AN EXAMINATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTSOF RELIGION AND CHALLENGES FOR ITS SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIAN SCHOOLS
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides, among other things, for the rightsof citizens to choose their religious faith without state influence and for the society to maintain secularism. This study looked at the constitutional provision and assessed...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mayanjuola Publ
2022
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Religions' educator
Year: 2022, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 214-224 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sustainable practicesin schools
B Constitutional religious rights |
| Summary: | The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria provides, among other things, for the rightsof citizens to choose their religious faith without state influence and for the society to maintain secularism. This study looked at the constitutional provision and assessed the realities on ground, raising issues as to whether the citizens were truly free to choose the religion of their choice in any part of Nigeria. The study used documentary research method to access the primary and secondary sources of information. The study found that although the Constitution provides for a secular state and the freedom of choice of faith, it cannot be asserted wholly that Nigeria is a secular state given various forms of compulsion that go with religion and religious practices and the implications of this for child upbringing and socialization in Nigeria. It is recommended that section 10 of the 1999constitutionshould be amended to clarify the time,meaning of secularismwhilesection 38 on the rights to freedom of religion should be implemented effectively. |
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| ISSN: | 1115-5035 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: National Association for the Study of Religions and Education, Religions' educator
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