California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Quiner v. Quiner, 59 Cal.Rptr. 503 (Cal. App. 1967):
The center of gravity between unrestrained religious practices and the public welfare is perhaps best expressed in Hopkins v. State of Maryland (1950) 193 Md. 489, 69 A.2d 456:
'But the First Amendment embraces two concepts, freedom to believe and freedom to
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'On the other hand, it safeguards the free exercise of the chosen form of religion.
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