Chapter 12 · A secular state and a multi-religious country
Vad betyder det att Sverige är en sekulär stat?
What does it mean that Sweden is a secular state?
Correct answer: The state must be religiously neutral
The state must not favour a particular religion. People can still hold different religious beliefs and practise their faith.
Key words
sekulär · secular
Source: SOU 2018:18: Statens stöd till trossamfund i ett mångreligiöst Sverige · 3.2.1, s. 87–88: neutral stat och ändrade relationer
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Why this option does not fit
Staten ska följa majoritetens religion
The size of a religion does not give it the right to govern the state.
Staten ska företräda Svenska kyrkans tro
Svenska kyrkan (the Church of Sweden) is a faith community, not a shared state faith.
Staten ska välja religion genom folkomröstning
Religious neutrality does not mean the majority chooses a faith for the state.