Europe Germany provides financial support for religious organizations. Teaching of religion is permitted in schools, but students have the right to choose the type of religious instruction, if any. In
Albania, accommodationism is associated with long standing
Islamic traditions in the country and
Sufism in particular, while it's opposed by neo-fundamentalist groups and the
Salafi movement in particular. In the
United Kingdom, accommodationism is relevant to the role of the
Church of England and the debate over
disestablishmentarianism.
India India adopted accommodationism in its
Constitution in 1947, supported by secularists such as
Mahatma Gandhi,
Jawaharlal Nehru, and
B. R. Ambedkar. The government administrates religious instruction in private schools, funds religious organizations the same way as other NGOs, and does not regulate religious activity unless it contradicts the constitution. Muslims are not strictly bound by the law of India and are permitted to operate separately under a
Sharia system for civil issues.
United States Accommodationist jurisprudence in the United States began with
Zorach v. Clauson (1952). In the United States, it often pertains to religion in schools; public schools in the United States cannot sponsor or endorse religion, but
parochial schools are
permitted to exist and their
students may receive government aid if the benefit to religious activities is indirect or incidental. Religious practices have been recognized and adopted by law, including
Christmas as a federal holiday since 1870 (at first applicable only to federal employees in the
District of Columbia, extended in 1885 to all federal employees) and
In God We Trust as the national motto since 1956. The
Supreme Court of the United States has ruled in favor of an accommodationist interpretation of the religion clauses of the First Amendment multiple times, both implicitly and explicitly. == See also ==