Originally a Covenanting group named after [[Richard Cameron]],* they fought for religious liberty in the last persecuting years of the Stuart dynasty. A majority refused thereafter to join the reestablished (Presbyterian) [[Church of Scotland]], holding that some of the most precious rights of Christ for which the Covenanters* had suffered were not recognized by church and state. Known since 1743 as the [[Reformed Presbyterian Church]],* modern Cameronians maintain substantially their former principles, particularly Christ's claim to national obedience.