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Freedom of religion in Iceland is guaranteed by the 64th article of the Constitution of Iceland.However at the same time the 62nd article states that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the national church (þjóðkirkja) [1] and the national curriculum places emphasis on Christian studies.
From the 16th century to the 19th century, religious life in Iceland was organized around the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, with compulsory membership.This started to change in 1874, when Iceland was given a constitution which granted freedom of religion [1] and freedom of speech, [2] opening the door for criticism of the church.
Freedom of religion has been granted to Icelandic citizens since 1874; the Church of Iceland is supported by the government, but all religions officially recognised in the state's civil registry receive support from a church tax (sóknargjald) owed by their respective populations of adherents over the age of sixteen, who are counted by the ...
Iceland's constitution guarantees freedom of speech and of the press. Iceland has full Internet freedom, academic freedom, freedom of assembly and association, and freedom of religion. There is also full freedom of movement within the country, freedom to travel abroad, to move out of the country and move back. Iceland accepts refugees; forced ...
According to reports from the WIN/Gallup International's (WIN/GIA) four global polls: in 2005, 77% were a religious person and 4% were "convinced atheists"; in 2012, 23% were not a religious person and 13% were "convinced atheists"; [2] in 2015, 22% were not a religious person and 11% were "convinced atheists"; [3] and in 2017, 25% were not a ...
Freedom of religion in Iceland is guaranteed by the 64th article of the Constitution of Iceland. [97] However at the same time the 62nd article states that the Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the national church (Þjóðkirkja) [97] and the national curriculum places emphasis on Christian studies. [98]
The constitution of 1874 guarantees religious freedom, but the constitution also specifies that the "Evangelical Lutheran Church is a national church and as such it is protected and supported by the State." This provision was retained in the constitution of the Republic of Iceland of 1944.
A church in the northwest of Iceland. Icelanders have freedom of religion guaranteed under the Constitution, although the Church of Iceland, a Lutheran body, is the state church: The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the State Church in Iceland and, as such, it shall be supported and protected by the State.