Religious coercion
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Religious coercion is the practice of imposing a religious norm on a group of people, while violating the people's freedom of religion.
Blue laws
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A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States, and formerly in Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping. Most have been repealed, have been declared unconstitutional, or are unenforced; though prohibitions on the sale of alcoholic beverages or prohibitions of almost all commerce on Sundays are still enforced in many areas. Blue laws often prohibit an activity only during certain hours and there are usually exceptions to the prohibition of commerce, like grocery and drug stores. In some places blue laws may be enforced due to religious principles, but others are retained as a matter of tradition or out of convenience.
Religious coercion in Israel
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Because the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox in Israel have a monopoly[1][2] over the religious authority of the entire Jewish population in the country, thus all Jewish Israelis (both secular, semi-secular and religious Jews of the Jewish ethnicity) are obligated to marry, divorce, and convert in accordance to the strict ultra-orthodox traditions and by Ultra-Orthodox rabbis (Conservative and Reform rabbis are not allowed to conduct religious ceremonies in the country). In addition, due to the political power of the ultra-Orthodox minority,[citation needed] the entire Israeli public, including the secular, semi-religious, and non-Jewish populations, are committed to follow several Jewish Ultra-Orthodox norms regarding the observance of Sabbath on Saturdays within the cites, towns and villages in the country which have a Jewish majority - this means that all public transport in these areas (the major towns and cities in the country) are disabled on Saturdays, and most businesses are closed, although this is the country's only day of rest and although the majority of the country's population is actually secular or semi-secular.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ Religious Action Center - Ending the Orthodox Monopoly
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External links
- Israelis protest against religious coercion – posted on the Associated Press on December 27, 2011
