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Most states interpret "freedom of religion" as including the freedom of long-established religious communities to remain intact and not be destroyed. By extension, democracies interpret "freedom of religion" as the right of each individual to freely choose to convert from one religion to another, mix religions, or abandon religion altogether.
The status of religious freedom in North America varies from country to country. States can differ based on whether or not they guarantee equal treatment under law for followers of different religions, whether they establish a state religion (and the legal implications that this has for both practitioners and non-practitioners), the extent to which religious organizations operating within the ...
Not only would our nation’s commitment to religious freedom for all—including those who want to be free from religion—be strengthened, but I also believe Christianity would flourish ...
American Civil Liberties Union, 545 U.S. 844 (2005) Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, 555 U.S. 460 (2009) Salazar v. ... Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), as originally passed by Congress in 1993 with bipartisan support, was designed to protect the people from the government imposing its will on an ...
Church: Religious freedom and volunteers are not employees. Matthew G. Gerrald, one of MorningStar’s lawyers from Columbia, ...
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (November 16, 1993), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-4 (also known as RFRA, pronounced "rifra" [1]), is a 1993 United States federal law that "ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected."