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What are the other reasons for separating the power of the State from religion?

People should have the freedom to leave the religion they have been practicing and join another religion. They should also have the freedom to interpret religious teachings differently. It is for these reasons that it is important to separate the power of the state from religion.

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4 State the 4th point of the Fundamental Rights of the Indian constitution. 5 Secularism is separating religion from the power of the state. Discuss why it is vital to separate the power of the state from religious practices. 7 What do you understand from the statement 'freedom to interpret religious teachings differently' in context with the practice of untouchability? 8 What are the objectives of the Indian constitution that advocates secularism?