On an overall basis it is obvious that the basis of the law and culture of any given country can be traced back to their respective religion. Even if the country starts to move in a secular direction, the watermark of that religion remains on the society and the expectations that society sets for their people.
Very important. Without the freedom of religion there would be state religion.
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, and in favour of Protestantism as the state religion.
Siddartha Gautama, because he is the first to reach enlightenment yet stayed to share the method with others. Ashoka Maurya, because he made Buddhism the state religion. Every "major" religion became so because it was the state religion for a large empire.
No state has an official religion.
The relationship between the State and religion had a more important role then did the dogma of any specific religion. Roger Williams and his adherents held that an individual alone could act in matters of conscience and that State had no role to play in enforcing the rules of the Church on the Citizen.
Catholicism is the state religion.
It did not have an Official State religion.
Islam is the state religion
The religion that Muhammad is favored is the Islamic religion. The Islamic religion regards Muhammad as its most important prophet, and pilgrims to sites he visited are important parts of the religion.
The religion that people practice or don't practice in a particular state or place is not important. All religions are in Pennsylvania.
Its not important to some people, but important because some civilizations were built on their religion.
This is NO role for religion in making laws. The need for a secular society is important to maintain a free society where people can worship as they wish. When religion is part of the government it becomes a state religion that doesn’t allow for the freedom of religion. When the English colonies began some came to escape the persecution by the state because they refused to worship according to the government rules.