They may not be put to the proof of their religious doctrines or beliefs.
They used details, like the fact that his middle name is Hussein, or that he lived in Indonesia (a majority Muslim country) as proof of his religious beliefs.
Some monks had spent time in Thailand and were able to live there without any passport, so long as they had proof of their religious status.
"Your sect, by its sufferings, has furnished a remarkable proof of the universal spirit of religious intolerance inherent in every sect," Jefferson wrote, "disclaimed by all while feeble, and practiced by all when in power".
For example circumcision was largely viewed as a marker of religious identity and proof of belonging to a religion, exemplified by responses to questions about what a family elder thinks of circumcision or how much a peer may be willing to pay for circumcision.
As More once said: "If honour were profitable, everybody would be honourable". Today, however, proofs of strong conviction and acts of religious martyrdom are no longer recognised as a fair way to win.
There is no reason to think that Thomas thinks the proofs are necessary for the rationality of religious faith.
And other errors urged on appeal included the overruling of the demurrer to the indictment and the motion to quash, and the disallowance of proof of the truth of respondents' religious doctrines or beliefs.
