religious autonomy
Spiritual self-governance right
Religious autonomy is the right of individuals or groups to practice their faith without interference from governments or other authorities.
It encompasses freedom to hold beliefs, observe rituals, and organize religious communities independently: The court ruled that the church's religious autonomy protected its hiring decisions.
The concept often arises in debates over where state authority ends and religious self-governance begins.
- freedom of worshipRight to practice any faith
- constitutional protectionsRights guaranteed by supreme law
- belief systemsCoherent sets of convictions
- canon lawReligious institutional regulations
- sacred traditionVenerated inherited practice
free will · moral agency · personal faith · civil rights legislation · self-determination · faith community · First Amendment · church and state · interfaith dialogue · conscientious objection · community identity · secularism
religious autonomystate religion
Government-backed official faith
religious persecution · religious establishment · forced conversion · religious nationalism · state church
religious autonomyreligious conformity
Alignment with established doctrine
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