FREEDOM OF RELIGION

freedom of religion

freedom of religion. The right to adhere to any form of religion or none, to practice or abstain from practicing religious beliefs, and to be free from governmental interference with or promotion of religion, as guaranteed by the First Amendment and Article VI, § 3 of the U.S. Constitution. [Cases: Constitutional Law 84. C.J.S. Constitutional […]

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freedom of religion

freedom of religion 信教自由 公民的主要自由之一,指个人信仰或不信仰宗教、参加或不参加公开宗教仪式的自由,其重要的一个方面是公开或秘密集会,自由地举行宗教仪式、宣传教派宗旨等。在中世纪,欧洲的宗教自由通常没有得到承认,国家和教会强迫公民信奉天主教,即使宗教改革以后这一情况也无实质性改变。美国的信教自由从独立之时就得到了宪法的确认,它包括政府不干预教会事务和教会不干涉政府事务。英国从18世纪承认了信教自由,但直到19世纪才实现了不遵奉国教者与国教徒的完全平等。

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