When people have the freedom of religion, they can either belong to any religion they choose, or belong to no religion
Where there is no freedom of religion, people can be punished and persecuted for not having the right religion. Communist countries such as Cuba, North Korea and China have also punished people for religious activities.
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People praying to Lord Brahma, a Hindu deity, at the Erawan shrine, Bangkok
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Minerva as a symbol of enlightened wisdom protects the believers of all religions (Daniel Chodowiecki, 1791)
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society.
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Nineteenth century allegorical statue on the Congress Column in Belgium depicting religious freedom
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A U.S. postage stamp commemorating religious freedom and the Flushing Remonstrance
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The cross of the war memorial and a menorah coexist in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
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Declaration, by Ferenc Dávid of Religious and Conscience Freedom in the Diet of Torda in 1568, painting by Aladár Körösfői-Kriesch
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Original act of the Warsaw Confederation 1573. The beginning of religious freedom in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Adam Smith argued in favour of freedom of religion.
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Women detained at Western Wall for wearing prayer shawls; photo from Women of the Wall
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