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|contents=Barbados’s Constitution of 1966 was the first document to protect freedom of religion in the country’s independent history. Article 19 grants religious freedoms and protections. The preamble states the country is founded on the supremacy of God.  
|contents=Barbados’s Constitution of 1966 was the first document to protect freedom of religion in the country’s independent history.  The preamble states the country was "founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God" among other principles. Article 19 grants religious freedoms and protections: "Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience and for the purpose of this section the said freedom includes freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance." 


“The Constitution of Barbados.” Organization of American States. Accessed July 20, 2023. https://www.oas.org/dil/the_constitution_of_barbados.pdf
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https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Barbados/barbados66.html
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 14 March 2024

Freedom of Religion

What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?

Barbados

Barbados’s Constitution of 1966 was the first document to protect freedom of religion in the country’s independent history. The preamble states the country was "founded upon principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God" among other principles. Article 19 grants religious freedoms and protections: "Except with his own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of conscience and for the purpose of this section the said freedom includes freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate his religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance."

References:

https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Barbados/barbados66.html



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