religious prohibitions
Faith-based restrictions
Religious prohibitions are rules forbidding certain actions, foods, or behaviors based on religious doctrine.
Most major religions prohibit acts like murder and theft, but also specific practices: dietary restrictions kosher laws prohibit mixing meat and dairy, dress codes, sexual conduct, or activities on holy days.
The religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath shaped the neighborhood's rhythm.
- unclean animalsCreatures forbidden by scripture
- meat and dairyAnimal-derived food categories
- ablutionRitualized washing of body
- mikvehJewish purification immersion pool
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
premarital sex · oath-breaking · gender segregation · birth control · blood transfusion · blasphemy · gambling · idolatry · forbidden fruit · fasting · alcohol abstinence · lying · excommunication · stealing · coveting · burial rites · inheritance laws · vegetarianism
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
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Belief-based rule bypasses
indulgences · divine sanction · halal · kosher · religious tolerance
religious prohibitionscivil laws
Statutes governing citizen disputes
criminal statutes · government regulations · legal codes · cultural norms · etiquette rules
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Required acts of faith
divine commandments · sacred duties · religious duties · mitzvot · holy orders
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