Freedom Of Religion In Mexico

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Being a citizen of Mexico you see that throughout the country almost all of the citizens consider themselves to be apart of the Roman Catholic church. Although, Mexico is a country whose religion is predominantly Roman Catholic. It is stated in their constitution that they guarantee freedom of religion or belief to all of their citizens. This is simply stating that anyone who lives in the country of Mexico have the right to follow and believe in whatever religion and or belief system they please. From learning about the history in Mexico you will learn that although their constitution states that the citizens can practice what they would like that is not always the case. Most people are probably wondering how is it possible to live in a country who says that they allow their citizens to practice whatever religious belief or desire they have but then turn around and try to control what they practice. You would then look at this situation and say yes it is stated in the constitution but no this is not something that he country keeps their word on. Stated in Mexico: Freedom Of Religion Or Belief “...In majority of these cases the right …show more content…

As stated in the freedom of religion report in May of 2015 of of the mobs that reside in Mexico set fire to a church in Santa Fe de la Laguna. When they set the church on fire they disrupted congregation on Sunday. Not only did they set the church on fire but they physically assaulted the pastor. The people of the church tried to do everything possible to calm the vicious mob down but the mob did not want to cooperate. Instead they continued to smash and destroy the walls of a new church that was undergoing construction. Gratefully no one suffered severe injuries everyone was just shaken up by the violent

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