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2. Core messages from European / other legal In the interpretation of religious dogmas, F. is covered by the
instruments (in your interpretation). freedom of thought, conscience and religion (art. 9 HRC),
which protects individuals and religious groups. Religious
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organisations in the exercise of their autonomy have the right
to set limits to the exercise of religious freedom by their
Note: This section should address keyword-issues in members within religious institutions (Doe, 2011).
the light of European and/or international
conventions, where relevant. However, it could also In the West, the discussion around fundamentalism is focused
take up selected national specificities, e.g. in not on the legitimacy of fundamentalist religious stances, but
constitutions and laws, as well as political on its intention to impose a given religious view in the
declarations, empirical evidence, etc. to illustrate political and civil sphere and the resulting questioning of the
problems. principle of secularism intrinsic to the democratic State. It can
become a threat to the democratic State in the guise of
religious totalitarianism.
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