Is Active State Support for Religions and Worldviews Compatible with the Liberal Idea of State Neutrality? A Critical Analysis of the Belgian Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5707569 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leni Franken (0000-0003-4324-7823, corresponding author), Patrick Loobuyck (0000-0003-3553-1728) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 478-497 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Church and State (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-969X • E-ISSN: 2040-4867 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jcs/css048 |
| OpenAlex | W2036458199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Since the Age of Enlightenment, the separation of state and church has been an important principle that facilitates the organization of a liberal democracy. This separation has a double, reciprocal task: the government should be protected against illegitimate religious interference, and religions and believers should be protected against undesirable political involvement.1 Nowadays, it seems better to use the concept “separation between state and worldviews”2 because not all of the important worldviews are religious nowadays. Despite the importance of the principle of separation, there is no consensus about political and juridical implementation. In fact, there are as many state-church regimes as there are countries. Each regime is characterized by contextual, national, and historical elements. Some countries, such as the United States, France, and Turkey, have a strict separation of church and state in their constitution. However, these three countries give a completely different interpretation to this separation.3 Other liberal countries, such as Great Britain and some Scandinavian countries, have an established church or a national church, whereas countries such as Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Italy have a system wherein several worldviews can receive active and direct state support.
Constitution · Democracy · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy) · Liberal democracy · Neutrality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secular state · Separation of church and state · Separation of powers · Sociology · State (computer science) · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious Freedom and Discrimination
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |