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10.What is freedom of religion?
10.什么是宗教自由?
Answer: You can practice any religion, or not practice a religion.
答案:你既可以信教,也可以不信教 。
Explanation: Many of the earliest Americans followed a religion that was different from the one practiced (or believed in) by the people in government.
解释:很多最早的美国人信的教与当权者信的教不相同 。
These early Americans fled (or ran away from) their original countries because they were treated unfairly because of their religious beliefs.
这些最早的美国人逃离了他们的原住国,是因为他们因为自己的宗教信仰而受到不公平的对待 。
When it was time for them to write their own governing document (or laws to create a country) they felt that freedom of religion was very important.
所以他们撰写创立国家法律的时候,觉得宗教自由非常重要 。
Freedom of religion is also sometimes called separation of church and state.
宗教自由有时也称为“政教分离” 。
Separation of church and state means that religion (also called the "church") and government (also called the "state") are separate and independent and should not work too closely together.
“政教分离”是指宗教和政府之间相互独立,它们之间的联系不能太紧密 。
For example, it is unconstitutional (or against the law) for Congress to make a law that says Americans have to attend (or go to) a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or any other place where people meet for religious purposes.
例如,国会颁布法律规定:“美国人必须要去教堂,犹太教堂,清真寺,寺庙或人们因宗教目的而聚集的其它地方”,这就违反了宪法规定 。
The government also cannot endorse one religious group over another, meaning that the government cannot tell Americans which religion it thinks is the best.
政府也不能支持一个宗教团体而不支持另外一个宗教团体,意思是政府不能对美国人说他们认为哪个宗教最优越 。
Either of these things would violate (or go against) Americans' freedom of religion.
做了以上任何一件事都会侵犯美国人的宗教自由 。