Chapter 12 · A secular state and a multi-religious country
Vilken ny möjlighet hör hemma i tidslinjens tomma ruta vid 1951 års svenska religionsfrihetslag?
Which new possibility belongs in the empty timeline box for Sweden’s 1951 Freedom of Religion Act?
Correct answer: Belonging to no faith community
The change also covered freedom not to belong to any religion. The Act was adopted in 1951 and took effect in 1952; the separation of church and state came later.
Key words
religionsfrihetslag · freedom of religion act
Source: Religionsfrihetslag (1951:680), historisk lag · 1–4 §§; övergångsbestämmelser: i kraft 1 januari 1952
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Why this option does not fit
Att byta mellan kristna samfund
Switching to another Christian denomination had become possible in 1860.
Att rösta i val till riksdagen
Parliamentary elections concern political representation, not this change in religious affiliation.
Att skilja kyrkans organisation från staten
The church separated from the state in 2000.