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A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state. A state with an official religion (also known as confessional state), while not a secular state, is not necessarily a theocracy. State religions are official or government-sanctioned establishments of a religion, but the state does ...
A free choice of religion may still exist, but the state takes on the task of actively promoting a religion and defending it against outside influences. It is not uncommon for the head of state to also be the head of the respective church.
- Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (73%) say religion should be kept separate from government policies, according to a survey conducted in spring 2022.
- The Johnson Amendment limits political activity by religious organizations, and most Americans (70%) want churches and other houses of worship to stay out of politics, according to a 2021 analysis.
- The Supreme Court ruled in 1962 that it’s unconstitutional for a teacher to lead a class in prayer at a public school, but three-in-ten U.S. adults said in a March 2021 survey that public school educators should be allowed to do this.
- Americans are divided on whether local governments should be allowed to put religious symbols on public property, according to the same March 2021 survey.
- Introduction
- Comparative Law and A Spectrum of Models
- Religion in The State Domain
- Government in The Religious Domain
- State, Religion and The Forming of Political Opinion
- State, Religion, and Social Services
- State, Religion, and Education
- Conclusion
For ages, the relationship between state and religion, more particularly between state and church, has been studied. Nevertheless, thoughts about this relationship have changed. During the Middle Ages, in Europe, the Christian religion determined the position of the state as well as the position of the Church. Religion gave state authorities and st...
The relationship between state and religion differs from country to country. Different approaches often appear in the constitutions. Article 1 of the French Constitution determines the laic nature of the French state. The establishment clause in the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States prohibits not only the existence of an esta...
Two current questions have to be answered here. The first one is: Should the government be allowed to use religious symbols and religious references? The second question is: Should civil servants be allowed to display their religious conviction at work? Before answering these questions we have to deal briefly with the legitimization of government a...
A second dimension of the relationship between state and religion concerns the state’s tasks as far as religious matters are concerned. Attention must be paid to two interrelated issues. What part should government play regarding religion, substantively and should the government support religious communities financially?
In the United States, political candidates often use or have to use religious references to attract voters; in other countries, such as Germany and the Netherlands, this is less obvious, even though, at the same time, political parties with religious backgrounds do exist. In this section, we will deal with several interrelated issues. First, the me...
State and religion meet in society in the social and cultural domain. Of old, churches and religious communities have been involved in physical and mental health care and have supported the poor. Religious organizations in these fields were and still are assisted by a relatively large number of volunteers.72 During the last two centuries, the part ...
For ages, churches and religious organizations have played a central role in the field of education. In the nineteenth century, however, in a lot of Western countries a system of public education was developed with, originally, some kind of Christian character.84Further developments in western countries differ widely. In countries such as Germany—a...
If religion, in general, is seen as a panacea for many or even all social problems, advocacy of a strong bond between state and religion in every domain goes without saying. The contrary holds true if religion is considered harmful. If, however, the main point is freedom of religion, the individual citizen should assess the value of a religion. In ...
- Aernout J. Nieuwenhuis
- 2012
of religion and the state in Canada from a variety of perspectives, touching both the private law and public law dimensions of this complex issue. The national reporters have been asked to discuss “how the secular state deals with religion or belief in a way that preserves the reciprocal autonomy of state and religious structures and guarantees
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A state religion (also called an official religion, established church or state church) is a religious body or creed officially endorsed by the state. In some countries more than one religion or denomination has such standing. There are also a variety of ways such endorsement occurs. The term state church is associated with Christianity, and is ...
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Dec 20, 2014 · 6. The US has the first amendment and many supreme court cases that formally establishes a separation of church and state legal philosophy in our country. Canada differs in that they do not have a formal declaration of this in their charter. However they do have a "Freedom of Religion" statement. As always, this is all open to interpretation in ...
