Religion and spirituality Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Religion and spirituality
Many countries have a state religion, while others, such as most communist countries, are officially atheist. Countries that are neither officially atheist nor have a state religion are called secular, and some of these have laws in place restricting religious worship or observance in public spaces. For instance, it is illegal to promote any sort of religion in publicly-owned buildings inFrance; this extends to the wearing of religious clothing accessories such as the crucifix or hijab. The official status of religion in a country does not necessarily correspond to religiosity of the general population. For instance, theUnited Statesis officially a secular country, but strongly Christian in practice, with nearly half of the population attending church regularly, and politicians often citin
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