FranceMise en situation n° 5 · Principles and values of the Republic
Ivan grew up in a religious family. At 25, he decides to stop having a religion. His family tells him he does not have the right. What does French law say?
In the exam (French)
Ivan a grandi dans une famille croyante. À 25 ans, il décide de ne plus avoir de religion. Sa famille lui dit qu'il n'en a pas le droit. Que dit la loi française ?
- aHe must declare this change at his town hall.Il doit déclarer ce changement à la mairie de sa commune.
- bHe must keep his parents’ religion all his life.Il doit garder la religion de ses parents toute sa vie.
- cEveryone is free to believe, not to believe or to change religion.Chacun est libre de croire, de ne pas croire ou de changer de religion.Correct answer
- dHe can do it, but only with the agreement of a religious leader.Il peut le faire, mais seulement avec l'accord d'un responsable religieux.
Why?
Secularism (laïcité) guarantees freedom of conscience. A person can have a religion, have none or change it, without asking anyone’s agreement. Putting pressure on someone or threatening them because of this choice is forbidden.
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Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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