freedom preserved; definitions; applicability; construction; remedies
§ 57-2.1	Advertising by hotels, etc., that persons find objectionable because of religion; exemptions