Religion...*

Freedom of religion is a political principle that strives to forbid government constraint on people's choices of beliefs. It requires also that people be free to act upon their beliefs. Religious freedom includes the freedom to worship, to print instructional material, to train teachers and to organize groups for their employment and schools in which to teach, including religion.

Religions and religious beliefs have played a significant role in the political life. Religion has been at the heart of some of the best and some of the worst movements in history. Many of the early colonists fled religious persecution in their former countries and cherished their right to worship, as they believed in their new country.

Freedom of religion is considered to be a fundamental human right. In a country with a state religion, freedom of religion is generally considered to mean that the government permits religious practices of other sects besides the state religion, and does not persecute believers in other faiths. But how much of this is true in the oil countries?   Just a thought.