Delaware
Religious Liberty Ranking:
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13
Dewey Beach, Delaware
State Capitol,
Dover, DE
Delaware has a rich history of Protestant pluralism. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Swedish Lutherans, Dutch Reformed, English Quakers, and Welsh Baptists settled in the colony seeking, among other things, religious liberty. What is Delaware doing to safeguard religious liberty for all people 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: No
Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes
State Capitol,
Dover, DE
Delaware has a rich history of Protestant pluralism. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Swedish Lutherans, Dutch Reformed, English Quakers, and Welsh Baptists settled in the colony seeking, among other things, religious liberty. What is Delaware doing to safeguard religious liberty for all people 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.
