Constitution · Kentucky

Ky. Const. art. I, § 5

Constitution
Constitution of Kentucky
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Section 5 Right of religious freedom. No preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect, society or denomination; nor to any particular creed, mode of worship or system of ecclesiastical polity; nor shall any person be compelled to attend any place of worship, to contribute to the erection or maintenance of any such place, or to the salary or support of any minister of religion; nor shall any man be compelled to send his child to any school to which he may be conscientiously opposed; and the civil rights, privileges or capacities of no person shall be taken away, or in anywise diminished or enlarged, on account of his belief or disbelief of any religious tenet, dogma or teaching. No human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience. Text as Ratified on: August 3, 1891, and revised September 28, 1891. History: Not yet amended.

The text is copied from the official source: apps.legislature.ky.gov. This is the stored text for research. It is not legal advice; check the official source before you rely on it.

Nearby in this constitution