<P> In the Netherlands, freedom of religion found its roots in the religious wars that took place in the 16th century and which led to the first limited form of constitutional recognition of the freedom of religion in 1579 . With the last major revision of the Constitution in 1983 with respect to freedom of religion, the secularization between state and church that started in the 19th century was completed . In Article 6, all discrimination based on religion or philosophy of life is forbidden . With the insertion of the term "philosophy of life," the equal treatment of religious and non-religious philosophies of life is guaranteed in conformity with the international commitments of the Netherlands . This article briefly reviews the legal and constitutional background of the Netherlands and the constitutional provisions relevant to freedom of religion . It then lists the most important international agreements and laws affecting religious organizations . </P> <P> The Netherlands has separation of church and state, but the government does recognize religious communities, especially in cultural affairs . Schools founded by religious communities, whether Protestant, Catholic, Jewish or Islamic, receive government finance . This was instituted in 1917 in what is known as the Pacification . Religiously inspired broadcasting associations are also allowed to broadcast on the Netherlands Public Broadcasting . As such the Netherlands does not have a strong separation between church and state, but instead the state sustains a plural society, which historically consists of multiple separated religious groups . The Dutch monarch has always been a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands or its forebears, but there is no law anymore that states this has to be so . </P> <P> The Republic of Poland is predominantly a Roman Catholic state with approximately 89 percent of the population Roman Catholic . Groups that constitute less than 5 percent of the population include Polish Orthodox, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutherans, Greek Catholics, Pentecostals, and others . The remainder of the state encompasses more than 151 churches or other religious organizations . Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Polish Constitution and major international conventions and agreements related to religion . Most of these have been signed and ratified by Poland . The Constitution provides, without any exception, separation of church and state, freedom of faith and religion, and equal rights for churches and other religious organizations . After registration, churches and other religious organizations may enjoy their rights provided by various laws . The relations between the State and the Roman Catholic Church are determined by the Concordat Between the Holy See and the Republic of Poland and by other laws . The relations between the State and other major churches and religious organizations are determined by laws adopted pursuant to agreements concluded between their appropriate representatives and the Council of Ministers . </P> <P> Article 13 of the Portuguese Constitution states, in part, that "No one may be privileged, favored, prejudiced, deprived of any right or exempted from any duty for reasons of ancestry, sex, race, language, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological beliefs, education, economic situation, social circumstances or sexual orientation ." </P>

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