Pennsylvania
Religious Liberty Ranking:
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10
Columbia–Wrightsville Bridge, Pennsylvania
State Capitol,
Harrisburg, PA
Philadelphia is home to the largest monument to religious liberty in the United States, unveiled in 1876 on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. How is Pennsylvania safeguarding its traditional support for religious liberty in 2023?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 34 items that form 7 groups of safeguards. The potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select any of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
Opportunity for Absentee Voting: Yes
Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes
State Capitol,
Harrisburg, PA
Philadelphia is home to the largest monument to religious liberty in the United States, unveiled in 1876 on the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. How is Pennsylvania safeguarding its traditional support for religious liberty in 2023?
Safeguards
Religious Liberty in the States 2023 measures each state across 29 items that form six groups of safeguards. The list of potential safeguards were identified for their ability to protect the free exercise of religion, as shown by at least one of 50 states adopting a religious liberty protection in the named area. Safeguards were further narrowed to those that could be objectively measured based on a plain reading of state law.
For a more detailed view of how this state stacks up in 2023, select either of the drop-down arrows below for an expanded view of the multi-item safeguards.
