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Freedom of Religion

Overview

All people should have the right to worship any religion they want, as long as their religious standards are not imposed on others.  In order to ensure this freedom of and from religion, we must have a complete separation of church and state. 

A limited government, with no ability to legislate morality, is essential if citizens are free to practice their religion.  The government has no role in funding, supporting, or regulating issues on based on religious grounds. 

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Opinions

For the good of the state and of the church, the government should play no role in religion, and religion should play no role in government.

Dave Nalle, Republican Liberty Caucus

 

I believe in freedom of anything peaceful including religion, art, singing, dancing, whatever.

Tibor Machman, Chapman University

 

The use of private property to practice religion and worship is fully acceptable and any constraint on such peaceful pursuits is illegitimate.  This would include the provision that government property cannot be used for, neutral, or against any religious practice because any such use would involve compulsion in the acquisition, operations, and funding of the property.

David Theroux, The Independent Institute

 

Religion is silly, but people should certainly believe what they wish.

Doug Casey, Casey Research

 

All religious displays are expressions of opinion, and not objects for suppression.  If schools were not government-owned and operated school officials could and would include any religious statements they wished, and there would be zero controversy.  The problem, again, is the government’s dominance in the school systems and economy. 

Richard Timberlake, University of Georgia

 

Freedom of religion must be total and unqualified in the private sector. Government should not in any way discriminate in its own policies in terms of religion, but it should also get out of areas like education where it only creates intractable and unsolvable religious controversies. When people can freely walk away from an environment they disapprove, including withdrawing their financial support for it, then these controversies evaporate.

Lawrence W. Reed, Foundation for Economic Education

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