South Carolina
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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38
South Carolina
Religious Liberty in the States Ranking
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38
State Capitol,
Columbia, SC
South Carolina is one of 23 states to enact a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. South Carolina passed its RFRA in 1999, two years after the Supreme Court ruled that the federal RFRA does not apply to state jurisdictions. But what is South Carolina doing to safeguard 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: No
Exemptions from Childhood Immunization Requirements: Yes
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes
State Capitol,
Columbia, SC
South Carolina is one of 23 states to enact a Religious Freedom Restoration Act. South Carolina passed its RFRA in 1999, two years after the Supreme Court ruled that the federal RFRA does not apply to state jurisdictions. But what is South Carolina doing to safeguard 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.