sentences:  The beginning is similar to the Massachusetts Constitution of 1780 which used the phrase "born free and equal", the basis for which slavery was abolished in that state in 1820.The section on religious freedom starts with "all individuals have a natural and unalienable right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences".This is notably different from the which referred to the "duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons to worship the Supreme being.