California
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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48
California
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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48
State Capitol,
Sacramento, CA
California has long been a place of religious pluralism, from the influence of Roman Catholic missions in the 19th century to the influx of East Asian immigrants to the state in the 1850s. In 1907, San Francisco became home to one of the first Hindu temples in the Western world. But how is California doing safeguarding religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes
Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: No
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: No
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: No
State Capitol,
Sacramento, CA
California has long been a place of religious pluralism, from the influence of Roman Catholic missions in the 19th century to the influx of East Asian immigrants to the state in the 1850s. In 1907, San Francisco became home to one of the first Hindu temples in the Western world. But how is California doing safeguarding religious liberty in 2022?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2022 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2022, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.