What is religious liberty?
The right to worship or not, express or not, gather or not, with any religious organization or entity is guaranteed by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948.Freedom of ReligionReligious Liberty may be defined as the freedom to gather, worship and practice your religion. The International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) calls it a “natural and inalienable right of freedom of conscience.”Separation of Church and StateThe IRLA declares, “We believe that legislation and other governmental acts which unite church and state are contrary to the best interests of both institutions and are potentially prejudicial to human rights, and hold that it is best exercised where separation is maintained between church and state.” This position, also held by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), seeks to keep religion out of government and government out of religion.Religious GroupsReligious groups, including the North American Religious Liberty Associa
