The state of Massachusetts was the last to withdraw religious
taxes in order to support churches, as it had always maintained
that religion was an essential requirement for the happiness and
well being of the people. Whereas Virginia had severed links
between state and church as early as 1786, when it rejected the
religious taxes bill, it wasn't until 1833 that Massachusetts
followed and allowed that religious support was a matter for the
private individual and not the state.
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