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Will the government intervene if some religious group says that their religion allows them to practise infanticide? Give reasons for your answer.

Infanticide or infant homicide is the intentional killing of infants. Yes, the government will intervene if a religion group says that their religion allows them to practice infanticide. This is a crime against life. So, the government does not allow any such activity to be conducted.


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1

List the different types of religious practices that you find in your neighbourhood.

This could be different forms of prayer, worship of different gods, sacred sites, different kinds of religious music and singing. Does this indicate freedom of religious practice?


 3

Find out some examples of different views within the same religion.

 4

The Indian State both keeps away from religion as well as intervenes in religion.

This idea can be quite confusing. Discuss this once again in class using examples from the chapter as well as those that you might have come up with.


 5

Read the paragraph under the heading ‘What is Secularism?’ and comment on it.