Problem
Denial of religious liberty
Other Names:
Denial of right to freedom of religionDenial to right of freedom of belief
Curtailment of religious freedom
Nature:
Denial of religious liberty takes many forms. An individual may be denied the right to manifest his religion in public or in private. He may be forbidden to have a specific religion. He may be denied the right to change religious belief. He may be denied the right worship, teach or practice as his religious belief dictates. Parents may be denied the right to provide their children with religious or moral education consistent with their own. It is in intruding on a person's relationship with the ultimate realities of his existence that the greatest danger to his self understanding and to his culture is present.
Incidence:
A child or spouse of intermarriage with a Jew is not allowed to be Jewish without the rites of religious conversion.
Broader Problems:
Religious intoleranceViolation of civil rightsDenial of right to liberty Narrower Problems:
Forced religious conversionDenial of right to change religionDenial of right to manifest religionDenial of right to freedom of religion of indigenous peoples Related Problems:
Religious repressionDenial of right to lifeDenial of freedom of opinionDiscrimination against women in religionDenial of right to correct information Aggravates:
ApostasyUnderground religious activities References:
Swidler, Leonard: Religious Liberty and Human Rights in Nations and in ReligionsPapal Encyclical: Redemptor hominis: The Redeemer of the Human Race Subject(s):
Religious Practice → ReligionSocietal Problems → Deprivation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST