L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance

The State is entitled to a religious identity whose roots often deeply lie in history. It can show his attachment to this identity, maintaining privileged relations with the dominant religion. But in a truly democratic society, any difference in treatment must remain objective and reasonable, respec...

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Main Author: Gérard Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Presses universitaires de Strasbourg 2020-11-01
Series:Revue du Droit des Religions
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rdr/1229
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spelling doaj-bb069a11b949420299ea43d76d7513652021-05-03T02:11:19ZengPresses universitaires de StrasbourgRevue du Droit des Religions2493-86372534-74622020-11-01108910310.4000/rdr.1229L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillanceGérard GonzalezThe State is entitled to a religious identity whose roots often deeply lie in history. It can show his attachment to this identity, maintaining privileged relations with the dominant religion. But in a truly democratic society, any difference in treatment must remain objective and reasonable, respecting the values of pluralism and tolerance. The abuse of a dominant position by a denomination is not acceptable. The European Court of Human Rights ensures that this balance is generally respected in the member states of the Council of Europe. Elsewhere, especially in countries where Islam is the majority religion, it is more difficult.http://journals.openedition.org/rdr/1229
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L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
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title L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
title_short L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
title_full L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
title_fullStr L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
title_full_unstemmed L’identité religieuse affichée par l’État et ses conséquences sous surveillance
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description The State is entitled to a religious identity whose roots often deeply lie in history. It can show his attachment to this identity, maintaining privileged relations with the dominant religion. But in a truly democratic society, any difference in treatment must remain objective and reasonable, respecting the values of pluralism and tolerance. The abuse of a dominant position by a denomination is not acceptable. The European Court of Human Rights ensures that this balance is generally respected in the member states of the Council of Europe. Elsewhere, especially in countries where Islam is the majority religion, it is more difficult.
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