Kentucky

Religious Liberty Ranking:

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Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Kentucky

State Capitol,
Frankfort, KY

Kentucky’s Bill of Rights, drafted in 1792, asserts that “no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect,” and “no human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience.” What is Kentucky doing to safeguard 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: No

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes

Kentucky

State Capitol,
Frankfort, KY

Kentucky’s Bill of Rights, drafted in 1792, asserts that “no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect,” and “no human authority shall, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience.” What is Kentucky doing to safeguard 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.

Opportunity for Absentee Voting: No

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Yes

Employer Exemption from the Contraceptive Mandate: Yes