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Religious Law
- EnglishThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark (Folkekirken) is the established Church of Denmark and, as such, is supported by the State. (Sec. 4)
- DanishDen evangelisk-lutherske kirke er den danske folkekirke og understøttes som sådan af staten. (§ 4)
Religious Law
- English… The Republican form and the secularity of the State may not be the object of a revision. (Art. 144)
- French… La forme républicaine et la laïcité de l'État ne peuvent faire l'objet d'une révision. (Art. 144)
Religious Law
- English…
(6) A law shall not make provision for the establishment of any religion or the imposition of any religious observance.
… (Art. 21)
Religious Law
- English…
It now intends to establish an ideal and model society on the basis of Islamic norms. The mission of the Constitution is to realize the ideological objectives of the movement and to create conditions conducive to the development of man in accordance with the noble and universal values of Islam.
… (The Form of Government in Islam, Preamble) - Persian…
اکنون بر آنست که با موازین اسلامی جامعه نمونه (اسوه) خود را بنا کند. بر چنین پایهای، رسالت قانون اساسی این است که زمینههای اعتقادی نهضت را عینیت بخشد و شرایطی را بوجود آورد که در آن انسان با ارزشهای والا و جهانشمول اسلامی پرورش یابد
(شیوه حکومت در اسلام، مقدمه) …
Religious Law
- EnglishThe Catholic, Apostolic and Roman religion is the religion of the State. (Art. 9)
- FrenchLa religion catholique, apostolique et romaine est religion d'Etat. (Art. 9)
Religious Law
- English…
The Congress may not decree laws that establish or prohibit any religion.
… (Art. 24) - Spanish…
El Congreso no puede dictar leyes que establezcan o prohiban religión alguna.
… (Art. 24)
Religious Law
- English(a) The Land of Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish people, in which the State of Israel was established.
…(Basic Law: Israel - The Nation State of the Jewish People (2018), Sec. 1) - Hebrew(א) ארץ ישראל היא מולדתו ההיסטורית של העם היהודי, שבה קמה מדינת ישראל.
… (חוק-יסוד: ישראל - מדינת הלאום של העם היהודי (2018), סעיף 1)
Religious Law
- English… The Church and religious organisations in Ukraine are separated from the State, and the school — from the Church. No religion shall be recognised by the State as mandatory.
… (Art. 35) - Ukrainian… Церква і релігійні організації в Україні відокремлені від держави, а школа - від церкви. Жодна релігія не може бути визнана державою як обов'язкова.
... (Стаття 35)
Religious Law
- EnglishNo law shall contravene the tenets and provisions of the holy religion of Islam in Afghanistan. (Art. 3)
- Dariدر افغانستان هیچ قانون نمی تواند مخالف معتقدات و احكام دین مقدس اسلام باشد. (مادۀ ۳)
- Pashtoپه افغانستان كې هېڅ قانون نشي كولاى چې د اسلام د سپېڅلي دين د معتقداتو او احكامو مخالف وي. (۳ ماده)
Religious Law
- English
The State respects and protects all lawful activities of Buddhists and of followers of other religions, [and] mobilises and encourages Buddhist monks and novices as well as the priests of other religions to participate in activities that are beneficial to the country and people.
All acts creating division between religions and people are prohibited. (Art. 9) - Lao
ລັດ ເຄົາລົບ ແລະ ປົກປ້ອງການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ອັນຖືກກົດໝາຍຂອງພຸດທະສາສະນິກະຊົນ ແລະສາສະນິກະຊົນອື່ນ, ປຸກລະດົມສົ່ງເສີມພຣະພິກຂຸສົງສາມະເນນ ແລະ ນັກບວດຂອງສາສະໜາອື່ນ ໃຫ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນການເຄື່ອນໄຫວທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແກ່ປະເທດຊາດ ແລະ ປະຊາຊົນ.
ຫ້າມທຸກການກະທຳ ທີ່ເປັນການແບ່ງແຍກສາສະໜາ ແລະ ແບ່ງແຍກປະຊາຊົນ. (ມາດຕາ. 9) (ປັບປຸງ)