Explore the Index with AI

You can now ask AI assistants about the Religious Liberty in the States index and get answers drawn straight from the published data. Look up how a single state ranks, or ask a broad, open-ended question that spans the entire index. Because the assistant can draw on all 50 states, every safeguard, and every year from 2022 on, it can work through the full dataset to answer, not just return a single number. The data includes a link to every state and safeguard page on this site, so you can trace any figure back to its source.

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RLS 2026 in ChatGPT

Our custom GPT, Religious Liberty in the States, is ready to use.

Click here to access it directly

Or you can add the custom GPT to your ChatGPT account:

  1. Open ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) and click GPTs in the left column.
  2. Search for Religious Liberty in the States in the public GPT search.
  3. The first time it looks something up, ChatGPT will ask you to allow the connection — choose Allow and you're set.
  4. Start asking questions!
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RLS 2026 in Claude

In Claude, you can add the index as a custom connector (available on Claude plans that support connectors).

  1. In Claude (claude.ai), go to Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector.
  2. Paste this address:
    https://mcp.religiouslibertyinthestates.com/mcpCopy
  3. Click Add.
  4. When Claude asks to use the connector, allow it.
  5. Start a conversation and ask about the index.

What you can ask

Quick lookups

  • How does my state rank on religious liberty?
  • Which states have a Religious Freedom Restoration Act?
  • What does a specific safeguard measure, and which states protect it?

Bigger questions

  • Which states improved the most between 2022 and 2025, and what drove the change?
  • Which safeguards are the most, and least, common across the country?
  • Which states are strong on healthcare conscience protections but weak on school-related ones?
  • Rank the states by how many safeguards they fully protect.
  • How has the national average changed over time, and which states moved it the most?

Follow-ups

Ask follow-up questions the same way you would with any assistant. It keeps the context, so you can start broad and then drill into a single state, safeguard, or year.

Every answer is based on the official index, and the data carries a link to each state and safeguard page on this site, so you can trace a figure back to its source.