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Section 4 [State Church] The Evangelical Lutheran Church shall be the Established Church of Denmark, and, as such, it shall be supported by the State.Section 6 [Member of the State Church] The King shall be a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.Section 66 [Church Constitution] The constitution of the Established Church shall be laid down by Statute.Section 67 [Right to Worship] The citizens shall be entitled to form congregations for the worship of God in a manner consistent with their convictions, provided that nothing at variance with good morals or public order shall be taught or done.Section 68 [Church Contributions] No one shall be liable to make personal contributions to any denomination other than the one to which he adheres.Section 69 [Regulation of Other Religious Bodies] Rules for religious bodies dissenting from the Established Church shall be laid down by Statute.Section 70 [Freedom of Religion] No person shall for reasons of his creed or descent be deprived of access to complete enjoyment of his civic and political rights, nor shall he for such reasons evade compliance with any common civic duty.Section 71 [Personal Liberty] (1) Personal liberty shall be inviolable. No Danish subject shall in any manner whatever be deprived of his liberty because of his political or religious convictions or because of his descent.Note: Further information on the constitutional background of Denmark is provided by the International Constitutional Law Project at the University of Wuerzburg. |
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