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What does it mean?
Discrimination based on religion is unacceptable, and any official mention of a citizen’s religion should be removed.
In plain terms
Religious discrimination is intolerable; remove religion from official records.
What can you take from it?
Secular documentation promotes equality.

Where it applies

  • government paperwork
  • civil service
  • anti‑discrimination policy

Putting it to work

  • eliminate religious fields in IDs
  • enforce anti‑discrimination laws

Questions to consider

  • When might religious information be necessary for public policy?
  • How to balance privacy with accommodation?

Another view

Some argue that religious data can be relevant for accommodation or protection.

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