Originally Posted by OKgrannie

Not necessarily. The state religion can be imposed on citizens, other religions can be forbidden or criminalized.

But that doesn't happen in all the examples I gave.

You are merely hypothesising









This country doesn't "believe" its foundational principles are God given! That is just a minority composed of fundamentalists speaking.

You're wrong again - go and read the Declaration of Independence, opening paragraph!






True freedom of religion means adherents of all religions and of none have equal access to public areas and equality under the law. That means the followers of a majority religion must refrain from forcing their precepts upon the rest of the population by using the force of law. It doesn't always happen in this country, but it is extremely unlikely to happen in a country with a state religion.