freedom of religion

Cultural  

1. The right to choose a religion (or no religion) without interference by the government. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the First Amendment (see also First Amendment) to the Constitution. (See separation of church and state.)

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Example Sentences

At issue are two different rights, each guaranteed by the First Amendment: freedom of the press and freedom of religion.

From The Wall Street Journal

These values, he added, include the "rule of law, freedom, pursuit of democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly".

From BBC

Those values, he said, included “rule of law, freedom, the pursuit of democracy, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Turkey’s constitution protects freedom of religion, but many Christians in this overwhelmingly Muslim country have long felt like outsiders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The group advocates for freedom of religion for Vietnam's hill tribes and ethnic minority groups, which have been branded "terrorists" by the authorities.

From Barron's

Related Words

• civil rights
• freedom
• freedom of speech