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Article 21 1. Every person has a right to freedom of conscience and for the purpose of this Article this right includes freedom of thought and religion, freedom to change religion or belief and freedom either alone or in community with others and both in public and in private, to manifest and propagate the religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance. 2. The freedom to manifest and propagate a religion or belief may be subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by a law and necessary in a democratic society - a. in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; or b. for the purpose of protecting the rights or freedoms of other persons. 3. A person attending any place of education shall not be compelled to impart or receive religious instruction or to take part in or attend any religious ceremony or observance. 4. Subject to this Constitution or any other law, a person shall not be compelled to take any oath that is contrary to the religion or belief of that person or to take any oath in a manner that is contrary to that religion or belief. 5. A person shall not be required to profess any religion as a qualification for public office. 6. A law shall not make provision for the establishment of any religion or the imposition of any religious observance. 7. Anything in this Article shall not preclude any religious community or denomination from providing religious instruction for persons of that community or denomination in the course of any education provided by that community or denomination.