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There is no doubt that religion can create duality when it comes to loyalty between God and the state. All countries establish an order of priority.
In Muslim ones the supreme power often lays with the religious authorities.
In other countries it lays with the state power.
Most countries fudge the issue and suggest that they, the state, serve God , but receive their authority from god.
The Chinese are firmly in the camp that maintains that the State retains the Authority of the people.
However they concede that some people follow religious beliefs, but that these must never conflict with the power of the state.
It is certainly to be expected that in those situations Extreme religious beliefs would be considered treasonable and dealt with accordingly.
This however conflicts with the liberal understanding of freedom of religion.
It is reasonable to suggest that there is a point where exercising freedom conflicts with the law established by the people.
In Muslim ones the supreme power often lays with the religious authorities.
In other countries it lays with the state power.
Most countries fudge the issue and suggest that they, the state, serve God , but receive their authority from god.
The Chinese are firmly in the camp that maintains that the State retains the Authority of the people.
However they concede that some people follow religious beliefs, but that these must never conflict with the power of the state.
It is certainly to be expected that in those situations Extreme religious beliefs would be considered treasonable and dealt with accordingly.
This however conflicts with the liberal understanding of freedom of religion.
It is reasonable to suggest that there is a point where exercising freedom conflicts with the law established by the people.