When would restrictions be placed upon a person's freedom to worship in what ever manner he or she chooses?

Answer 1

Restrictions upon freedom of worship should be applied when the form of worship begins infringing upon freedoms of others. I am not speaking of when you are saying something, and I don't like what you are saying. I am not even speaking of being rude with your religion. In either situation, you often have the freedom to, quite frankly, suck it up. But, for example, the radical Muslim actions of 9/11 was obviously off-limits. Anything that violates laws or infringes upon freedom of others should not be tolerated.

Answer 2

A:Social pressure can be used to restrict a person's freedom to worship in any way he or she chooses. People can be derided for following a faith different from that of the majority, or warned of a terrible fate in the next life if they no longer follow their former religion. There are potentially also legal pressures, either requiring attendance at particular religious services or outlawing or banning certain religions. If clergy are needed by a minority religion, it is possible to refuse entry visas to applicants.

The Roman emperor Theodosius (378-395) made absolute use of his powers to decide man's freedom to worship. He not only made the public worship of the pagan gods a criminal offence punishable by death, but authorised and approved the destruction of the pagan temples. It even became a criminal offence just to look at the pagan statues destroyed by the Christian mobs. Theodosius even decided how Christians could worship, banning all Christian beliefs he regarded as heresy and mandating Trinitarianism.

It was common practice for kings who adopted Christianity to require all their subjects to become Christians. Charlemagne restricted the freedom of pagans to worship as they chose by the simply expedient of slaughtering those who refused to become Christians.

While Christianity is permitted throughout the Middle East, churches are not permitted to ring bells, and Christians are expected to maintain a low profile for fear of persecution. Some Middle East countries go as far as to mandate that Muslims must follow a narrow interpretation of Sharia law. In China, religious groups can be restricted in obtaining property or in building houses of worship on their properties. Some Western countries also place unreasonable planning restrictions in the way of Muslim communities wishing to build mosques.

A:Total prohibition of certain religions is a partial answer, although the experience in China and elsewhere demonstrates that this may not work. In China, the Falun Gong religion is banned because of its vehement opposition to the government, yet the Falun Gong religion claims to be growing strongly.

Some more subtle restrictions have been shown to work in the past:

• The Roman emperor Constantine I sent Christians to plunder the treasures of the pagan temples. The loss of prestige and the humiliation this caused the pagan religion was one reason many people chose not to be publicly associated with the temples.
• Destruction and removal of temples, by both Constantine and his Christian successors, restricted access to places of public worship.
• Pope Gregory told Mellitus that when they come across pagan temples in Britain, the idols are to be smashed but the temples themselves are to be re-consecrated for Christian use with altars to be set up and relics of the saints set into the former temples. Not only did this restrict access to places of public worship of the old gods, but revered sacred places had to become associated with the chosen religion.
• Pope Gregory also said, if there has been a custom of sacrificing animals on a certain day in honour of the pagan idols, those days should be changed: "Let some other solemnity be substituted in its place, such as a day of Dedication or the Festivals of the holy martyrs whose relics are enshrined there." So, if people were under an obligation to appear at Christian festivities on those days, they were no longer free to attend alternative festivities.
• Create superstitions and misunderstandings around the rituals and practices of other religions, so that social pressures and fears will restrict the freedom and willingness of people to follow other faiths. The persecution of alleged witches is an example of how superstion and fear can be used to restrict underground religions.

ADDITIONAL: Short and simple answer - YES. For instance (at least in the US) the Cconstitution generally protects religious freedoms. However, there are some cases where that freedom can be restricted, such as - you may not offer up human or animal sacrifices - polygamy is forbidden - and the courts, while they will tolerate the avoidance of medical care for adult practitioners of certain religions, they will step in and intervene on behalf of a minor child when certain medical practices (or lack thereof) are believed to be harmful to the minor, and/or when it impedes the rights of others or is otherwise clearly against criminal law.

Answer 3

Well, in America there is no restriction on religious beliefs. I know in Canada it is illegal to practice withcraft. There will never be a restriction placed on religion