What do you mean by ‘freedom to interpret’?
‘Freedom to interpret’ means an individual's liberty to develop his own understanding of the religion that he practises.
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List the different types of religious practice that you find in your neighbourhood. This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing etc. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?
Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.
Complete the following table:
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Example of a violation of this objective |
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One religious community does not dominate another. The State does not enforce any particular religion nor take away the religious freedom of individuals. |
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That some members do not dominate other members of the same religious community |
Look up the annual calendar of holidays of your school. How many of them pertain to different religions? what does this indicate?
Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.
The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion. This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.
Which one is a correct statement with regard to Saudi Arabia?
The most important aspect of secularism is its
The government cannot force Sikhs to wear a helmet while driving two wheelers because
In American secularism, there is a
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