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What’s new in RLS 2024?
Religious Liberty in the States (RLS) is a data project and index measure reflecting the current landscape of free-exercise protections at the state level.
Now in its third annual edition, RLS analyzes all 50 states on 39 detailed items, including new safeguards related to children’s school attendance, religious ceremonial use of alcohol, and confidential communication with clergy.
With richer data, anyone can dig deeper!
RLS 2024 has been updated to reflect a broader scope of 16 safeguards and the changes in states’ statutory laws during 2023. Equipped with three years of data and an expanded set of safeguards, researchers and concerned citizens alike can learn more.
Explore what your state is doing now to protect religious liberty. And, where it’s lacking, look to other states for examples of what is possible. Find (and share) your state’s scorecard or explore across states in a topic area of interest to you.
Researchers will find the complete RLS 2024 dataset useful. Now longitudinal, it includes complete citations to statutory law and detailed notes from the RLS research team.
In the News
Must Read Alaska: Why Does Alaska Score So Low on Religious Liberty Ranking?
What makes The Great Land score so low when it comes to religious liberty? The main culprits are the categories of sterilization and contraception refusal, areas in which Alaska received zero marks.
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Florida Daily: Florida Gets High Marks for Religious Liberty
In 2023, Florida was ranked number 8 among religious liberty, in 2024, it moved up to number 2, according to a new report by the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy (CRCD).
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The Baltimore Sun: Maryland Deserves Credit for Protecting Religious Freedom
Recent findings from the 2024 Religious Liberty in the States (RLS) report reveal a stark contrast between Maryland and Virginia in this regard, with Maryland far surpassing its southern neighbor.
Read MoreMust Read Alaska: Why Does Alaska Score So Low on Religious Liberty Ranking?
What makes The Great Land score so low when it comes to religious liberty? The main culprits are the categories of sterilization and contraception refusal, areas in which Alaska received zero marks.
Read MoreFlorida Daily: Florida Gets High Marks for Religious Liberty
In 2023, Florida was ranked number 8 among religious liberty, in 2024, it moved up to number 2, according to a new report by the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy (CRCD).
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There is not a single instance in history in which civil liberty was lost, and religious liberty preserved entire. If therefore we yield up our temporal property, we at the same time deliver the conscience into bondage.”
John Witherspoon
The Dominion of Providence Over the Passions of Men
