Conscience Quote by Asma Jahangir

The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing.

— Ricardo Alarcon

In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.

— Tom C. Clark

The safest way for a state is to lay down the rule that religion is comprised solely in the exercise of charity and justice,…

— Baruch Spinoza

“Separating religion from the state means that citizens will be able to celebrate their freedom in peace and the martyrs who died fighting for…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“The state can easily destroy religion, but religion cannot do the same with the state. Therefore, defend and secure the freedom of your state…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

Religious freedom is too sacred a right to be restricted or prohibited in any degree without convincing proof that a legitimate interest of the…

— Frank Murphy

That Amendment requires the state to be a neutral in its relations with groups of religious believers and nonbelievers; it does not require the…

— Hugo Black

Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a right intrinsically…

— Pope Francis

The separation of church and state was meant to protect church from state; a state that declares religion off limits in public life is…

— Ben Shapiro

Two hundred years ago the forces of freedom challenged this idea. The children of the new enlightenment rose up to defy the tyranny of…

— Sherwin Wine

“Government in our democracy, state and national, must be neutral in matters of religious theory, doctrine, and practice. It may not be hostile to…

— Abe Fortas

Freedom requires virtue. Virtue requires faith. And faith, in turn, requires freedom. You can't have coerced state-sanctioned religion. It has to be utterly free.

— Eric Metaxas